Lead Project Planner

Reposted 2 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
6-6 Annually
Mid level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
Responsible for project delivery and customer satisfaction through management of project activities and resources, ensuring accurate planning and progress monitoring.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Description SummaryThe Project Planning Lead is responsible for the end-to-end schedule lifecycle—from the successful transition of the bid phase (ITO) to project execution (OTR). You will own the project baseline, maintain schedule integrity, and provide critical analytical insights to ensure on-time delivery and contractual compliance.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Handover & Baseline Strategy: Lead the ITO-to-OTR transition, ensuring full alignment on contractual commitments, project risks, and scope. Facilitate Commitment Meetings to align cross-functional teams on a realistic, integrated baseline schedule in P6.
  • Schedule Management & Analytics: Oversee the integrity of project schedules (L2/L3) and S-curves. Perform proactive critical path analysis to identify risks, forecast slippages, and drive corrective actions with functional owners.
  • Performance Reporting: Ensure high data quality across reporting tools (Planner Dashboard, OTD Tracker, Pulse, WIPT). Provide transparent, timely status updates to stakeholders and customers.
  • Contractual & Claims Support: Act as the technical authority for schedule-related matters, including performing delay analysis for Extensions of Time (EOT) and other contractual claims.
  • Process Excellence: Drive continuous improvement in planning processes and tools. Act as a subject matter expert, coaching the team on variance analysis, root cause identification, and mitigation strategies.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
  • 4 years experience in Project Control Planning & Scheduling function within an EPC environment.
  • 2 years of experience with Oracle Primavera P6 or equivalent project, program and portfolio management tools.

Desired Characteristics

  • Experience in Extension of time claims / forensic planning.
  • Knowledge in of power plant principles and work processes of EPC environments.
  • Site Scheduling exposure
  • Resources loading in P6 schedules.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Open for travel up to 10%

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Skills Required

  • Advanced experience in Project Management and Project Planning
  • Bachelor's degree or high school diploma with relevant experience

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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