Project Controllers and Cost Controllers
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Are you a driven professional with expertise in project controls or cost management? Join our team and contribute to the success of large-scale pharmaceutical CAPEX projects. We are looking for talented individuals with a passion for precision, collaboration, and innovation to join our dynamic project controls team. GXP CONSULTING Switzerland is a Swiss company with a passionate team of Life Sciences professionals. Since 2014, we deliver outstanding industry expertise and support to our clients across the entire product lifecycle.
About the Role
You will play a pivotal role in managing and coordinating project control activities or cost control for high-value pharmaceutical projects. You will ensure robust planning, cost control, risk management, and reporting. This role offers opportunities to engage with multiple stakeholders and contribute to cutting-edge solutions, providing both challenges and rewards in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
For Project Controllers:
* Lead project controls functions, including planning, cost control, risk management, and change management.
* Provide oversight and support to project control team members, ensuring tools and processes are effectively implemented.
* Manage and consolidate commercial reporting (e.g., scope, spend, cost, schedule, risk, and forecasting).
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align capex funding, controlling, and forecasting processes.
* Drive the development and enhancement of project controls systems and tools.
For Cost Controllers:
* Prepare detailed cost control reports, including budgets, forecasts, expenditure, and variance analysis.
* Maintain and analyse staffing plans, ensuring accurate data collection and effective communication of personnel requirements.
* Promote cost awareness and support budget holders in managing and understanding budgets.
* Analyse cost data, identify variances, and communicate relevant insights to senior management.
* Ensure alignment with cost breakdown structures for requisitions, purchase orders, and invoices.
What We’re Looking For
* A degree in Engineering, Science, Quantity Surveying, Business Management, or equivalent experience.
* At least 10 years of experience in project controls or cost engineering roles, preferably in large-scale pharmaceutical or EPCm projects.
* Proficiency in project controls tools (e.g., Primavera P6, SAP, SAP Ariba, Oracle Primavera Unifier).
* Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with large, complex datasets.
* Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and gain consensus across teams.
* Fluency in English is essential; German proficiency is an advantage.
* A proactive mindset with the ability to prioritize and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
At GXP Consulting Switzerland, everyone contributes to our joint success and grows individually!
If you share the same passion and values, we look forward to hearing from you!
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Consulting
Industries
* Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Biotechnology Research
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