Senior Planner – Global Projects (Hybrid, Zurich)

Michael Page; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Michael Page Switzerland is seeking a Senior Planner (gn) to lead planning on major engineering and construction projects across data centres, life sciences and critical infrastructure in a fast-paced, international environment.

You will develop integrated schedules, manage Primavera P6, support Earned Value Management and reporting, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver project milestones on time and to budget.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Project Planning, Construction Planning or Project Controls.
• Proven experience on large-scale construction, infrastructure, industrial, life sciences, mission-critical or data centre projects.
• Strong proficiency with Primavera P6 and project controls.
• Sound understanding of project controls, scheduling methodologies and critical path analysis.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to build and manage complex project schedules independently.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies and project lifecycles.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent English (written and spoken); German advantageous but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and manage integrated project schedules from pre-construction through commissioning.
• Lead planning activities for large-scale engineering and construction projects.
• Build and maintain detailed Primavera P6 schedules.
• Monitor project progress and productivity against baselines.
• Prepare and present progress reports, milestone forecasts and recovery plans.
• Identify schedule risks, critical path activities and potential delays.
• Support project teams with resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules.
• Participate in client, contractor and project coordination meetings.
• Conduct regular site visits to validate progress and schedule performance.
• Support Earned Value Management and project controls activities.
• Produce cash flow forecasts, histograms and planning dashboards.
• Analyse change impacts, disruptions and schedule variances.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary international teams across engineering, design and construction functions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of planning standards and tools.

Skills

Fluent English

German language advantageous

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Scheduling

Advanced Excel

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Independent scheduling

Data Centre / Life Sciences experience

International project experience

Education

Engineering degree

Construction/Project Management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Michael Page Switzerland is seeking a Senior Planner (gn) to lead planning on major engineering and construction projects across data centres, life sciences and critical infrastructure in a fast-paced, international environment.

You will develop integrated schedules, manage Primavera P6, support Earned Value Management and reporting, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver project milestones on time and to budget.