Lonza MSP CH
CAPEX Project Planner
CAPEX Project Planner
Every day, Lonza’s teams across the world work together to turn scientific breakthroughs into life-changing medicines that reach up to 100 million patients a year. Lonza is a place where people can make a unique impact, grow their careers and belong.
Based in Visp, the CAPEX Project Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and reporting integrated project schedules across the lifecycle of GE Capital Projects within Lonza's global facilities and infrastructure portfolio.
This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.
What you will get:An agile career and dynamic working culture.
An inclusive and ethical workplace.
What you will do:
Update schedules based on progress status and forecasts, and support resource planning and resource-loaded schedules where required.
Monitor project progress against approved baselines and identify schedule variances and deviations.
Maintain accurate records of scope changes, trends, delays, and variances affecting project timelines.
Prepare and distribute regular schedule progress reports, dashboards, trend analyses, and schedule performance metrics.
Collaborate closely with Technical Project Team Members, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning teams to enable weekly progress tracking.
What we are looking for:
12+ years of project planning and scheduling experience supporting large capital projects within pharma, biotech, chemical, or related industries.
Demonstrated experience planning projects valued at CHF 250 million or greater, from design through commissioning and start-up within an EPCM environment.
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Science, Construction Management, or Project Management.
Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
Advanced MS Excel skills, progress measurement methodologies, and understanding of project controls principles.
Business Fluent in English; German preferred.
You will feel at home at Lonza if you:
Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility
Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment
Are curious, always looking to learn and improve
Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself
Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients
Why Lonza:
Lonza is a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. At Lonza, you will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters.
As Lonza’s talent acquisition partner, please note, Randstad is responsible for the engagement and contracting of this contingent role.
Lonza are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow.
Join them. Be you. Apply now.