Project Scheduler – Senior
Rixensart – Contracting
What do we expect from you?
The Vx Capital Investment team manages different portfolios of CAPEX projects in Belgium and Global Operations. The Capital Investment Definition and Start-up team is responsible to ensure all CAPEX projects definition phases and start-up phases are delivered according to plan with Safety & Quality standards as a priority. The team is also accountable for the adherence to the company engineering standards and practices in the projects. The project then goes in Execution, either in CAPEX Primary, CAPEX Secondary, CAPEX Tranversal or CAPEX Automation depending of the type of project. The position of Project Scheduler, critical to enabling the successful delivery of the pool of Projects and to manage the resources capacities, must be filled. The Project Scheduler reports to the Project Controller / Project Manager with the role continuing through end of Detail Design and Building Commissioning and Qualification.
- Develop a project schedule to be implemented for the various phases of the Project life cycle with different detail level depending on the phase of the project (master schedule to level 4 schedule)
- Challenge schedule provided by contractor (Engineering Office)
- Regularly monitor progress against the project schedule and report any discrepancies to the Project Manager.
- Participate in independent schedule reviews and incorporate findings
- Participate in the risk management and analysis exercise and assess schedule impact of identified risks
- Carry out schedule analysis to identify critical path and optimisation of same
- Facilitate interactive planning for integrated schedule development
- Ensure that all members of the Project Team are kept fully aware of the status of project schedules by reporting on progress, especially at key milestones
- Extract critical path
- Integrate the company schedule and contractor schedule in one integrated schedule
- Participate in gate review
- Play the role of scheduling tools (MSP, MSP online…) expert inside the Team and are the referent.
- Provide support to the Project Managers part of the Team
- Develop and regularly update the Project schedules for all the projects part of the Vx Project Management Team by collaborating closely with the different project managers to ensure that all monthly (project) reports are done in due time and in compliance with PMO the company standards.
- Comply with the reporting requirements in place such as but not limited to, recurrent MS Project Online updates and project status updates.
- Consolidate and extract the company resources workload forecast considering current projects from the company scheduling tools.
- Extract key milestones for governance or Project Stage Gates by project/portfolio in order to allow the Team to anticipate the associated efforts and to increase the chance of success
- Collaborate closely with the company PMO Teams
- Liaise with other Project Team members and external contracting bodies as necessary to ensure the smooth flow of relevant information required for scheduling purposes.
- Develop and maintain planning tools and documents in compliance with the company Project Management Framework.
- Fill MSP Online reporting
- To ensure that all activities within this responsibility are undertaken on time to allow the smooth progression throughout the Project from Initiation to Hand-over
Are you the candidate we're looking for?
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree
- Robust experience with planning with large, multi-level, international projects
- Background in the pharmaceutical industry is a plus
- CAPEX Project management experience as scheduler
- PMP certification is a plus
- Robust experience with preparation of presentation for senior management
- Stakeholder management & influencing skills
- Prior knowledge of the company standards & systems is a plus
- Proven CAPEX project delivery experience within the company is a plus Soft Skills
- Strong leadership skills & proven team management
- Organizational skills
What can we offer you?
At Jefferson Wells, we offer you an indefinite contract, with a competitive salary commensurate with your experience (company car, meal vouchers, etc.).
Do you want to know the rest of the recruitment process?
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