Lead Engineering Planner

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2 Locations
In-Office
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
Lead development, integration, and control of complex engineering project schedules for gas power scopes using Primavera P6. Supports proposals, contracts, baselining, rebaselining, schedule control, critical path and float analysis, EOT assessments, micro-planning, reporting (KPIs, S-Curves, EVM), and cross-functional coordination to improve planning maturity and delivery performance.
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Job Description SummaryThe Lead Engineering Planner will be responsible for developing, integrating, and maintaining high-quality engineering project schedules across HDNU Gas Power Engineering. This role supports proposal, contract, and execution phases, ensuring schedule rigor, transparency, and alignment with business objectives. The position plays a key role in improving planning maturity, schedule quality, and delivery performance across projects and portfolios.

Job DescriptionRoles and Responsibilities

Engineering & Project Scheduling

  • Develop, release, and maintain complex, integrated engineering project schedules using Primavera P6, ensuring alignment with scope, execution strategy, and contractual requirements.
  • Execute project schedules for assigned Gas Power Business scopes (including GT/GEN/ST/HRSG and BoP engineering), ensuring schedule integrity throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Convert proposal and tender schedules into fully integrated contract schedules, adjusting activity logic, durations, and sequencing based on finalized engineering scope.
  • Prepare and manage Tender Time Schedules (TTS), Overall Time Schedules (OTS), Master Time Schedules (MTS), System Time Schedules (STS), and portfolio-level schedules as required.
  • Establish and maintain baseline schedules, manage revisions (Rebaseline), and control schedule changes through formal change logs.

Proposal & Contract Support

  • Partner with ITO and Proposal teams to define engineering support requirements, develop schedule assumptions, scope matrices, and delivery sequences.
  • Participate in deviation and clarification meetings, supporting schedule alignment during proposal and contract finalization.
  • Provide schedule inputs for contract negotiations and support preparation of contract documentation.

Schedule Control & Performance Monitoring

  • Monitor, update, and control project schedules based on engineering progress inputs (including PLM interfaces).
  • Identify and analyze critical and near-critical paths, float consumption, and schedule risks; proactively recommend mitigation and recovery actions.
  • Evaluate schedule impacts resulting from customer-requested scope changes and support Extension of Time (EOT) and “as-impacted” schedule analyses.
  • Perform micro-planning for critical or delayed work packages and develop “what-if” scenarios to support recovery planning.

Reporting, Analytics & Communication

  • Prepare and release project dashboards, KPIs, progress reports, and management presentations for steering committees and senior leadership.
  • Develop and maintain S-Curves, progress measurement systems (Earned value management), and forecast completion metrics for engineering scopes.
  • Issue weekly look-ahead schedules, monthly progress reports, and on-time delivery (OTD) performance reports.
  • Track and report engineering and customer deliverable milestones (LD).
  • Clearly communicate schedule status, risks, and recovery plans to cross-functional stakeholders.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

  • Partner with senior engineering planners to define and continuously improve planning standards, templates, and data management practices.
  • Collaborate across Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, and external vendors to maintain schedule rigor and execution discipline.
  • Capture lessons learned and planning best practices during project close-out to support continuous improvement across HDNU Gas Power Engineering.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical , Electrical or Civil engineering.
  • Minimum 8+ years of experience in Engineering Planning, Project Planning, or Equipment Planning within complex industrial or EPC environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Primavera P6 scheduling and reporting.

Desired Characteristics

  • Demonstrated leadership in planning, scheduling, and cross-functional coordination.
  • Proven expertise in baseline management, float analysis, schedule optimization, and risk-based planning.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex schedule data into actionable insights.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident presenting to senior leadership and customers.
  • High energy, self-starter mindset with a consistent track record of delivery and execution excellence.
  • Experience supporting proposal, contract, and execution phases in large-scale power or industrial projects.
  • Demonstrated behaviors aligned with The Vernova Way.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering
  • Minimum 8+ years experience in Engineering Planning, Project Planning, or Equipment Planning within complex industrial or EPC environments
  • Strong hands-on experience with Primavera P6 scheduling and reporting
  • Experience supporting proposal, contract, and execution phases in large-scale power or industrial projects
  • Expertise in baseline management, float analysis, schedule optimization, and risk-based planning
  • Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to present to senior leadership

GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.

  • Retirement Support The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.

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The Company
HQ: , Cambridge, MA
75,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

Why Work With Us

Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.

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