Scheduler / Planner - Data Center Construction (Portuguese Speaking)

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Scheduler / Planner to support complex, large-scale data center construction programs across several regional subregions. These roles require senior planning professionals with strong Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project expertise, critical path method scheduling capability, and the ability to communicate schedule risks, trends, and recovery options to project teams and senior stakeholders.

*Must speak Portuguese fluently

Responsibilities:

Ability to support North America and LATAM

Lead integrated planning and scheduling support for large-scale data center construction projects

Develop, maintain, and improve detailed schedules, milestone tracking, dependencies, resource assumptions, and schedule reporting outputs

Apply critical path method scheduling to assess schedule logic, identify trends, and communicate risks, impacts, mitigations, and recovery options

Partner with client teams, project stakeholders, delivery partners, and contractors to align planning outputs with project execution needs

Manage multiple project schedules simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, consistency, and timely reporting

Prepare clear schedule updates for project leadership and senior stakeholders, adjusting level of detail based on the audience

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable

Qualifications

Must speak Portuguese fluently

7+ years of expert-level planning and scheduling experience using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project

Experience supporting design and construction project management for medium-to-large capital programs

Background planning capital projects in the $500MM to $2B+ range, preferably in data center construction or related process-intensive industries

Strong knowledge of critical path method scheduling, schedule health analysis, and schedule risk identification

Ability to analyze EPC plans and schedules, identify trends, and clearly communicate mitigation strategies

Demonstrated ability to self-direct, solve problems, and operate effectively in a fast-paced project environment

Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to present detailed schedule data in concise leadership-ready summaries

Preferred qualifications

Data center design and construction delivery experience

Schedule risk analysis experience and familiarity with related planning tools

Experience supporting executive reporting, recovery planning, or schedule governance in complex capital programs

Additional Information

The salary range for this role is $140K-$170K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

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We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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