Project Planner - CAPEX

Are you ready to shape the infrastructure that manufactures tomorrow’s life-saving medicines? We are seeking a skilled Project Controls Planner to drive end-to-end schedule management across Lonza’s global capital project portfolio.

This is an office-first role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and team alignment, enabling us to deliver our best work. You will work primarily in the office, with the flexibility to work remotely for 20% of your time (one day per week).

• Drive the development, monitoring, and updating of integrated project master plans for major capital investments (> CHF 20M–300M+) across global sites.
• Prepare baseline schedules and comprehensive schedule-basis documentation for key project stakeholders.
• Perform critical path and near-critical path analyses to proactively identify project risks and potential bottlenecks.
• Evaluate schedule deviations, calculate variances, and collaborate with project teams to implement corrective action plans.
• Deliver clear progress reports, trend charts, and schedule performance metrics on a periodic basis.
• Maintain transparent records of scope changes, trends, and variances affecting overall timeline performance.
• Facilitate interactive planning sessions and project scheduling review meetings with cross-functional project teams.