Planning/Scheduling Lead-Large CAPEX project

PROCESS ENGINEERING SPECIALISTS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global services company in Singapore is seeking a Scheduling/Planning Lead to develop and maintain project schedules in the Life Sciences industry. The role includes facilitating planning sessions, conducting risk analysis, and implementing schedule control systems. The ideal candidate should have project management experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in P6. This is a permanent position offering an opportunity to contribute to significant projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management within the Life Sciences industry.
• Proficient in scheduling and planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules integrating all activities.
• Create detailed schedules with assumptions and constraints.
• Facilitate planning sessions between teams.
• Lead schedule risk analysis and define contingencies.
• Implement control systems and progress measurement tools.
• Prepare monthly schedule reports for tracking.

Skills

Project scheduling

Risk analysis

Schedule control systems

Facilitation

Tools

P6

Job description

PES is an international services company providing Project Management, Construction Management, Commissioning & Qualification and Automation services to our clients in the pharmaceutical, nutritional and related sectors.

With offices across Europe, Asia and US, our core focus is on consistently delivering high quality outcomes for our multinational clients.

This focus, and our people's experience in delivering consistent quality results for our clients over the past 20 years has been key to our success to date.

We are currently looking for Scheduling/Planning Lead to join us on a permanent basis to help us deliver various projects in the Life Sciences Industry.

Key Attributes/Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain project schedules on P6 covering engineering, procurement, construction, CQV, and operational readiness, ensuring all activities are fully integrated.
• Create conceptual and detailed schedules with clear assumptions, productivity norms, constraints, and supporting documentation.
• Facilitate planning sessions across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams to align milestones and resolve conflicts.
• Lead schedule risk analysis (SRA), define contingencies, identify critical risks, and recommend recovery or acceleration plans.
• Implement schedule control systems and progress measurement tools, review contractor schedules, and ensure performance reflects project reality.
• Align schedule with cost and risk data, supporting accurate forecasting, reporting, and decision-making.
• Prepare monthly schedule reports and dashboards, tracking trends, float erosion, and progress against key milestones.
• Support training and continuous improvement in planning and scheduling best practices across teams.

If you'd like to find out about this opportunity, please forward your CV to Nelson Anthony ([e-mail]).

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PES International operates as an equal opportunity employer. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other factors with no bearing to employment skills and we confirm that we are happy to accept applications from persons of any background for this role.