Lead Engineering Planner

GE Vernova; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance Provided

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Engineering Planner based in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, India. This role involves developing and managing engineering project schedules, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and improving planning maturity across projects.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 8 years of experience in planning. Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 is a must. The position offers relocation assistance, reflecting the company's commitment to supporting its workforce.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop, release, and maintain complex, integrated engineering project schedules.
• Monitor, update, and control project schedules based on engineering progress inputs.
• Prepare and release project dashboards, KPIs, and progress reports.

Skills

Primavera P6

Engineering Planning

Project Planning

Equipment Planning

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

The 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 Description

Roles 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