Lead Planning Engineer, HVDC

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GE Vernova

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Energy • Aerospace • Artificial Intelligence

GE Vernova is a leader in the energy sector with over 130 years of experience, dedicated to electrifying the world while decarbonizing it. The company offers a broad portfolio of energy solutions including gas, hydro, nuclear, and wind power technologies, aimed at providing reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. With a strong focus on innovation, GE Vernova plays a significant role in reducing the carbon footprint of global power systems and supports the transition to net-zero emissions by 2030.

10,000+ employees

⚡ Energy

🚀 Aerospace

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

📋 Description

• Develop and implement the planning, scheduling, and performance measurement framework, procedures, and tools (including Primavera P6 and Power BI). • Establish and maintain the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), coding systems, calendars, reporting levels, and progress measurement methodology. • Develop, update, and control the Integrated Master Schedule, incorporating contractor schedules and internal interfaces. • Conduct schedule logic checks, variance analysis, critical path assessment, and forecasting of key milestone and completion dates. • Ensure full alignment of Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning schedules with the execution strategy. • Prepare and manage the project-wide progress measurement system, including progress weightings and earned progress rules. • Issue regular project performance reports, dashboards, KPIs, and early-warning trends for the Project Controls Manager and Project Leadership. • Present schedule status and recommended mitigation or acceleration actions. • Review contractor planning deliverables for compliance with project scheduling standards. • Ensure full schedule integration and alignment across all internal and external stakeholders. • Evaluate schedule impacts resulting from scope changes, delays, or external factors. • Align schedule resource and productivity assumptions with cost estimates and control budgets. • Ensure Earned Progress (schedule) aligns with Earned Value (cost) for performance measurement.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management or a related technical field. • 10+ years’ experience in industrial project delivery, including planning/scheduling, progress measurement, and exposure to cost control and change management. • Experience in Electrification, HVDC, Substations, Grid Integration, or Oil and Gas projects is preferred. • Strong expertise in Oracle Primavera P6 (resource loading, cost loading, baseline management, critical path analysis, advanced logic structuring). • Comprehensive understanding of WBS / CBS, project coding systems, performance measurement frameworks, and Earned Value Management (EVM). • Solid knowledge of schedule risk and change management, with the ability to support schedule delay analysis and impact assessments. • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI / Power Platform for analytics, dashboards, and schedule-performance visualization. • PMI-SP® Scheduling Professional or PMP® Project Management Professional preferred; AACE PSP® (Planning & Scheduling Professional) is an advantage. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; German language skills are an advantage. • Strong interpersonal, coordination, and analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional and multicultural teams. • Curious, proactive, and committed to continuous improvement of project controls practices and digitalization of planning workflows.

🏖️ Benefits

• Our culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com) • Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. • A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. • We've created programs that support the way you live and work today. • GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.