Associate Director, Master Capital Project Scheduler (Americas)

Role Summary

Associate Director, Master Capital Project Scheduler (Americas) responsible for development and management of integrated project schedule delivery in the Americas region. Reviews, validates and baselines schedules; leads continuous improvement in scheduling; develops and maintains overall project schedules to ensure timely delivery and efficient resource utilization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement robust systems and processes for the planning and scheduling group that align with current industry best practices.
• Analyze trends to provide accurate reports, dashboards and visualizations that communicate project status, identify constraints, and recommend mitigations.
• Adopt an integrated schedule approach covering feasibility to validation, commissioning and start-up.
• Serve as point of contact for technical discussions with external vendors regarding scheduling services.
• Develop and implement metrics and KPIs to measure scheduling deliverables.
• Pursue innovation and continuous improvement to meet changing business needs.
• Manage the enterprise construction project scheduling software as the Global Business Owner.
• Drive adoption of lean construction principles.
• Ensure Monte Carlo simulations on schedules are properly managed and reported.
• Participate in scheduling workshops and planning sessions.
• Develop a framework to identify schedule risks and mitigations; leverage AI to build and track complex integrated project schedules, provide analysis and benchmarking.
• Manage schedule training of Project Managers and Project Engineers at various sites.
• Ensure integrated schedules follow BMS Global Engineering Standards and Industry Best Practice; identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Train and mentor project team members on best practices for schedule management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering or equivalent related field.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in the pharmaceutical or similar industry.
• Proven experience as a master scheduler or similar, preferably in a client-based organization.
• Experience managing schedule delivery for a wide portfolio of end-to-end construction projects across various sites, up to $400,000,000+.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to identify critical paths and analyze complex data.
• Knowledge of AI-based scheduling solutions is a distinct advantage.
• Ability to work in a matrixed environment and independently when required.
• Attention to detail and high accuracy.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills for multiple projects.
• Strong experience in planning and execution of pharmaceutical projects.
• Discrete handling of sensitive information.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Generative Scheduling strongly preferred.
• Excellent facilitation skills to interface with all management levels.
• Ability to travel approximately 25-50% (dependent on site).