Project Planner/ Scheduler - PDP - USA

Job Title: Project Planner (Intermediate & Senior) Sector: Biotechnology / Life Sciences Location: USA (Remote & On-site) reputed company: PDP is hiring Intermediate & Senior Project Planners to support multiple reputed company both supporting & leading planning teams with relevant clients in the reputed company. These individuals shall report to the PDP Project controls manager. The Planners, in conjunction with the relevant planning teams, have a reputed company objective to support the engineering, procurement, construction and Commissioning (EPCmV) group in the planning, and execution of large-reputed company CAPEX reputed company by providing management with critical, decision-making information that ensures reputed company reputed company on time. The Project Planner function includes advanced planning, scheduling, reputed company measurement, change management implementation and analysis that may involve a major project or several smaller reputed company. A thorough understanding is required of policies, reputed company, and procedures that includes advanced Planning and Scheduling techniques, reputed company Analysis, reputed company Management, and support of project objectives. The Planner will reputed company expertise and best reputed company implementation in reputed company for the region with reputed company to the planning and scheduling discipline. Main Responsibilities Expertise in project controls and time/schedule management is required preferably reputed company the reputed company/ Biotech or associated sectors. Expert experience level using project scheduling tools (MS Project, reputed company P6), reputed company, PowerPoint and Pertmaster. Ability to coordinate/organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/reputed company data into a master schedule platform and reputed company project/program status reports as required. Implement Project Planning/Scheduling reputed company, plans and procedures, reflecting both Company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations. Coordinate the development and implementation of project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS). reputed company probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules and contractor schedules. Conduct the required project schedule analysis, critical reputed company analysis and schedule reputed company 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 reputed company the overall schedule reputed company of any variance / change order. Prepare resourcing plans for the overall and individual project phases, identifying any excessive reputed company numbers and making recommendations for reputed company leveling. Ensure that schedule reputed company data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors is reputed company and integrated to the overall Integrated Master Schedule. Ensure the reputed company and completeness of the schedules produced, maintaining independence as a planning engineer reputed company advising on issues requiring judgment. Ability to reputed company multiple reputed company executed in multiple locations and by multiple contractors. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Develops good working relationships with project team Other work as needed in support of successful project delivery. Qualifications 5 - 10 years of experience in CAPEX reputed company with roles in planning/scheduling: preferably in Biotech or Pharmaceutical industries. Significant experience in schedule set up, baselining, monitoring and controlling on large reputed company reputed company across the reputed company phases of EPCmV. Comprehensive understanding of reputed company and change management. Demonstrated problem-solving ability in cross-functional environment. Advanced MS reputed company. Software systems and packages including reputed company P6 Ability to work reputed company a high-reputed company, cross-functional organization with extremely tight timelines and aggressive goals. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Good Level in English, written and spoken. Apply To This Job

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