Project Planner

Overview

Lead project scheduling and risk management for complex engineering programs.

Key Responsibilities

• integrated scheduling
• earned value
• risk management
• progress reporting
• cross coordination
• what‑if analysis

Tasks

-Represent the planning function in customer and internal meetings. -Identify schedule risks and opportunities early. -Produce schedule-driven insights like Earned Value Analysis (EVA). -Ensure all stakeholders and suppliers are aligned with key milestones and delivery timelines. -Coordinate across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, site works, and commissioning. -Track progress and report performance to internal teams and customers with clarity and confidence. -Support commercial teams with schedule-related contract terms and reporting requirements. -Lead the development and management of integrated project schedules — from bid through to handover. -Drive proactive mitigation and support recovery planning. -Deliver clear and confident schedule presentations. -Maintain baseline schedules, perform updates, and support change control processes. -Lead schedule impact assessments for variation orders and internal changes. -Develop “what-if” scenarios and critical path analyses to optimise execution.

Requirements

• primavera
• microsoft project
• excel
• supply chain
• pmi
• communication

What You Bring

-Experience managing multiple projects in a high-paced, matrixed environment. -Excellent communication skills, written and verbal with a professional, stakeholder-focused approach. -Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and advanced Excel (pivot tables, macros, data analysis). -Solid understanding of supply chain and manufacturing processes. -A strong background in project planning for complex engineering programs, ideally in defence, marine, or industrial sectors. -Familiarity with PMI or equivalent project management methodologies.

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About Ge Vernova

-Traces roots back to Edison and Alstom, merging power, renewable, digital & financial wings. -Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, crafts large-scale gas turbines, SMRs, wind turbines, hydro and grid tech to fuel economies. -On the nuclear front, advancing small modular reactors (like BWRX‑300) in partnership with utilities and supporting semiconductor projects. -Wind prowess spans onshore, offshore and blade making—with key sites like Dogger Bank offshore and blade plants in Spain. -Electrification arm tackles grid stability: HVDC, transformers, storage, conversion, plus GridOS software powering smarter infrastructure. -Weaves finance and consulting through energy-infrastructure investments, funding solar farms to pipelines via GE Energy Financial Services.

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