Senior Project Scheduling & Controls Lead

LSC, Life Science Consultants; Cork; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LSC Life Science Consultants is seeking a (Senior) Project Scheduling & Controls Consultant to lead planning and controls across a technical portfolio in the life sciences space. You will drive integrated schedules, governance, and risk mitigation to ensure on-time delivery and stakeholder alignment.

The ideal candidate brings at least 5 years of scheduling experience, PMP certification, and strong experience with Planview and Microsoft Project, complemented by excellent communication and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of scheduling and controls experience in technical or operational portfolios.
• Proven ability to develop portfolio reporting and governance frameworks.
• PMP certification is required; Planview experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules across the technical portfolio.
• Deliver planning, scheduling, and project controls using MS Project, Planview and other tools.
• Create milestone plans, dependency maps, and critical path analyses.
• Conduct capacity planning and demand forecasting.
• Generate schedule performance reports with variances and trends.
• Perform schedule risk assessments and mitigation analyses.
• Deliver governance packs, status updates, and dashboards.
• Uphold project control standards, templates, and reporting processes.
• Provide recommendations for schedule optimisation to improve delivery.
• Maintain risk and dependency registers and conduct impact assessments.
• Drive continuous improvement in scheduling and governance processes.
• Support project controls documentation and reporting aligned with objectives.

Skills

5+ years scheduling and controls

Microsoft Project

Planview

Schedule risk analysis

Resource forecasting

Governance frameworks

Stakeholder management

PMP certification

Engineering/Science/Business degree

Education

Engineering/Science/Business/PM degree

Tools

Planview

Microsoft Project

Job description

LSC Life Science Consultants is seeking a (Senior) Project Scheduling & Controls Consultant to lead planning and controls across a technical portfolio in the life sciences space. You will drive integrated schedules, governance, and risk mitigation to ensure on-time delivery and stakeholder alignment.

The ideal candidate brings at least 5 years of scheduling experience, PMP certification, and strong experience with Planview and Microsoft Project, complemented by excellent communication and