Lead Planning Engineer

Job Description SummaryBecome part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.

We are looking for an experienced Planning professional to join our Project Controls team.

In Project Controls, our goal is to provide the right insights and recommendations to influence the execution of the projects and maximise value to both our customer and GE. This requires the right rigor around schedule and cost management processes to deliver projects on-time and within budget. You will engage with all functions, be exposed to the leadership, act proactively to make things happen. With focus and rigor around tools, processes, operating rhythm, and people, here you shall have the opportunity to learn, contribute and excel in one of the best Project controls functions in the industry.

Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you'll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

This role is potentially open to project controls position too (cost on top of planning), subject to skillset and appetite for this evolution.Job Description

Job Description Summary

The candidate should be proficient in P6, with strong interpersonal skillset to interact across all the organisation functions. He shall have a proactive behaviour and seek/facilitate solutions and mitigations. His technical background is wide so he understands the constraints and logical sequences of our business segment. He is acquainted with electrical substations, at least on AC.
Knowledge on HVDC converter station would be a plus.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Builds the project baseline gaining approval of client and internal stakeholders.
• Maintains project schedule with periodic updates, including resource forecasts throughout the project lifecycles.
• Identifies activities prerequisites and help anticipate blockers with wider project team and third parties
• Drive and challenge progress, agree forecast and develop mitigations / catch up plans.
• Ensure schedule analysis through various means (schedule movements, S curve, commodity curve, OTD, Say/Do ratio, overplanning, resource loading, productivity…) to determine project schedule trends and related risks & opportunities then work with project team members to drive mitigation strategies. Provides evidence to PM to advocate for support as appropriate.
• Leads collaboration with functional task and resource owners to find strategies to optimize durations and manhours.
• Ensures that forecast task durations and logic are understood and committed by the task owners.
• Presents all time schedule data in a transparent way, attends project and management reviews to present schedule status, describe trends and forecasts/landing, make proposals and influence strategic decisions.
• Produces and communicates internal project reporting of project status
• Produces contractually required customer reporting and is able to communicate directly with customers on scheduling matters
• Leads collaboration with 3rd parties on project schedule interfaces including maintenance of an interface register.
• Maintains a register of potential schedule and cost risks in collaboration with the Risk Manager.
• Provides time related calculations to ensure change order schedule / cost estimates are accurate.
• Aligns with Cost Controller to ensure reconciliation between P6 schedule and approved cost phasing.
• Generates "what if" scenarios to optimize execution and works with project teams to evaluate feasibility
• Support disputes and analysis of claims
• Takes full responsibility for the planning output for the assigned project(s) in close coordination with his Project Manager(s).

Qualifications & Experience

Educational Requirements

• Degree qualified either in engineering or project management discipline

Desired Knowledge & Experience

• Relevant experience in planning turnkey projects in the transmission business (electrical substations).
• Relevant experience in Primavera P6 user (Essential)
• Any experience in HVDC project is a differentiator
• Experience on large & complex infrastructure projects or in international and multicultural environment is a plus
• Knowledge of risk management processes and tools, quantitative risk analysis is a plus
• Experience of cost control function and interface with schedule is a plus
• Experience in applying forensic analysis for EOT claims preparation is a plus

Educational/Soft Skills Requirements

• Degree qualified either in engineering or project management with 5 years minimum of experience in planning management, including 2 years in electrical substations.
• Robust experience in Primavera P6 user (Essential) and in EPC / turnkey projects
• Excellent interpersonal skills for cross functional daily interaction / good communicator / anticipation and problem-solving aptitude / team spirit / resilient
• Analytical / contributes to the decision making. Provides factual element to support decisions.
• Autonomous and reliable
• Customer focus

About GE Grid Solutions:

Grid Solutions

Grid Solutions, a GE Vernova business, serves customers globally with over 13,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. Grid Solutions is focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

At GE Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

Why we come to work:

At GE Vernova, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we're always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you'll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you'll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

What we offer:

Working in an international team which is part of global Engineering HVDC Centre of Excellence within Grid Solutions Integration, located in Stafford, Paris, Madrid and Lyon.

A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements

Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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