Summary
A Project Scheduler is required for a biopharmaceutical company in Cork. The successful candidate will be accountable for developing, monitoring, and optimising project schedules in Microsoft Project. The incumbent will provide standardised governance, tools, and resources, with focuses on detailed schedule management, including resource loading & demand forecasting, ensuring business strategic alignment, benefits tracking, risk register analysis, and reporting to ensure successful project execution.
Responsibilities
Works include scheduling projects in Microsoft Project, updating and reporting schedules for all project’s activities/milestones
Coordinate and support development of detailed project timelines using scheduling software, project milestones from initiation to completion activities.
Assist the Project Leaders/Managers in the planning and tracking of project activities
Distribute resources (personnel, equipment, materials) by task using Microsoft Project as per Project Lead/Manager’s recommendation.
Liaise with the various stakeholders on the projects to ensure clear communication between all parties
Provide scheduling change requests support to the project team throughout the project life cycle
Generate and execute scheduling adherence to planning reports, Actual vs. Planned reports (S-curve) and headcount reports
Assist in the setup of a Technical Agenda project programme within the department
Management or risk register & impact analysis
Facilitate the Project Governance forum, coordinating with Project Leads/Managers Project Status Card updates
Other duties as assigned (for example, intern supervision).
Qualifications & Experience
Relevant degree.
PMP certification, and Planview experience is an advantage
5 years’ experience working in scheduling a portfolio of technical projects
Strong in Project Management tools: Microsoft Project, Planview and/or other planning software packages
Projects are operational-focused rather than capital-focused, demonstrated ability to analyse resourcing capacity vs. demand is required.
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