Senior Project Management Specialist - Project Planning

GE Vernova, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance provided

Remote work option

Job summary

GE Vernova in the United States is seeking a Senior Scheduler to develop L1/L2 ITO and project schedules for TKSI/TKP/EEP/EO, supporting deal teams by coordinating with Partners on consortium/contract schedules.

The role leads planning processes during tender and drives critical scheduling efforts with Commercial, Product Lines, and EPC teams. It requires strong experience in project control, MS Projects and Primavera P6, and ability to manage multiple projects within a matrix organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience in project management, site scheduling and project scheduling.
• Experience in Project Control Planning & Scheduling in an EPC environment.
• Experience with Gas Combined Cycle projects.
• Knowledge of power plant principles and EPC processes.
• Proficiency with MS Projects, MS Office, and Primavera P6.
• Ability to collaborate in a matrix organization with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with globally based project teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop Schedules for Turn-key and EO/EEP projects, including ITO Schedule analysis.
• Optimize schedules with Commercial teams while managing key risks.
• Define payment milestones and cash flows with tender/partner teams.
• Lead discussions on scheduling during Risk/Gate reviews.
• Support clarification and negotiation with Customer and EPCs.
• Handover tender schedules to regional teams and develop integrated MTS.

Skills

Project scheduling

MS Project

Primavera P6

EPC environment

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

MS Office

Job description

Job Description Summary

Senior Scheduler is responsible for developing L1/L2 ITO and Project schedules for complex TKSI/TKP/EEP/EO and supports ITO deal teams by managing discussions with Partners on Consortium/Contract schedules.
Leads all planning and scheduling processes, tools & work instructions at ITO/tendering phase for global HDGT Projects.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibility

• Develop Schedules for Turn-key (self-implemented, Turnkey with Partner) and Schedule for EO/ EEP projects (including ITO Schedule analysis for EO/EEP projects)
• Work with Commercial team & relevant functions to optimize schedule while managing key risks. Work closely with Commercial team to integrate inputs from Product Lines for ITO stage and with Project functions during execution.
• Work closely with tender finance teams and Commercial teams to define Payment milestones and prepare cash flows for Partner’s scope.
• Define strategies with ITO teams for best optimised schedules and prepare mitigation action plans
• Lead discussions on scheduling during Risk/Gate reviews
• Support ITO teams during clarification and negotiation phase with Customer’s and EPC’s.
• Ensure proper handover of tender schedules to OTR regional/Pole teams.
• Develops the MTS as the integrated EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) project control schedule, based on contract scope requirements, in cooperation with all involved scope owner parties, to establish optimal work sequences
• Build & maintain ITO scheduling project templates by plant configuration. Work with relevant functions to maintain durations up to date. Build a registry of historical lead times & lesson learned.
• support project schedulers for project MTS development for Turn-key self-implemented & Turnkey with Partner projects, based on contract scope requirements, in co-operation with all involved scope owner parties, to establish optimal work sequences.
• Support key NPI (New Product Introduction) programs and develop optimized schedules together with Product Leadership & Engineering.
• Prepare and update Scheduling processes

Required Qualifications

Bachelors from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience

Strong experience in project management, site scheduling & project scheduling.

• Relevant experience in Project Control Planning & Scheduling function within an EPC environment using Planning/Scheduling tools and programs
• Prior experience process for Gas Combined cycle projects
• Knowledge of power plant principles and work processes in an engineering, procurement, and construction environment
• Experience MS Projects, MS office , Oracle Primavera P6
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization
• Experience with globally based project teams
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and other responsibilities, and adjust to changing priorities
• Ability to support multiple internal customers and partners with competing priorities in a matrixed environment
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems quickly with available information
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), and influencing skills
• High say/do ratio

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position