Job Title: Planning Engineer

Key Role Statement

The Planning Engineer will manage and coordinate planning and scheduling activities for the project as part of the project controls team. This role requires on-site presence in Visp for a minimum of four days per week and is not a hybrid position.

Deliverables

• Manage and update the master Primavera P6 schedule at various levels.
• Track and measure progress in engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning using various tools.
• Maintain schedule basis documents such as deliverable and interdependency matrices.
• Lead or assist cross-functional teams in interactive planning sessions, ensuring inputs align with site and project planning procedures.
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances, assisting in developing corrective action plans.
• Communicate progress and key milestones to all relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, critical path analysis, trending charts, and schedule analysis on a periodic basis.
• Ensure schedule quality and governance, maintaining credibility in schedule data.
• Engage in analyzing integrated project schedules from each discipline.
• Review schedules with project team members regularly to ensure accurate and timely updates.
• Prepare reports in accordance with project procedures and requirements to provide status updates and highlight critical project issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Degree or advanced degree from an accredited institution. Preferred fields include Engineering, Science, Quantity Surveying, or Business Management, or equivalent experience.
• Language: Excellent command of English is required; business fluency in German is an advantage.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience as a project planner on large-scale (≥ 250 Mio CHF) pharmaceutical projects.
• Extensive experience managing, administering, and working within a multi-user Primavera P6 project environment.
• Strong ability to interpret schedule data effectively and communicate relevant insights to senior management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong interpersonal and influencing abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Experience working in a global environment.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical projects involving Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning (EPCC) contracts.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to analyze large datasets, draw meaningful conclusions, and support informed decision-making.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, adapt to shifting priorities, and meet changing demands.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Asha Longman