CAPEX Planner | Primavera P6 - Mission

Recrutis is supporting one of its clients, a leading biopharmaceutical manufacturing site in the canton of Valais, in the search for a CAPEX Planner, based on site.

Why this role

• Full ownership of planning and scheduling across a portfolio of capital projects covering global facilities and infrastructure, not a single isolated project
• Direct responsibility for developing, managing and reporting project plans and schedules across every project stage, from design through commissioning and start-up
• A visible position at the centre of the project organisation: your schedule analysis directly informs the decisions of project teams and stakeholders
• Long-term assignment on a structured, high-capacity biopharmaceutical site operating under GMP
• Full autonomy on site, with direct integration into the client's project teams

Key information

• Location: canton of Valais, Switzerland — 100% on site
• Contract: long-term consulting assignment
• Start: as soon as possible — assignment running until end of July 2027
• Seniority: 5 to 8 years of relevant planning experience
• Language: excellent command of English (knockout)

Scope

• Develop, monitor and update integrated project plans and schedules to enable efficient project execution
• Prepare baseline schedules and schedule-basis documents for approval by project teams
• Assess impacts on the critical path and near-critical activities, and report findings to the project team
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances, and support the development of alternative corrective-action methods
• Prepare and issue schedule progress reports, trend charts and periodic schedule analysis
• Maintain records of scope changes, trends and variances affecting schedule performance
• Ensure the credibility and reliability of all information contained in the schedule
• Review schedules regularly with project team members and facilitate scheduling meetings and interactive planning sessions
• Support resource loading across the project portfolio

Profile — Required criteria (knockout)

• Proficiency in Primavera P6 — absolute priority criterion for this mandate
• 5 to 8 years of experience planning large capital projects (> CHF 20 million), from design through commissioning and start-up
• Experience gained within an EPCM company
• Excellent command of English, written and spoken
• Availability to work 100% on site in the canton of Valais
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to analyse complex and large data sets, draw conclusions and support decision-making

Strong assets — Differentiators

• Experience on large-scale projects above CHF 300 million
• Client-side planning experience, in addition to EPCM
• Background in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology GMP environment
• German
• Degree in Engineering, Science or Business Management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Process — Confidential recruitment process. Response within 48 hours for applications meeting required criteria. Active mandate, priority review.

Keywords: Primavera P6, project planner, project scheduling, CAPEX, capital projects, EPCM, critical path analysis, baseline schedule, resource loading, commissioning, start-up, GMP, biotech, pharmaceutical, Valais, Switzerland

Fabrice Cattant — Founder, Recrutis | Expert & Executive Search in Life Sciences