Senior Planner

Senior Planner

Position Summary:

The Senior Planner will be responsible for the planning services on large Pharmaceutical projects. The successful candidate will be capable of working independently from a scheduling perspective but expected to participate and heavily contribute to the team environment as well. The Senior Planner will develop and manage a baseline master integrated schedule, assist the contractor with schedule set-up and perform schedule health checks in line with scheduling best practices. The Senior Planner will also be expected to develop and update periodic reporting internally to the client and stakeholders. The successful candidate will be client facing with proven communication and organizational skills, reporting directly to the client/senior stakeholders.

In this role you will

Build project schedules encompassing full project scope, milestones and timelines, using critical plan methodology

Deliver Schedules analysis and project reporting to client

Ensure clear responsibility and ownership for all project deliverables is defined via Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Negotiate and mediate timelines and project interdependencies between key partners for a great client outcome

Ensure schedule adheres to the project execution plan and in particular contracting, procurement and project control strategy documents and plans.

Provide regular updates on schedules progress

We would love to hear from you if you

5+ years’ experience in complex planning projects, pharma projects experience essential

Have demonstrated quantitative risk assessment (QRA) experience and expertly interpret and communicate findings to key partners

Experience chairing internal and client meetings

Experience assessing & incorporation of Sub Contactors programmes

Are detailed ordinated and quality focused

Have a degree or comparable experience in a project management, PPC or construction discipline

Advanced user of P6, MS project essential

Previous experience working in Switzerland preferred

Native speaking English speaking a key requirement

About us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!