Senior Project Controls Specialist (Pharmaceutical Projects)
The opportunity
As a Senior Project Controls Specialist at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.
This role plays a critical part in driving cost, schedule, change, and risk management performance, working closely with project leadership, clients, and contractors. The successful candidate will be highly proactive, detail-oriented, and data-driven, with strong Excel capability and the confidence to challenge assumptions, identify risks early, and influence outcomes.
In this role you will:
- Manage and control project cost, schedule, forecasting, and reporting in line with approved baselines
- Lead change management processes, assessing cost and schedule impacts and maintaining accurate change records
- Drive risk management activities, including risk identification, mitigation planning, and contingency analysis
- Produce clear, accurate reports and dashboards using strong Excel-based analysis
- Proactively identify trends, risks, and potential issues, escalating early and recommending solutions
- Work closely with project teams, clients, and contractors, acting as a trusted project controls advisor
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Strong experience in project controls on large capital projects; pharmaceutical or life sciences experience preferred
- Solid understanding of change and risk management frameworks
- Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyse and model complex project data
- Highly proactive, detail-oriented, and confident challenging assumptions
- Strong communication skills and experience working with senior stakeholders
- China project experience and fluency in English; Mandarin is an advantage
Join Linesight to work on complex pharmaceutical projects within a global consultancy that values accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.
At Linesight, we believe that our success is tied to the success of our employees, and we are committed to creating a workplace that is fair, equitable, and inclusive for everyone. We understand that creating an environment where all employees have an equal opportunity to thrive requires a concerted effort across every stage of their time with us, from hiring and onboarding to promotion, career growth, and development.
As part of this commitment, we have implemented a range of policies and initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). This starts with our attraction pipeline and accessible job descriptions, designed to attract a broad range of candidates, and continuing throughout the employee life cycle with DE&I checks built in at every stage. Fairness, consistency, and transparency are the core principles for all our hiring, salary increase, and promotion decisions with built-in gender pay gap checks. Employee and family-friendly policies also enhance inclusion and equity in our teams.
About Cost Management
Our teams of cost managers deliver cost predictability, a high level of assurance and value for money on prestigious, cutting-edge projects around the globe for world-leading clients. Be a part of our collaborative, close-knit teams, who share comprehensive knowledge of international, regional and local construction costs and benchmarks. We champion both mentoring and reverse mentoring across all levels and roles, so you can benefit from the deep expertise and development supports within our organisation, regardless of your experience or seniority.
Life at Linesight
