CAPEX Project Planner for Pharma & Biotech (EPCM)

GXP CONSULTING Switzerland; Unterwallis; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training and development

International project exposure

Employee benefits

Job summary

GXP CONSULTING Switzerland seeks an experienced CAPEX Project Planner to drive integrated scheduling for major capital projects across a global biopharmaceutical portfolio. You will own Level 4 schedules, monitor baselines, and provide timely forecasts to enable proactive decisions.

You will collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams in an EPCM setup, ensuring accurate progress tracking and robust controls. Fluency in English is required; German is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Science, Construction Management, or Project Management.
• 5+ years of project planning and scheduling experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, engineering, or related industries.
• Proven experience supporting large CAPEX projects valued at CHF 20 million or more across design, construction, commissioning and start-up.
• Experience in an EPCM project environment.
• Strong expertise in developing and managing integrated schedules across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and good working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with PowerPoint and Word.
• Business-fluent English; basic German is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own project scheduling: develop, maintain, and update integrated Level 4 project schedules across lifecycle from design to start-up.
• Drive schedule performance: monitor progress, identify deviations, assess impacts, and flag delays early.
• Enable proactive decision-making: provide schedule forecasts, trend analyses, and actionable insights.
• Connect multidisciplinary teams: collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and technical stakeholders.
• Strengthen project controls: maintain data, track changes and trends, support resource planning and loaded schedules.
• Make progress visible: prepare regular reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.

Skills

Project scheduling

Forecasting

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

English language

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

GXP CONSULTING Switzerland seeks an experienced CAPEX Project Planner to drive integrated scheduling for major capital projects across a global biopharmaceutical portfolio. You will own Level 4 schedules, monitor baselines, and provide timely forecasts to enable proactive decisions.

You will collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams in an EPCM setup, ensuring accurate progress tracking and robust controls. Fluency in English is required; German is a plus.