Project Scheduler - Ireland - 12 Months Initial Contract
Do you want to be involved with exciting pharmaceutical projects?
When it comes to the development and production of veterinary vaccines, our pharmaceutical client has the largest centre in the industry worldwide and is a Centre of Excellence; employing more than 1000 people. They are looking to add to their team and require a Project Scheduler.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Drive creation of Site Portfolio Schedule (Microsoft Project)
* Transfer/Build the existing project schedules in Microsoft Project with connection to Primavera schedule where needed.
* Chair or assist with interactive scheduling workshops with various individuals and teams.
* Maintain site portfolio schedule, alignment of sub project schedules, issuance of progress metrics (define and deliver). Support site governance in mitigation plan tracking.
* Develop a close working relationship with the scheduler on the capital project to identify critical common milestones and workload peaks and to ensure a tightly integrated schedule.
* Monitor progress and provide timely updates showing impact on milestones.
* Identify mitigations for impending delays and risks.
* Provide weekly updates to the project manager, leadership team and site project management office using established reporting tools.
Desirable Experience:
* Requires extensive experience working in a similar role in a pharmaceutical or preferably a biopharmaceutical environment with at least one major project involving implementation of MES and MBR.
* Proficiency in Primavera scheduling tool.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Project scheduling tool.
* Proficiency as a user in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook, Sharepoint.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
If this role is of interest to you, please apply now