Senior Project Planner

Senior Project Planner

In 13 years, the EFOR Group has reached the leading position in Life Sciences consulting with strong, synergic and strategic acquisitions.

Our ambition is to build a global leading position of our market in 2028.

Today, we are an innovative organization working with passionate specialists and committed consultants according to our three values: Commitment, Excellence and Sharing.

In Switzerland, we work with 300 experts who support our customers on their various projects in the French- and German-speaking parts. We help our customers to diversify and to grow through the work of our consultants and the technical expertise of our Solution & Project Delivery Department.

To strengthen our team in Visp and Stein we are looking for a Senior Project Planner.

The Role:

The Senior Project Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and reporting integrated project schedules across the lifecycle of Capital Projects within client facility and infrastructure portfolio. The role supports project teams by providing accurate planning, schedule analysis, forecasting, and reporting to ensure successful project execution and delivery.

Your Responsibilities:

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop, maintain, and manage integrated project schedules throughout all project phases, from concept design through commissioning and start-up.
• Create baseline schedules and schedule basis documentation for review and approval by project stakeholders.
• Ensure project schedules reflect current scope, resources, milestones, and execution strategies.
• Support resource planning and resource-loaded schedules where required.

Schedule Monitoring & Analysis

• Monitor project progress against approved baselines and identify schedule variances and deviations.
• Perform critical path and near-critical path analysis to assess schedule impacts and potential risks.
• Evaluate schedule performance and recommend mitigation and recovery plans where necessary.
• Maintain accurate records of scope changes, trends, delays, and variances affecting project timelines.

Reporting & Communication

• Prepare and distribute regular schedule progress reports, dashboards, trend analyses, and schedule performance metrics.
• Present schedule updates, critical issues, and recovery strategies to project teams and stakeholders.
• Facilitate project scheduling workshops and interactive planning sessions.
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning teams to ensure schedule alignment.

Schedule Governance & Quality

• Ensure the integrity, quality, and reliability of project scheduling data.
• Conduct regular schedule reviews with project team members to validate progress and forecast completion dates.
• Apply scheduling best practices, standards, and project control procedures across assigned projects.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to project planning and scheduling processes.

Your Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification & preferably an advanced degree in Engineering, Science, Construction Management, Project Management, or Business Management.
• 5-10 years of project planning and scheduling experience supporting large capital projects within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, engineering, or related industries.
• Demonstrated experience planning projects valued at CHF 20 million or greater, from design through commissioning and start-up.
• Experience working within an EPCM environment.
• Experience developing and managing integrated project schedules in complex, multidisciplinary project environments.
• Strong experience working with Commissioning and Qualifiaction scheduling in the Pharmaceutical or Nuclear industries
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in PowerPoint and Word.
• Experience with schedule risk assessment, critical path analysis, and progress measurement methodologies.
• Understanding of project controls principles, including planning, forecasting, reporting, and change management.

This is an on-site role.

Only applicants with Swiss or EU/EFTA citizenship or candidates with an existing and valid residence and work permit in Switzerland will be considered.

Do you want to join a dynamic and ambitious company? EFOR is made for you.

Send your application to: [email protected]