Senior Planning Manager

Job Description

Senior Planning Manager, Life Science & Industrial Manufacturing Projects

Note: This position requires employees to be on-site five days a week at the project site.

About Our Client

Our client is a leading global Consultancy renowned for delivering high-profile, complex and iconic large-scale capital projects. With a strong focus on sustainability and innovation, they are truly at the forefront of their industry.

We are currently seeking a talented, full time Senior Planning Manager for Life Science and Industrial Manufacturing projects.

Job Description

• Lead key assignments, providing strategic direction and ensuring delivery aligns with overall objectives; act as the primary contact for client relationships and executive engagement.
• Convert client vision into actionable onsite plans, ensuring that project planning and scheduling strategies are implemented according to client specifications.
• Develop and evaluate master schedules using Primavera P6 for mega projects, including detailed commissioning, validation, and qualification schedules.
• Perform probabilistic, critical path, and schedule risk analyses, identifying schedule deviations, bottlenecks, and proposing corrective actions to mitigate delays.
• Work effectively with clients, contractors, subcontractors, and internal teams to ensure project schedules are accurate, complete, and updated regularly.
• Prepare and update progress reports for clients, monitor schedule-related data, and actively communicate potential project issues that may impact the timeline.
  
  

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or extensive experience in planning and scheduling for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects, with a focus on large-scale life sciences and manufacturing projects, including commissioning and validation activities.
• Strong ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and understand engineering, procurement, and construction schedule logic.
• Skilled in producing logic-driven schedules from limited project data, creating conceptual schedules, identifying dependencies, and managing project timelines from initiation to closeout.
• Proficient in using Primavera P6 to develop master schedules, detailed commissioning/validation schedules, resource-loaded schedules, and management overviews, with the ability to create look-ahead reports and analyze critical paths.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across all project stages.
  
  

Why Is This a Great Opportunity

• Full-time position with competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
• Opportunity to work in a client-facing role delivering significant and impactful capital projects
• Collaborative and supportive work environment with the opportunity for growth in your career
  
  

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Disability Insurance
• 401(k) plan