Senior Capex Planner

Gi Group (United Kingdom); Oberwallis; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GI Life Sciences in Visp, Switzerland, seeks a Senior CAPEX Planner to lead scheduling across the full lifecycle of large-scale CAPEX projects. You will coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Project Managers to ensure accurate baselines, forecasts, and progress reporting.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering or related field and 5–10 years of experience in major CAPEX programs, with fluency in English and German as a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5–10 years planning large-scale CAPEX projects.
• Experience in pharma/biotech/chemical/industrial sectors.
• Projects exceeding CHF 20 million and CAPEX programs over CHF 300 million.
• Fluent English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update integrated CAPEX project schedules from early design to start-up.
• Establish baseline schedules aligned with scope, milestones, and execution strategies.
• Monitor progress and assess deviations from baseline schedules.

Skills

Project controls

Forecasting

Risk management

Change management

Scheduling

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

For our partner, a biopharmaceutical company located in Visp, GI Life Sciences is looking for a: Senior CAPEX Planner

Temporary position

End date: 31.07.2027

Your Mission :

As a Senior CAPEX Planner, you will be responsible for planning and monitoring CAPEX investment projects throughout their entire lifecycle, from the design phase through to facility commissioning and start-up. You will ensure the reliability of project schedules, forecasts, and performance indicators to support successful project delivery. Working closely with project teams and key stakeholders, you will identify schedule-related risks, propose appropriate mitigation measures, and provide clear visibility on project progress while ensuring compliance with planning standards and best practices within a complex biopharmaceutical environment.

Your Responsibilities :

• Develop, maintain, and update integrated CAPEX project schedules from early design studies through facility start-up.
• Establish baseline schedules and ensure alignment with project scope, resources, milestones, and execution strategies.
• Monitor project progress, analyze deviations from the approved baseline schedule, and assess potential impacts on project timelines.
• Perform critical path analyses and evaluate schedule risks in order to recommend mitigation and recovery plans.
• Prepare and present progress reports, dashboards, trend analyses, and performance metrics.
• Facilitate planning workshops and coordinate activities between Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning teams, and Project Managers.
• Ensure the quality and integrity of scheduling data and update project completion forecasts.
• Track scope changes, delays, deviations, and their impact on project timelines.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of planning, reporting, and project control processes.

Your Profile :

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 to 10 years of experience in planning large-scale CAPEX industrial projects, ideally within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, or industrial sectors.
• Proven experience on investment projects exceeding CHF 20 million, including design, construction, qualification, and commissioning phases.
• Experience working in EPCM environments and on complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong experience within the pharmaceutical industry and on major CAPEX programs exceeding CHF 300 million.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and solid knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Excellent Excel skills and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Good understanding of Project Controls principles, forecasting, risk management, and change management.
• Fluent English is required; German is considered a strong asset.