Hydropower Site Planner - On-Site Scheduling Pro

GE Vernova, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

On-site project

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova Hydro Power in Washington State is seeking a Site Planner to support a major hydropower construction project. You will develop and maintain resource-loaded schedules in Primavera P6 and coordinate with site teams to deliver lookahead plans and manage progress.

The role requires 5+ years in planning, strong Primavera P6 expertise, and on-site construction planning experience. You will report to project management and client representatives and help identify risks and recovery actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of planning and scheduling experience in EPC or similarly complex project environments, including at least 2 years of on-site construction planning.
• Advanced knowledge of planning and scheduling methodologies.
• Advanced Primavera P6 proficiency.
• Strong experience in hydropower, energy, infrastructure, or industrial project execution.
• Experience in schedule recovery, change management, and delay analysis.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and understand interdependencies among disciplines (mechanical, electrical, piping, etc.).
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed, resource-loaded construction schedules (Level 4–5) in Primavera P6.
• Coordinate daily and weekly planning with site teams to sequence work logically and optimize resource utilization.
• Lead short-term planning meetings (e.g., lookahead schedules, Last Planner sessions) to align crews and subcontractors.
• Track physical progress, earned value, and productivity (including s-curves), updating schedules to reflect site conditions and identifying potential slippages early.
• Identify and analyze variances between planned and actual work, proposing mitigation or recovery actions.
• Review technical drawings and synoptics to identify construction interfaces, access constraints, and sequencing risks.
• Support the preparation of schedule-related claims, including time impact and delay analyses, in line with contract provisions.
• Prepare schedule reports and S-curves for project management and client reviews, maintaining a schedule constraint log and delay register.
• Provide clear and timely schedule updates to project management and client representatives, highlighting progress, risks, and recovery plans.

Skills

Primavera P6 proficiency

Scheduling leadership

On-site construction planning

Communication

Hydropower knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

GE Vernova Hydro Power in Washington State is seeking a Site Planner to support a major hydropower construction project. You will develop and maintain resource-loaded schedules in Primavera P6 and coordinate with site teams to deliver lookahead plans and manage progress.

The role requires 5+ years in planning, strong Primavera P6 expertise, and on-site construction planning experience. You will report to project management and client representatives and help identify risks and recovery actions.