SENIOR PLANNER - CAPEX

  • 3400, Hillerød, Dinamarca
  • Project Management

Are you ready to embark on an exciting and ambitious new chapter in Denmark? If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

Do you have a proven track record in designing high-quality technological solutions for the biotech or pharmaceutical industry?

We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to support large-scale CAPEX projects within the pharmaceutical industry. As part of a high-performing project controls organization, you will play a central role in developing, maintaining, and optimizing project schedules for highly complex and regulated project environments.

This position is well-suited for a seasoned professional who thrives on structure, accuracy, and cross-functional collaboration. You will work closely with engineering, construction, procurement, and project management teams to ensure reliable planning, transparency, and alignment across all project phases.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead project planning activities for large-scale CAPEX initiatives, typically exceeding multi-hundred-million EUR in investment.

  • Develop, update, and monitor detailed project schedules across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and qualification phases.

  • Ensure planning standards, methodologies, and templates are consistently applied across the project portfolio.

  • Analyze schedule performance, identify risks and delays, and propose actionable mitigation strategies.

  • Integrate planning input from contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to maintain schedule accuracy.

  • Prepare and deliver schedule reports, dashboards, and progress updates to project managers and senior leadership.

  • Collaborate closely with cost controllers, risk managers, and other project control functions to support integrated project planning.

  • Contribute to continuous improvement of planning tools, governance, and reporting structures.

About You

  • 10+ years of experience in project planning within the pharmaceutical sector or other highly regulated industries.

  • Proven expertise planning large-scale CAPEX projects (multi-hundred-million EUR).

  • High proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and related planning tools.

  • Strong analytical and organizational skills with a structured approach to problem-solving.

  • Experience working in multidisciplinary project environments with multiple interfaces.

  • Strong communication skills and fluency in English (spoken and written).

  • Knowledge of Danish is an advantage but not required.