Senior Planner

Job Title: Freelance Senior Planner – Primavera P6
Location: North Brabant, Netherlands
Project: Pharmaceutical Packing Plant
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Freelance / Contract

About the Client:
The client is a leading global biopharmaceutical company driven by science and dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines. With extensive expertise across multiple therapeutic areas and a strong focus on improving patient outcomes, the organisation combines cutting-edge research with a collaborative approach to healthcare. Its operations cover the full value chain from early-stage research and development to large-scale manufacturing and worldwide distribution.

Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to support the delivery of a pharmaceutical packaging plant in North Brabant in the Netherlands. You will play a key role in developing and maintaining project schedules using Primavera P6 & Microsoft Project, ensuring accurate and timely reporting to support project objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 & Microsoft Project
• Develop baseline schedules and update progress on a daily or weekly basis
• Integrate programs into a master schedule
• Break down the project into WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) and activity levels
• Track critical path and near-critical path activities to prevent project delays
• Perform schedule analysis and generate lookahead reports

Candidate Requirements:

• Eligible to work in the Netherlands as a freelancer (EU passport or Dutch residency or UK passport)
• Professional user of Primavera P6 and MS Project
• Pharmaceutical projects /CQV experience is essential
• Fluent in English, Dutch is a bonus

Contract Details
Location: 5 days on-site in the North Brabant region initially, reducing to 3
Duration: 12 month contract with high potential for extension
Rate: Competitive freelance daily rate based on experience and qualification