Project Controls Lead

IF1874 GE Energy Power Conversion UK Limited; Rugby; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a detail-oriented Project Controls Lead to own regional Planisware administration for North Europe. You will oversee data governance, audits, EVM support, and control processes, ensuring accurate, audit-ready information for leadership reviews.

You will drive regional reporting cadence, onboarding, and training to improve platform adoption and reduce recurring errors while contributing to global Project Controls initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls or PMO within energy, engineering, or infrastructure sectors.
• Hands-on data management in enterprise PPM platforms like Planisware or Primavera P6.
• Proficiency in Excel for data manipulation and reporting, and PowerPoint for dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Planisware environment for the North Europe region, ensuring alignment with global standards.
• Own data governance and conduct audits to keep project data audit-ready.
• Support Earned Value Management, schedule management, RAID tracking, and change control.
• Manage regional reporting cadence and ensure timely, accurate outputs for reviews.
• Lead onboarding and training to improve adoption and reduce errors.
• Identify workflow inefficiencies and contribute to global Project Controls initiatives.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Communication

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/PM/Business

Tools

Planisware

Oracle Primavera P6

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary The energy transition depends on projects being delivered with precision — on time, on budget, and with complete confidence in the data that drives decisions. As a Project Controls Lead, you will be the regional owner of the processes, tools, and governance that make that possible. You will serve as the primary administrator for Planisware — GE Vernova's enterprise project portfolio management (PPM) platform — across the North Europe region. Your work directly enables regional leadership to make faster, more informed decisions, and ensures that every project in the portfolio meets the standards required for executive and audit-level reporting. This is a role for someone who finds clarity in complexity and takes genuine satisfaction in building systems that others can rely on.

Job Description

• Administer the platform: Maintain the Planisware environment for the North Europe region, including project structures, workflows, templates, and user roles — keeping configuration consistent with global standards.
• Own data quality: Set and enforce data governance standards across the regional portfolio. Conduct regular audits, apply corrective actions, and ensure project data is accurate and audit-ready at all times.
• Support project controls delivery: Work directly with project teams to support Earned Value Management (EVM), schedule management, RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) tracking, and change control processes.
• Manage the reporting rhythm: Oversee the regional reporting cadence, validate data ahead of executive reviews, and ensure outputs are accurate and distributed on schedule.
• Build capability across the region: Act as the first point of contact for platform queries. Lead onboarding and training sessions to improve adoption and reduce recurring errors.
• Drive continuous improvement: Identify workflow inefficiencies, contribute to the global Project Controls community of practice, and participate in the testing and rollout of platform updates.

Who We're Looking For

You are a detail-oriented project controls professional who is as comfortable working with data systems as you are working with people. You build trust through consistency, communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiences, and take ownership of the processes others depend on.

• Required Experience in project controls, project administration, or a PMO (Project Management Office) capacity within the energy, engineering, or infrastructure sectors.
• Hands‑on experience administering or managing data within an enterprise PPM or project management platform such as Planisware, Oracle Primavera P6, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite — particularly Excel for data manipulation and reporting, and PowerPoint for executive‑level dashboards and presentations.
• A formal education and subsequent Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant subject such as Engineering, Project Management, or Business is nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

• Preferred Certification in Planisware or a comparable platform administration credential; familiarity with EVM and schedule management principles.
• PRINCE2 Foundation, APM PMQ (Project Management Qualification), or equivalent project management certification.

• Demonstrated ability to build consensus and guide adoption of new processes across teams without direct authority over those teams.

Why GE Vernova

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. We provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce — designed to reward strong contributors and help you manage your personal and family needs.

A healthy, balanced lifestyle means something different to everyone, and we've built programmes that reflect that.

We also invest in your growth, offering a clear path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help 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. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com