Remote Hydropower Project Planning Lead

gevernova; United States; Remote; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company matching

Job summary

GE Vernova Hydro Power North America is seeking a Lead Project Planner to define planning approach and schedule strategy for complex projects. You will drive baseline development, conduct advanced schedule analysis, and mentor teams while ensuring contractual commitments.

The role requires travel to U.S. sites and close collaboration with customers and partners to deliver on cost, schedule, and performance targets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of planning and scheduling experience in EPC or similarly complex project environments.
• Advanced knowledge of planning and scheduling methodologies.
• Advanced Primavera P6 proficiency.
• Strong experience in hydropower, energy, infrastructure, or industrial project execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, integration, optimization, and maintenance of project schedules and baselines for complex projects.
• Define the project planning approach, schedule strategy, and governance in alignment with execution strategy and contractual requirements.
• Drive baseline development and freeze processes across project functions.
• Perform advanced schedule analysis including critical path, float erosion, impact analysis, interface analysis, and what-if scenario modeling.
• Lead identification of schedule risks and opportunities and drive mitigation, acceleration, and recovery plans with project teams.
• Support or lead development of committed schedules, rebaselines, and schedule strategies related to change or delay situations.
• Ensure planning deliverables support project reviews, management decision-making, and customer communication requirements.
• Lead planning reviews with project leadership, customers, consortium partners, and other key stakeholders when required.
• Challenge execution assumptions and help shape project priorities through schedule insight and structured analysis.
• Oversee schedule quality, planning assumptions, and consistency of planning outputs.
• Mentor Planners and Schedulers and promote planning standards, methods, and best practices.
• Support schedule-related claims analysis, delay assessments, and change impact evaluations where required.
• Contribute to improvement of planning processes, tools, and project execution practices.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Primavera P6

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

GE Vernova Hydro Power North America is seeking a Lead Project Planner to define planning approach and schedule strategy for complex projects. You will drive baseline development, conduct advanced schedule analysis, and mentor teams while ensuring contractual commitments.

The role requires travel to U.S. sites and close collaboration with customers and partners to deliver on cost, schedule, and performance targets.