Senior Nuclear Project Planner & Controls Lead

GE Vernova; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Adoption assistance

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

12 paid holidays

Disability benefits

Job summary

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) in Wilmington, NC seeks a Senior Planner to lead integrated project planning across the nuclear lifecycle. You will define WBS, baselines, and execution logic to ensure coherent scope, schedule, and cost alignment for complex programs.

The role requires 10 years of planning experience, including at least 5 years on nuclear or similar megaprojects, with strong Primavera P6, Power BI, and Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• 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 project execution plan (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 (S-curves), physical progress measurement for engineering, procurement, and construction.
• 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 estimate-at-completion (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.

Skills

Facilitation skills

Communication

Collaborative leadership

Planning framework

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering / project management / construction management

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Excel

EcoSys

PRISM

Job description

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) in Wilmington, NC seeks a Senior Planner to lead integrated project planning across the nuclear lifecycle. You will define WBS, baselines, and execution logic to ensure coherent scope, schedule, and cost alignment for complex programs.

The role requires 10 years of planning experience, including at least 5 years on nuclear or similar megaprojects, with strong Primavera P6, Power BI, and Excel skills.