Senior Project Management Specialist - Project Planning

GE Vernova; India; Remote; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance provided

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Senior Scheduler to develop L1/L2 ITO and project schedules for complex TKSI/TKP/EEP/EO initiatives. You will lead planning, use Primavera P6, MS Projects, and MS Office, and coordinate with partners and cross-functional teams across EPC projects.

You will drive scheduling during risk reviews, define milestones, support negotiations with customers and EPCs, and ensure smooth handover of tender schedules to regional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.
• Strong experience in project management, site scheduling and project scheduling.
• Experience in Project Control Planning & Scheduling within an EPC environment using scheduling tools.
• Prior experience with gas-fired power projects or similar EPC contexts is preferred.
• Knowledge of power plant principles and related work processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop schedules for Turn-key and EO/EEP projects including ITO Schedule analysis.
• Collaborate with Commercial and Product Lines to optimize schedules and manage risks.
• Define payment milestones and cash flows for Partner scope with tender finance teams.
• Lead discussions on scheduling during Risk/Gate reviews and negotiations.
• Handover tender schedules to regional teams and support MTS development.
• Build and maintain scheduling templates and historical data registry.

Skills

Project management

Site scheduling

Multi-project handling

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Projects

MS Office

Oracle Primavera P6

Job description

Job Description Summary

Senior Scheduler is responsible for developing L1/L2 ITO and Project schedules for complex TKSI/TKP/EEP/EO and supports ITO deal teams by managing discussions with Partners on Consortium/Contract schedules. Leads all planning and scheduling processes, tools & work instructions at ITO/tendering phase for global HDGT Projects.

Roles and Responsibility

• Develop Schedules for Turn-key (self-implemented, Turnkey with Partner) and Schedule for EO/ EEP projects (including ITO Schedule analysis for EO/EEP projects)
• Work with Commercial team & relevant functions to optimize schedule while managing key risks. Work closely with Commercial team to integrate inputs from Product Lines for ITO stage and with Project functions during execution.
• Work closely with tender finance teams and Commercial teams to define Payment milestones and prepare cash flows for Partner's scope.
• Define strategies with ITO teams for best optimised schedules and prepare mitigation action plans
• Lead discussions on scheduling during Risk/Gate reviews
• Support ITO teams during clarification and negotiation phase with Customer's and EPC's.
• Ensure proper handover of tender schedules to OTR regional/Pole teams.
• Develops the MTS as the integrated EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) project control schedule, based on contract scope requirements, in cooperation with all involved scope owner parties, to establish optimal work sequences
• Build & maintain ITO scheduling project templates by plant configuration. Work with relevant functions to maintain durations up to date. Build a registry of historical lead times & lesson learned.
• support project schedulers for project MTS development for Turn-key self-implemented & Turnkey with Partner projects, based on contract scope requirements, in co-operation with all involved scope owner parties, to establish optimal work sequences.
• Support key NPI (New Product Introduction) programs and develop optimized schedules together with Product Leadership & Engineering.
• Prepare and update Scheduling processes

Required Qualifications

• - Bachelors from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience
• - Strong experience in project management, site scheduling & project scheduling.
• Relevant experience in Project Control Planning & Scheduling function within an EPC environment using Planning/Scheduling tools and programs
• Prior experience process for Gas Combined cycle projects
• Knowledge of power plant principles and work processes in an engineering, procurement, and construction environment
• Experience MS Projects, MS office , Oracle Primavera P6
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization
• Experience with globally based project teams
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and other responsibilities, and adjust to changing priorities
• Ability to support multiple internal customers and partners with competing priorities in a matrixed environment
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems quickly with available information
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), and influencing skills
• High say/do ratio

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position