Project Planner

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova's Power Conversion business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers' power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world's major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives and control technologies.

Job Description

We are looking for two experienced Project Planners to join Our Project Management teams supporting our Industrial and Commercial Marine business segments.

As a Project Planner, you will have key responsibilities for ensuring that all aspects of a customer project plan are effectively planned to minimise business and customer on time delivery (OTD) risk.

• Developing and taking ownership of project schedules from the project handover meeting through to completion of the contract including Sitework activities, together with the maintenance of, progress reporting tools and detailed progress tracking.
• Developing project schedules for bid work, ensuring high levels of liaison with the bid manager, resource owners and the supply chain to ensure bid work can be successfully executed.
• Reviewing, advising, and making recommendations on contractual requirements specifically relating to schedule and progress monitoring.
• Maintaining, updating, and monitoring of progress on project schedules, including production of internal and external reports.
• Managing preparation and issue of schedule impact assessments/ summaries as identified by the Project Manager for incorporation in internal project changes and external variation orders.
• Supporting Project Manager during internal and external meetings to proactively drive schedule discussions & present material accordingly.
• Implementing "early warning" identification of potential schedule issues and drive options to reduce "Cost to Recover" exposure.
• Identifying and communicating 'risk' relating to all schedules produced.
• Where required, produce schedule derived outputs, such as Earned Value analyses.

• A background in engineering or previous experience working in an engineering company in a similar project/planning role.
• A proven experience in Project Planning and managing multiple projects.
• A good understanding of project work and supply chain manufacturing operations.
• Sound experience working with Microsoft Project.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, particularly Excel (pivot tables, advanced data sorting functions, macros).
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills for the purpose of presenting to team members and liaising with customers.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage and resolve conflicting demands and priorities.

• Experience of working in the Industrial or Commercial Marine sectors.
• Ability to baseline and impact a program, complete critical path analysis and cost load programs, with understanding of concurrent delay and experience of building EOT and acceleration claims.
• Experience with coaching and collaborating with the wider project team.
• Previous experience with Primavera P6 Project Planning

• Challenging and exciting projects.
• A work environment where we understand that not everyone has the same expectations about their jobs, careers and work-life balance and we are happy to discuss flexibility requirements.
• Attractive compensation.
• Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits are: Employer pension contribution (not subject to individual contribution), Income protection, Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
• 26 days vacation + bank holidays.