Senior Construction Planner

Linesight; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative consultancy firm where you will play a crucial role as a Senior Construction Planner in the pharmaceutical sector. This position offers the opportunity to work on large-scale, complex projects while collaborating with diverse teams. You will be responsible for developing detailed project schedules, ensuring alignment with execution plans, and managing risks effectively. The firm values inclusivity and empowers its employees to grow both professionally and personally, making it an exciting place to advance your career. If you are detail-oriented and thrive in dynamic environments, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning and scheduling within the construction sector.
• Ability to interpret quantitative risk assessments and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage comprehensive project schedules using critical planning methodologies.
• Negotiate timelines and manage project interdependencies for successful outcomes.

Skills

Project Scheduling

Quantitative Risk Assessment

Primavera P6

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Detail Orientation

Education

Degree in Project Management

Comparable Experience in Construction

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

As a Senior Construction Planner (Pharmaceutical Sector) at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams, fostering a strong social dynamic and shared sense of achievement. You will gain extensive industry experience that will open doors, extend your skillset, and broaden your perspective. We empower, support, and enable you to take responsibility in your role, allowing you to manage your career progression with us. For us, lasting trusted relationships are essential, both with our teams and clients.

In this role, you will:

1. Build project schedules covering the full project scope, milestones, and timelines, using critical planning methodology.
2. Define clear responsibility and ownership for all project outcomes via Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) methodology.
3. Ensure the schedule aligns with the project execution plan, especially contracting, procurement, and project control strategies.
4. Implement a clear method for baselining schedules and managing periodic updates.
5. Manage the fully integrated project schedule, structuring it for review at various levels and details.
6. Negotiate and mediate timelines and project interdependencies among key partners to achieve excellent client outcomes.
7. Provide regular updates on schedule progress.
8. Review external schedules to ensure they follow scheduling best practices.

We would love to hear from you if you:

1. Have developed your planning and scheduling skills.
2. Have experience with quantitative risk assessment (QRA) and can interpret and communicate findings effectively to key partners.
3. Have practical experience using Primavera P6 planning software.
4. Possess a degree or comparable experience in project management or construction.
5. Are detail-oriented and focused on quality.
6. Enjoy a dynamic environment with opportunities to manage your priorities and deadlines.

Since 1974, we’ve provided construction consultancy services that keep clients returning. Our people are the key to our success. We foster a culture of togetherness, overcoming challenges together, delivering better projects, and leveraging innovation. We see potential in our people and empower them. We are an agile business proud to be different. We are Linesight. Dynamic. Driven. Different.

Our approach to DE&I

At Linesight, we believe our success depends on our employees' success. We are committed to creating a fair, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We implement policies and initiatives across every stage of employment, from hiring to promotion, ensuring fairness, transparency, and gender pay gap checks. Employee and family-friendly policies further promote inclusion and equity.

About Planning and Scheduling

Integrated and reliable construction planning, scheduling, and project controls are specialized skills supporting effective use of funds and providing a roadmap for project execution, meaningful progress, and realistic forecasts. Our expert teams offer critical insights to ensure predictability, timely decision-making, and effective process, tools, and reporting implementation. We offer exciting opportunities worldwide for professionals to develop their skills and advance their careers.

"The scale of projects I work on excites me – large-scale, complex projects for world-leading clients, with opportunities to gain international experience."

"In a growing organization, the chance to travel and grow professionally and personally is invaluable. Relocating demonstrates initiative and helps leadership expand Linesight’s presence globally."

Senior Director, Europe

"It’s a supportive, collaborative environment where we stay connected and value each other on a human level, which is quite unique in a corporate setting."