Project Scheduler

Unispace Life Sciences is one of the leading engineering design and project management firms in the industry. We deliver process and utility facility as well as laboratory and workspace design and construction projects for pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, advanced therapeutics, medical device, and other life sciences companies. Part of Unispace Group, our award-winning and multi-disciplinary engineering, design, and construction project teams design and build complex process-driven life sciences facilities, labs, and workplaces for the world’s top bio-pharma companies. We promote a culture of integrity, professional excellence, and teamwork that informs everything we do. If you're interested in joining our Centre of Excellence and working with top biopharma clients around the world, we'd love to hear from you.

Due to continued growth and expansion we are seeking a motivated Project Scheduler to join our expanding team and grow with us. This position will be based in the company’s offices in Mahon, Cork and is a permanent role.

We require an experienced professional ideally from the pharmaceutical or life sciences sector. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: 

• Collaborating with senior professionals to enhance your skills in planning and scheduling
• Developing and maintaining Project Schedules for multidiscipline design projects from concept through to facility delivery.
• Integrating supplier/contractor program and schedules into Master Project Program
• Planning, developing and maintaining Master Schedule and Resource Plans
• Critical path identification and management. Proactive reporting on critical and near-critical tasks
• Highlighting and actioning any corrective actions required to maintain project schedule
• Reporting relevant data and information to the design team and client
• Tracking and reporting project schedule changes and related documentation
• Collaborating with Supplier/Contractors and Project Planners to ensure adherence to overall Master Project Plan
• Leading internal and external schedule reviews and risk assessments
• Conducting PERT, Earned Value and Progress Measure reports to support the overall project controls function / project delivery
• Mentoring a junior member of the scheduling team

Experience & Skills

The individual we are seeking will possess the following:

• Degree/Higher Diploma in Engineering or associated area.
• Experience in general project planning and control experience
• Advanced skill level in MS Project and Primavera P6 (analysis of Baselines, Predecessors / Successors, Dependencies, Critical path, Earned value, Lag, Float, Constraints, S Curves etc)
• Proven application of various planning methodologies used on Facility Construction and Process Equipment development and integration projects
• Experience of working in professional service company
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills