Project Schedule Lead IFF (all genders)

AsIFF Project Schedule Leadwithin our Manufacturing & SupplyInsuLINKprogram,you'llown the full project schedule for one of Sanofi's most ambitious capital investments - a €2Bnstate-of-the-artinsulin manufacturing facility in Frankfurt, Germany.You'llset the scheduling strategy, drive progress monitoring, and keep a large, complex multi-year program on track from engineering through to commissioning and validation. This role requires routine on-site presence in Frankfurt during construction and CQV phases. Ready to get started?

Main responsibilities:

• Build and own the master project schedulein Primavera P6 - definingobjectives, setting margin strategy, integrating sub-project schedules, and structuring the project using functional breakdown and internal best practices
• Develop detailed schedulingin close collaboration with project teams, including activity sequencing, resource estimating, and duration estimating, to keep stakeholders informed on short, medium (3-week look-ahead), and long-term actions
• Drive schedule controlthroughout engineering, execution, and validation phases by measuring physical and hourly progress, tracking milestones, and monitoring schedule performance indices (SPI)
• Identifyand manage deviationsfrom baseline proactively -analyzingschedule impacts, alerting the project manager, proposing corrective actions, and following through on resolution
• Ensure compliancewith project change management procedures, supporting the project manager in scope changes and integrating associated impacts into the schedule
• Produce regular schedule reports- including dashboards, progress curves, and performance indices (PO tracking, deliveries, SPI) - on a weekly and monthly basis for project and leadership audiences
• Lead schedule workshops and update meetings, using cloud-based collaboration platforms (includingLoadspring) to align Engineering, Construction, CQV, and Procurement teams on a common, up-to-date schedule

About you

• Education/Experience: MSc/Diplome in Engineering or equivalent technical qualification with familiarity in pharma, biotech, or chemical industry environments; extensive background in project scheduling and control on large, complex capital projects of €1Bn+ scale preferred
• Soft and technical skills: Advanced Primavera P6expertise(schedule creation, baseline management, critical path analysis, resource loading); strong command of earned value management (SPI), progress measurement, variance analysis, and recovery planning; experience with cloud collaboration platforms such asLoadspringis a strong plus; Strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex schedule data into clear narratives; proactive risk manager who identifies deviations early and drives corrective action; skilled at influencing and gaining buy-in across diverse stakeholder groups (A/E, CM, Sanofi teams) without direct authority; highly collaborative, detail-oriented, and resilient in dynamic project environments
• Languages: fluency in englishrequired; German isadvantageous; additional languages welcome

Diversity und Inklusion sind in den Grundwerten von Sanofi verankert und spiegeln sich in unserer Arbeitsweise wider. Wir respektieren die Vielfalt unserer Belegschaft in Hinsicht auf ihre Herkunft, Erfahrungen und Lebensweisen. Wir erkennen die Bereicherung, die diese Vielfalt birgt, und fördern Inklusion sowie eine Arbeitsumgebung, in der diese Unterschiede sich weiter entwickeln können, zur Stärkung des Lebens unserer Mitarbeiter, Patienten und Kunden.
The salary range for this position is :€83.856,00 - €125.784,00
Die endgültige Vergütung wird auf Grundlage nachgewiesener Erfahrung, Fähigkeiten, Standort und weiterer relevanter Faktoren bestimmt. Mitarbeitende können berechtigt sein, an den Mitarbeitenden Leistungsprogrammen des Unternehmens teilzunehmen.