Lead Project Planning Specialist - Power Plant Infrastructure

Job Description Summary

Through relentless innovation and continuous partnership with our customers, we are building the energy technologies of the future and providing the cleaner, more efficient power people depend on today.

Make an impact join as to Lead New Project to executions
In this role you'll be Responsible to develop and maintain integrated project schedules for a medium portfolio of projects to support project reporting and on time delivery analysis which complies with Customer requirements and adheres to internal processes and standards.
Support continuous improvement of Project Control, Planning & Scheduling processes and developing/maintaining KPIs & critical path analysis for complex projects.

Job Description

Inquiry-to-Order (ITO) → Order-to-Remittance (OTR) Handover

• ITO to OTR handover meeting to receive L1 bid schedule and contract details.
• Understand and Confirm ITO assumptions and the risk summary is clearly understood, provided during ITO/OTR handoff.
• Attend the Customer Kickoff Meeting (CKOM) & follow-up on all open action items from the CKOM related to schedule execution
• Attends release meetings led by ITO to understand project scope, ITO assumptions, and contribute to Delivery Matrix development.
• Development of the Commitment Meeting file based on functional inputs, project requirements and contract requirements.
• Leads the Commitment Meeting with functional owners to resolve initial schedule disconnects and reach agreement on the project baseline.

Baseline Schedule / KPIs Development

• Set up integrated project schedule in P6 (including L3/L2 and S curves) baseline working with internal GEV team and in alignment with Global Project Control, Planning and Scheduling processes.

Project Schedule Maintenance

• Ensures schedules accurately reflect project scope and execution strategy.
• Continuously monitors project on time delivery performance to ensure knowledge of main issues and how issues are being mitigated.
• Proactively monitors project schedule to highlight slippages, inaccurate data causing erroneous forecasts/reporting and identifies corrective actions and action owner to resolve issues.
• Update project schedule based on inputs from GEV team to ensure project schedule accurately reflects the project status.
• Perform schedule analysis on weekly/monthly basis to identify the critical impacts and provide the mitigations suggestions.
• Ensure project schedule updates and KPIs are reflected in various tools ex- Planner Dashboard, OTD Tracker , Pulse & WIPT
• Works with project team to identify mitigation strategies and ensure strategies are reflected in project schedule.
• Escalates critical project issues to the internal project manager and project team.
• Ensures reports for other functions and customers accurately reflect status of project equipment and provide to customer and business reporting.
• Communicates to functions impact of execution strategy changes and resulting changes to required dates.
• Acts as a resource for project team members and supports with data, analysis, and root causes of schedule variances.
• Uses some judgement and has some ability to propose different solutions to address more complicated project scenarios.
• Perform the critical path analysis for deliverables and ensure no impact to contract dates.
• Claims (EOT, etc.); perform delay analysis to support extension of time and cost claims.
• Leverages experience to participate in discussions and provide feedback to improve processes and tools for the Planning team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
• 5 years experience in Project Control Planning & Scheduling function within an EPC environment.
• 3 years of experience with Oracle Primavera P6 or equivalent project, program and portfolio management tools (Primavera P6 preferred).

Desired Characteristics

• Experience in Extension of time claims / forensic planning.
• Knowledge in of power plant principles and work processes of EPC environments.
• Site Scheduling exposure
• Resources loading in P6 schedules.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Open for travel up to 10%

About GE Vernova Gas Power

GE Vernova's Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and power plant technologies and services with the industry's largest installed base.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Client-provided location(s): Atlanta, GA

Job ID: GE_power-2008106984

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-04-18T18:31:07