Planning Engineer

Position: Planning Engineer – Data Centre Projects

Location: Johor, Malaysia

Industry: Construction – Data Centre

Employer: Main Contractor

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Planning Engineer to join our project team for a data centre development in Johor. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules to ensure construction activities are completed in accordance with project milestones, contractual requirements, and overall delivery timelines.

Working closely with the project management, engineering, procurement, commercial, and site teams, the Planning Engineer will monitor project progress, identify potential delays, analyse programme performance, and recommend recovery measures to support timely project delivery. Experience in data centre or other large-scale construction projects with a main contractor is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules covering civil and structural (C&S), architectural, mechanical and electrical (M&E), procurement, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Prepare baseline programmes, master schedules, look-ahead programmes, and detailed construction schedules in accordance with project requirements.
• Monitor actual project progress against planned targets and contractual milestones, identifying deviations and potential delays.
• Coordinate with project managers, construction managers, site engineers, procurement, and subcontractors to collect progress updates and ensure accurate programme reporting.
• Analyse critical path activities, project constraints, and schedule risks, and recommend corrective actions to minimise delays.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards, S-curves, progress charts, and schedule performance updates for management and clients.
• Conduct regular site visits to verify actual construction progress and validate reported activities against the approved programme.
• Coordinate with procurement teams to monitor long-lead items, material deliveries, and equipment procurement schedules to ensure alignment with construction requirements.
• Monitor subcontractors' progress and ensure their work programmes are aligned with the overall project schedule.
• Develop recovery programmes and mitigation plans when project activities fall behind schedule.
• Assist in preparing project delay analysis, extension of time (EOT) submissions, and supporting documentation in coordination with the project and commercial teams.
• Identify potential programme risks and constraints and propose practical solutions to maintain project progress.
• Coordinate construction sequencing and interfaces between C&S, architectural, M&E installation, and commissioning activities.
• Monitor testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing, and handover milestones to ensure timely completion of the data centre project.
• Participate in project planning meetings and provide schedule updates, progress forecasts, and recommendations to project management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant planning experience in construction projects; candidates with senior-level experience will be considered for more complex responsibilities.
• Experience working with a main contractor is highly preferred.
• Experience in data centre, industrial, commercial, infrastructure, or other large-scale construction projects is an advantage.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project, with strong project scheduling and progress monitoring capabilities.
• Good understanding of construction sequencing, project scheduling methodologies, critical path analysis, and resource planning.
• Experience preparing baseline programmes, look-ahead schedules, S-curves, progress reports, and recovery programmes.
• Familiarity with C&S, architectural, and M&E construction activities, including testing and commissioning, is preferred.
• Understanding of contractual milestones, delay analysis, and EOT documentation is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Able to coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams and manage competing priorities.
• Willing to be based at the project site in Johor, Malaysia .

What We’re Looking For

Experience working with for large Main contractor

Familiar with Industrial building projects

Strong leadership and communication skills

Able to thrive in a fast-paced site environment

Woh Hup’s Offerings:

Be part of landmark projects

A strong, stable company with long-term growth

Competitive salary & benefits

Supportive team culture

Career development opportunities