Lead Project Planner – Hydropower

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the development, integration, optimization, and upkeep of project schedules and baselines for intricate projects.

• Establish project planning methodologies, scheduling strategies, and governance that align with execution plans and contractual obligations.

• Facilitate baseline creation and freeze processes across various project functions.

• Conduct advanced schedule analyses, encompassing critical path assessments, float erosion evaluations, impact analyses, interface evaluations, and scenario modeling.

• Lead the identification of schedule-related risks and opportunities, and develop strategies for mitigation, acceleration, and recovery.

• Support or oversee committed schedules, rebaselines, and scheduling strategies in instances of change or delay.

• Ensure that planning deliverables enhance project reviews, inform management decisions, and facilitate customer communication.

• Direct planning reviews with project leadership, clients, consortium partners, and significant stakeholders.

• Challenge execution assumptions and influence project priorities through insightful scheduling and structured analysis.

• Supervise schedule quality, planning assumptions, and the consistency of planning outputs.

• Mentor Planners and Schedulers while advocating for planning standards, methodologies, and best practices.

• Assist in schedule-related claim analyses, delay assessments, and evaluations of change impacts.

• Contribute to the enhancement of planning processes, tools, and project execution practices.

• Serve as a strategic partner to project leadership for complex, high-risk hydropower initiatives.

• Support objectives related to cost, schedule, performance, and contractual commitments.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Over 10 years of experience in planning and scheduling within EPC or similarly complex project environments.

• Advanced understanding of planning and scheduling methodologies.

• Proficiency in Primavera P6 at an advanced level.

• Strong experience in hydropower, energy, infrastructure, or industrial project execution.

• Expertise in schedule recovery, change management, and delay analysis.

• Exceptional leadership, collaboration, and communication capabilities.

• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

• Willingness to travel to U.S. sites around 10% of the time.

• Flexibility to adjust work schedules to accommodate various U.S. time zones.

• Certifications such as PMI-SP, PMP, or AACE-PSP are preferred.

• Background in cost control and earned value management (EVMS) is advantageous.

• Familiarity with Lean principles and the Last Planner System.

• Experience with U.S. Government projects is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Medical coverage.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision coverage.

• Prescription drug coverage.

• Access to Health Coach services.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan.

• Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions.

• Company contributions towards retirement.

• Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants available.

• Tuition assistance provided.

• Adoption assistance available.

• Paid parental leave offered.

• Disability benefits included.

• Life insurance coverage.

• 12 paid holidays each year.

• Permissive time off policy.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Relocation assistance is not provided.