Senior Hydropower Project Scheduler & Planning Lead

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

Job summary

GE Vernova Hydro Power is seeking a Lead Project Planner for its North America division. You will partner with project leadership to define planning and schedule strategy for complex, high‑risk projects, driving advanced schedule analysis and cross‑functional alignment with customers and consortium partners.

You will mentor Planners, lead planning reviews, oversee schedule quality, and ensure progress tracking with proactive risk mitigation to protect cost, schedule, and performance commitments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• 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.
• Experience in schedule recovery, change management, and delay analysis.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.

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.

Skills

Planning experience

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

GE Vernova Hydro Power is seeking a Lead Project Planner for its North America division. You will partner with project leadership to define planning and schedule strategy for complex, high‑risk projects, driving advanced schedule analysis and cross‑functional alignment with customers and consortium partners.

You will mentor Planners, lead planning reviews, oversee schedule quality, and ensure progress tracking with proactive risk mitigation to protect cost, schedule, and performance commitments