Risk Management & Recovery Planning

• Identify schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies in collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Challenge forecast completion dates where necessary to ensure timelines are realistic, achievable and supported by robust planning logic.
• Drive follow-up actions with functional owners to ensure mitigation measures are implemented.
• Support recovery planning where delays or constraints are identified.
• Escalate critical path risks and schedule impacts clearly to project leadership.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Reporting

• Facilitate regular schedule reviews with project teams, functional owners and key stakeholders.
• Ensure functional owners sign off on their commitments and remain accountable for delivery milestones.
• Provide clear and regular reporting on schedule performance, risks, opportunities and recovery actions.
• Prepare and deliver contractually required schedule reporting and support communication with customers on planning matters.
• Work effectively across multinational and cross-functional teams, including teams located across Europe, Asia and other global project regions.

Project Environment

This role supports large-scale HVDC infrastructure projects delivered globally. Projects may include supplier contracts and EPC contracts, ranging from medium-sized infrastructure programmes to major transmission projects valued in the hundreds of millions.

The HVDC Project Controls team operates in a multinational environment, with team members located across Europe and Asia and projects delivered worldwide.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

The successful candidate will bring:

• Significant project planning and scheduling experience in complex engineering, infrastructure, energy, utilities, power transmission, EPC, construction or major capital project environments.
• Advanced Primavera P6 experience, including baseline schedule development, logic-linked schedules, progress updates, critical path analysis, look-ahead planning and schedule reporting.
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated master schedules across multiple project disciplines and stakeholders.
• Experience working across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, suppliers and/or third-party project partners.
• A senior planning or project controls background, with the confidence to challenge dates, assumptions and schedule inputs from functional owners, contractors and stakeholders.
• An engineering degree background, or equivalent knowledge/experience, preferably in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil Engineering or another relevant technical discipline.
• Strong understanding of how engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover activities interact across the project lifecycle.
• Experience identifying schedule risks, developing mitigation actions and supporting recovery planning.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret schedule data, identify trends and forecast outcomes.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and international project teams.

Desirable Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous:

• HVDC, substations, power transmission or grid infrastructure.
• Renewable energy, offshore wind, utilities or large-scale energy infrastructure.
• EPC project delivery environments.
• NEC, FIDIC or similar contract environments.
• Schedule risk analysis, delay analysis, EOT, claims support or contractual schedule reporting.
• Working with global engineering, procurement, supply chain and project delivery teams.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a collaborative, proactive and technically credible Lead Project Planner who can coordinate across multiple disciplines and develop a clear, integrated view of project timelines.

You will be comfortable working with complex planning data, challenging assumptions, resolving discrepancies and driving accountability across project teams. You will understand that this role is not only about maintaining a schedule, but about providing reliable project insight, identifying risks early and supporting effective project decision-making.

This role is best suited to someone with hands-on project planning and project controls experience in engineering-led capital projects. Candidates from purely operational planning, production planning, PMO reporting or project coordination backgrounds may not have the required depth of integrated project scheduling experience for this position.

Key Skills

• Advanced Primavera P6.
• Integrated master schedule development and maintenance.
• Project planning and scheduling within complex project environments.
• Critical path analysis and schedule risk identification.
• Look-ahead planning, backlog reporting and late activity analysis.
• Scenario planning and recovery planning.
• Engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning schedule integration.
• Strong analytical and forecasting capability.
• Stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing.
• Ability to challenge assumptions and drive schedule accountability.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and international project teams.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are passionate about creating an inclusive work environment. By valuing the ideas and contributions of a diverse workforce, we help inspire others to grow, succeed and raise the bar for everyone.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, GE Vernova is committed to supporting disadvantaged groups while providing equal opportunities for both GE Vernova associates and applicants alike.

Join us at GE Vernova, where results can be achieved by embracing a community of belonging.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No