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Planning Integration Manager - US, Ohio - 12 Month Contract

This is a fantastic opportunity for aPlanning Integration Manager to join our major, global pharmaceutical client on their latest new-build project based in Ohio, this is a large-scale greenfield capital project and investing more than $1bn.

Responsibilities:

• Own the integrated project schedule across all construction and operational readiness phases, ensuring alignment with program milestones and business goals.
• Proactively monitor workstream activities, identifying delays, resource gaps, or cross-functional misalignments before they impact progress.
• Provide regular, independent updates to leadership on risks, bottlenecks, and execution gaps—offering clear solutions, not just reporting issues.
• Drive resource-loaded scheduling and ensure the right teams are focused on the right priorities at the right time.
• Assess whether the project is making the necessary interdepartmental connections to stay on track; escalate breakdowns and follow up on unresolved issues.
• Review and challenge EPCM and contractor schedules for logic, realism, and alignment with owner goals.
• Track actual vs. planned progress and drive action where deviations exist, ensuring accountability for commitments and critical activities.
• Validate critical path assumptions based on real-time site conditions, not just schedule data.
• Engage with field teams and engineers to anticipate downstream issues and support strategic, long-range planning.
• Inform Paul (or site leadership) once key actions are complete and flag impacts to schedule or performance proactively.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Requires extensive experience in planning/scheduling for large-scale capital projects; pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.
• Proven ability to act independently and with authority—escalating concerns, proposing solutions, and keeping leadership informed.
• Deep expertise in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Advanced skills in resource loading, schedule integration, and strategic planning.
• Strong understanding of construction execution, work package alignment, and trade sequencing.
• Ability to foster accountability with EPCM/contractor partners through detailed planning insights.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high-quality outcomes.