Senior Portfolio Scheduler

Lonza; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lonza seeks a Planner to support the replacement of facilities in Slough, UK. The role involves developing project schedules for large-scale initiatives, ensuring effective planning and risk management. Candidates should have strong planning experience, especially in projects valued over £150m, and be proficient in Primavera P6. Join Lonza in making a positive impact worldwide through innovative life sciences solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple project streams.
• Strong planning experience on large-scale projects (> £150m to £500M).
• Proficiency in using Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain fully coordinated master project schedules.
• Track project progress and analyse critical path.
• Provide clear and insightful schedule reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Planning experience

Risk mitigation

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Oracle Primavera Cloud

Job description

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there's no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that's the kind of work we want to be part of.

The role:
Lonza is replacing its current facilities in Slough, UK and is seeking a Planner with relevant experience to support the project. This position will be directly responsible for establishing and maintaining a master schedule, integrating the capex schedule (managed elsewhere) and planning and scheduling the operational readiness and business improvement elements of the project, together with reporting progress of the project throughout its lifecycle.

Candidate must have experience in running multiple project streams and managing the full lifecycle.
Key responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain fully coordinated master project schedules.
  
• Align with cross-functional teams to build baseline schedules and project planning documents.
  
• Track project progress and analyse critical path and near-critical activities.
  
• Identify and address schedule variances with proactive planning and risk mitigation.
  
• Assess the impact of schedule changes and risks on portfolio delivery.
  
• Participate in change control boards and provide scheduling impact analysis.
  
• Provide clear, insightful schedule reports and performance analytics to collaborators.
  
• Perform critical path analysis, schedule risk analysis, and variance tracking.
  
• Apply project scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, or Oracle Primavera Cloud).
  
• Prepare portfolio-level performance reports and dashboards (e.g., achievement status, trends, slippage).
  
• Lead and facilitate project planning and scheduling meetings.
  
• Ensure transparency and accuracy by incorporating timely data and updates across teams.
  

Key requirements:

• Strong planning experience on large-scale projects (ideally > £150m to £500M).
  
• Proven experience in using Primavera P6 is highly desirable.
  
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
  
• Experience working independently and collaboratively in fast-paced project environments.
  
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to influence and challenge constructively.
  
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage ambiguity effectively.
  

Every day, Lonza's products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.