Project Controller

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Hiring Remotely in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA
In-Office or Remote
81K-121K Annually
Junior
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
Manage project schedules, budgets, cost estimates, forecasts, financial systems, billing, cash collection, change orders, reporting, and risk mitigation from tender through closeout. Monitor project costs, commitments, productivity, and variances while supporting project managers and financial stakeholders. Coordinate commercial activities, claims, and project controls, and guide cost control analysts on complex projects. Travel up to 10%.
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As related customer equipment, facilities or infrastructure projects: responsible for project delivery, profit & loss accountability, and customer satisfaction through management of project related activities and resources. Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team. Executes standard operational/technical tasks typically subject to instructions and work routines. There is latitude to rearrange the sequence to complete task/duties based on changing work situations.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, budgets, cost estimates, and forecasts from tender through project completion, ensuring alignment with as-sold commitments and Global Project Controls standards.
  • Monitor project schedule, costs, commitments, productivity, and forecasts; analyze trends and variances, identify schedule and cost risks, and drive/support mitigation actions with Project Managers and functional cost owners.
  • Maintain accurate project financials and data across applicable systems, including SAP and Unifier, ensuring budgets, forecasts, approved project reviews, change orders, and cost movements remain aligned.
  • Provide timely internal and external project reporting, communicating schedule, cost, forecast, risk, and overall project status to key stakeholders and collaborating with third parties as required.
  • Manage project commercial and financial activities, including new order booking, customer setup/validation, change orders, billing plan updates, invoicing, cash collection, and project cash planning.
  • Coordinate internal financial interfaces and support change-order calculations, claims, project closeout, and other project controls activities throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Lead and provide guidance to Project Cost Control Analysts on larger or more complex projects.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college or a high school diploma/GED with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years of project planning experience and 2 years of project cost-control experience.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%, in accordance with applicable company travel and tax policies.

Desired Characteristics

  • Lead planner on 2+ turnkey projects
  • Basic knowledge of Primavera P6 & SAP
  • Excellent time management, organizational and data driven skills
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
  • Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal, with proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
  • Demonstrated attention to detail with a proactive, collaborative, and team-oriented approach.

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Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $80,700.00 and $121,100.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on September 03, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or a high school diploma/GED with at least 3 years of relevant experience
  • Minimum of 2 years of project planning experience
  • Minimum of 2 years of project cost-control experience
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%
  • Basic knowledge of Primavera P6 and SAP
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
  • Strong English communication skills, written and verbal

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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