Pharmaceutical P6 Project Scheduler

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• Competitive base salary and a comprehensive bonus program.
• Three weeks paid vacation in a calendar year/holidays/sick time/three PTO days in a calendar year.
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - available day one.
• Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
• Providing scheduling and management support.
• JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot)

The Primavera P6 Project Scheduler will develop, maintain, and analyze detailed project schedules for pharmaceutical capital projects (e.g., R&D facilities, laboratories, manufacturing plants, packaging lines, validation programs). This role ensures schedule integrity and alignment with GMP, validation, and regulatory milestones, supporting on-time delivery of highly regulated projects.

Schedule Development & Management

• Develop, update, and maintain detailed Primavera P6 schedules for multiple projects, including design, construction, commissioning, qualification, validation, and tech transfer activities.
• Create and manage Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), activity coding, calendars, and resource assignments aligned with project control standards.
• Integrate engineering, procurement, construction, CQV, and operations activities into a single, logic-driven integrated master schedule.
• Establish and maintain baseline schedules; track progress and changes against baselines.

Schedule Analysis & Reporting

• Perform critical path, near-critical path, and what-if scenario analyses to identify schedule risks and mitigation strategies.
• Develop and issue regular schedule reports (dashboards, progress curves, milestone tracking, look-aheads) for project management and stakeholders.
• Provide early warning of schedule slippage and propose recovery or acceleration plans.
• Support schedule-related inputs for monthly project reports, stage-gate reviews, and management presentations.

Coordination & Collaboration

• Work closely with Project Managers, Engineering, Construction, CQV, Procurement, and Operations to gather status updates and validate schedule assumptions.
• Facilitate regular schedule review meetings and progress reviews with internal teams and external contractors.
• Coordinate with cost control to align schedule and budget (time-phased costs, cash flow, earned value where applicable).
• Ensure contractor and vendor schedules are integrated, consistent, and aligned with client requirements.

Pharma / GMP Focus

• Incorporate key pharmaceutical milestones (design reviews, regulatory submissions, equipment FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, validation, readiness for inspection, PPQ, etc.) into the integrated schedule.
• Reflect GMP requirements, documentation deliverables, and regulatory timelines (e.g., FDA, EMA, MHRA) within the schedule logic.
• Support readiness for regulatory inspections and audits by providing schedule evidence and documentation as required.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure adherence to company project controls procedures, scheduling standards, and best practices.
• Contribute to development and refinement of scheduling templates, standards, and tools specific to pharma projects.
• Support lessons learned exercises and implement improvements in future schedules.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience as a Project Scheduler / Planner with at least 3 years using Primavera P6.
• Demonstrated experience on pharmaceutical, biotech, or other GMP-regulated capital projects (R&D facilities, clean rooms, manufacturing or packaging lines, utilities, etc.) strongly preferred.
• Experience across full project lifecycle (concept through handover/validation) strongly preferred.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6 (Enterprise Projects).
• Strong understanding of critical path method (CPM) scheduling earned value principles, and project controls.
• Proficiency with MS Excel and reporting/BI tools; experience with project…