Senior Project Controls Planner - Pharmaceutical Construction

GL Global; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GL Global is seeking a Senior Project Controls Planner to support major pharmaceutical facility expansions and large-scale CAPEX projects. You will take ownership of planning and scheduling across complex pharmaceutical construction initiatives, collaborating with engineering, construction and project management teams to deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.

Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining detailed schedules in Primavera P6, coordinating planning across

Qualifications

• Proven experience planning large-scale construction or capital projects.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, or regulated environments.
• Experience with schedule risk analysis, progress measurement, and reporting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and optimise detailed schedules using Primavera P6.
• Manage planning across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Monitor progress, identify schedule risks and develop recovery plans.
• Analyse critical paths, milestones, dependencies and schedule performance.
• Produce regular schedule updates, progress reports and controls information.
• Work closely with engineering, construction, contractors and project management teams.
• Support planning across EPC, CAPEX and pharmaceutical construction projects.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project scheduling

Schedule risk analysis

Stakeholder management

Progress reporting

Construction planning

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Senior Project Controls Planner - Pharmaceutical Construction

A leading pharmaceutical organisation is looking for an experienced Senior Project Controls Planner to support major facility expansions and large-scale CAPEX projects.

You’ll take ownership of planning and scheduling across complex pharmaceutical construction projects, working closely with engineering, construction and project management teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and optimise detailed project schedules using Primavera P6
• Manage planning activities across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover
• Monitor project progress, identify schedule risks and develop recovery plans
• Analyse critical paths, milestones, dependencies and schedule performance
• Produce regular schedule updates, progress reports and project controls information
• Work closely with engineering, construction, contractors and project management teams
• Support planning across complex EPC, CAPEX and pharmaceutical construction projects

Requirements

• Proven experience planning large-scale construction or capital projects
• Experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences or other highly regulated industrial environments
• Experience with schedule risk analysis, progress measurement and project reporting
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing project team delivering major pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and complex CAPEX programmes.

If you have strong P6 planning experience and a background in major construction or pharmaceutical projects, we’d like to hear from you.