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Technical & Engineering Consulting is seeking an experienced Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q) Scheduler to support a major pharmaceutical capital project in Puerto Rico.

The C&Q Scheduler will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and updating the integrated C&Q project schedule, ensuring accurate alignment between planned activities, actual progress, forecasts, document readiness, field execution, and the overall project schedule.

This position will work closely with the Project Integrator, C&Q leads, Engineering, Construction, Quality, and other project stakeholders to capture schedule updates, identify potential impacts, evaluate schedule scenarios, and provide reliable scheduling information for project decision-making.

The ideal candidate will combine strong project-controls and scheduling capabilities with an understanding of Commissioning, Qualification & Validation (CQV) activities within GMP or other highly regulated environments.

• Develop, maintain, and update the integrated Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q) schedule.
• Maintain accurate plan, actual, and forecast dates for C&Q activities.
• Perform regular schedule updates based on progress, field execution, document readiness, and project priorities.
• Apply appropriate schedule-control practices, including:
  • Baseline management
  • Progress updates
  • Forecasting
  • Schedule-impact analysis
• Monitor C&Q milestones, dependencies, interfaces, and critical schedule drivers.
• Identify schedule risks, constraints, and potential delays affecting C&Q execution.
• Escalate concerns or issues that may impact the C&Q schedule.

• Perform schedule-impact analyses to support C&Q reporting and project decision-making.
• Run schedule scenarios as required to evaluate changes, constraints, sequencing, or recovery alternatives.
• Assess and clearly communicate potential impacts to C&Q milestones and deliverables.
• Identify schedule drivers and risks for weekly and monthly reporting.
• Support development of schedule visuals, metrics, and other project-control information as required.

• Align the C&Q schedule with document preparation, readiness, and execution phases.
• Coordinate scheduling activities associated with:
  • Protocol preparation and readiness
  • Test scripts
  • Field execution
  • Turnover packages
  • Deviations
  • Punch-list activities
  • Completion and closure activities
• Ensure schedule logic appropriately reflects dependencies between documentation readiness and field execution.
• Support alignment between C&Q activities and turnover/handshake processes.

• Work closely with the Project Integrator to ensure the latest C&Q activity updates are accurately reflected in the schedule.
• Maintain awareness of changes to the overall project schedule and assess potential C&Q impacts.
• Coordinate with Construction, Engineering, Quality Assurance (QA), and C&Q leads.
• Participate in project scheduling and coordination meetings as required.
• Provide schedule information and inputs for weekly and monthly project forums.
• Communicate schedule status, risks, constraints, and forecast changes clearly to project stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining integrated project schedules for Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q) or comparable regulated project work.
• Proficiency with project scheduling tools such as:
  • Primavera P6
  • Microsoft Project
• Strong understanding of scheduling and project-controls practices, including:
  • Baseline management
  • Progress measurement
  • Schedule updates
  • Forecasting
  • Schedule-impact analysis
• Ability to analyze schedule impacts and clearly communicate key drivers, risks, and potential delays.
• Strong coordination skills with the ability to align scheduling activities with documentation readiness and field execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prepare and communicate schedule metrics, visuals, and status information.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary project teams in an onsite environment.

• Previous experience supporting CQV deliverables within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other GMP-regulated environments.
• Experience supporting turnover and handshake processes.
• Familiarity with C&Q progress-measurement methodologies, including:
  • Protocol readiness
  • Protocol execution
  • Test-script execution
  • Deviations
  • Punch-list closure
  • Turnover readiness
• Experience developing or supporting C&Q dashboards and progress reporting.
• Experience coordinating directly with Construction, Engineering, QA, and C&Q organizations.
• Previous experience supporting large pharmaceutical capital projects is highly desirable.

Experience with the following is highly desirable:

• Primavera P6
• Microsoft Project
• Integrated Project Scheduling
• Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q)
• CQV Scheduling
• Project Controls
• Baseline Management
• Progress Measurement
• Forecasting
• Schedule Impact Analysis
• Scenario Planning
• C&Q Progress Reporting
• Dashboard Reporting
• Turnover & Handshake Processes
• GMP / Regulated Project Environments

• Position: C&Q Scheduler
• Industry: Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology / Life Sciences
• Project: Major Pharmaceutical Capital Project
• Work Location: Puerto Rico - Onsite
• Work Schedule: Approximately 40 hours per week
• Engagement: Independent Consultant / Contract

The ideal candidate is an experienced Project Scheduler / Project Controls professional with direct exposure to Commissioning & Qualification activities in pharmaceutical or other regulated capital projects.

The candidate should understand that successful C&Q scheduling goes beyond maintaining dates in Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project. The role requires close coordination between document readiness, field execution, turnover, C&Q activities, and the integrated project schedule.

The successful candidate will be comfortable analyzing schedule scenarios, identifying risks and constraints, communicating schedule impacts to project leadership, and working collaboratively with C&Q, Construction, Engineering, Quality, and Project Management teams.