Lead Nuclear Project Planner

GE Vernova, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Senior Planner to lead integrated project planning across the full lifecycle of nuclear power projects at the GVH headquarters in Wilmington, NC.

The role focuses on establishing the planning framework, baselines, and performance measurement to forecast and control project outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess a decade of planning experience, with at least five years in regulated megaprojects, and demonstrate strong facilitation, communication, and leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or related discipline; equivalent experience considered.
• Minimum 10 years of project planning experience, of which at least 5 years on nuclear or other highly regulated megaprojects.

Responsibilities

• Establish the project planning framework: WBS, control accounts, milestone hierarchy, planning procedures, and the PEP planning inputs.
• Develop integrated plans combining schedule, cost, resources, risk, and procurement strategy into a single project baseline.
• Define and maintain the progress measurement system: earned value rules of credit, quantity-based progress curves, physical progress measurement.
• Lead planning workshops with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning leads to build realistic execution logic and sequence of work.
• Produce integrated master plans and executive planning documents: execution narratives, histograms, manpower loading plans, and mobilization plans.
• Coordinate the estimate-to-plan integration: ensure budgets, quantities, and hours are mapped to schedule activities and control accounts.
• Analyze trends and forecast completion: develop EAC views, what-if scenarios, acceleration/recovery plans, and contingency drawdown forecasts.
• Support the project change control process with planning impact assessments for scope, schedule, and cost changes.
• Prepare planning content for monthly project reviews, steering committee papers, and stakeholder presentations.
• Interface with contractors and partners on planning alignment, baseline acceptance, and integrated program reporting.
• Coach and supervise planners and planning engineers; ensure consistent application of planning standards across the project.
• Capture and apply lessons learned; contribute to continuous improvement of project controls processes and templates.”],
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• COMPANY NAME: GE Vernova, Inc.KEY POINTS: Primavera P6 expert; nuclear megaproject planning; EV / EVM systems; cross‑functional leadership

Skills

Facilitation skills

Executive communication

Collaborative leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / PM / construction mgmt

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Excel

EcoSys

PRISM

Job description

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Senior Planner to lead integrated project planning across the full lifecycle of nuclear power projects at the GVH headquarters in Wilmington, NC.

The role focuses on establishing the planning framework, baselines, and performance measurement to forecast and control project outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess a decade of planning experience, with at least five years in regulated megaprojects, and demonstrate strong facilitation, communication, and leadership