Job Description

Recrutis is supporting one of its clients, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company, in the search for a Planning Engineer, based in Visp (Valais, Switzerland), as part of a consulting mission on large-scale CAPEX projects.

Why this role

• Planning ownership on CAPEX programmes exceeding €250M in pharmaceutical/biotech construction.
• High-visibility scheduling role on long-duration, strategically critical projects.
• Direct interaction with engineering, procurement, construction and project management teams.
• Complex multi-disciplinary environment (process, utilities, civil, automation).
• Immediate need, with a priority project starting end of June.

Key information

• Location: Visp, Valais, Switzerland — on-site presence.
• Contract: consulting mission.
• Start: priority project from end of June (long duration); a second CAPEX project running until end of January.
• Seniority: minimum 10 years of relevant planning experience.
• Languages: English mandatory; German a plus (not required).

Scope

• Build, maintain and update detailed project schedules in Primavera P6.
• Track progress, critical path and milestones across CAPEX work packages.
• Produce planning reports and forecasts for project leadership.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from engineering, procurement and construction.
• Identify schedule risks and propose mitigation / recovery plans.
• Support interface management across disciplines and contractors.
• Maintain alignment between baseline and actual progress.

Profile — Required criteria (knockout)

• Minimum 10 years of planning / project controls experience.
• Hands-on expertise with Primavera P6 (mandatory).
• Experience planning large-scale CAPEX projects (€250M+ scale).
• Experience in pharma, biotech or comparable highly regulated industrial construction.
• English at professional working level (mandatory).
• Availability for on-site presence in Visp, Valais.

Strong assets — Differentiators

• German language skills.
• Experience on GMP / regulated manufacturing facility projects.
• Familiarity with EPCM project environments.
• Integrated cost and schedule control experience.
• Professional planning / project-controls certification.

Process — Confidential recruitment process. Response within 48 hours for applications meeting required criteria. Active mandate, priority review.

Keywords — Planning Engineer, Primavera P6, project controls, CAPEX, scheduling, critical path, pharma, biotech, GMP construction, EPCM, Visp, Valais, Switzerland

Fabrice Cattant — Founder, Recrutis | Expert & Executive Search in Life Sciences