Project Planner - Life Science

Turner & Townsend is hiring a Planner / Scheduler to handle advanced planning, scheduling, progress measurement, change management implementation, and analysis on major or multiple projects. The role requires a thorough understanding of project controls, planning and scheduling techniques, risk analysis, risk management, and support for project objectives.

• Implement Project Planning/Scheduling strategy, plans and procedures reflecting both Company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) in conjunction with Project Lead, Project Cost Engineer and Contractor project controls leads, and in conjunction with Project Execution Plans.
• Preparing staffing, engineering, construction progress and customized reports.
• Perform probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules and contractor schedules.
• Conduct the required project schedule analysis, critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole.
• Analyze deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule highlighting bottlenecks / delays and propose corrective actions.
• Prepare the Integrated Planning / Scheduling contribution to the Monthly Project Report and specific reports / presentations.
• Analyze and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order.
• Prepare resourcing plans for the overall and individual project phases, identifying any excessive peak numbers and making recommendations for peak leveling.

Qualifications

• Expertise in project controls and time/schedule management, preferably within the Life Sciences / Pharma or associated sectors.
• Expert experience using project scheduling tools (Primavera P6 preferred).
• Ability to coordinate/organise multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The tenacity and drive to inject value and create solutions.
• Able to develop good working relationships with project team.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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