Senior Project Planner/Controller (7166)

Senior Project Planner/Controller

Join a global market leader in the production and process support of active pharmaceutical ingredients, spanning both chemical and biotechnology sectors. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and reporting integrated project schedules across the lifecycle of capital projects within the client's global facilities and infrastructure portfolio. You will support project teams by providing accurate planning, schedule analysis, forecasting, and reporting to ensure successful project execution and delivery.

Main Responsibilities

• Project Planning & Scheduling
  • Update schedules based on progress status and forecasts.
  • Support resource planning and resource-loaded schedules where required.
• Schedule Monitoring & Analysis
  • Monitor project progress against approved baselines and identify schedule variances and deviations.
  • Maintain accurate records of scope changes, trends, delays, and variances affecting project timelines.
• Reporting & Communication
  • Prepare and distribute regular schedule progress reports, dashboards, trend analyses, and schedule performance metrics.
  • Collaborate closely with Technical Project Team Members, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning teams to enable weekly progress tracking.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required.
• 12+ years of project planning and scheduling experience supporting large capital projects within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, engineering, or related industries.
• Demonstrated experience planning projects valued at CHF 250 million or greater, from design through commissioning and start-up within an EPCM environment.
• Experience developing and managing integrated project schedules in complex, multidisciplinary project environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in PowerPoint and Word.
• Experience with progress measurement methodologies.
• Understanding of project controls principles, including planning, forecasting, reporting, and change management.