Lead Project Planner

As a Lead Project Controller, you will be responsible for overseeing financial and operational performance for multiple projects within the organization. Your duties include managing project budgets, tracking progress, and forecasting financial outcomes. You will collaborate closely with project managers to identify potential risks, implement cost control measures, and ensure projects stay on schedule and within budget. This role involves preparing detailed financial reports, analyzing project performance, and ensuring compliance with company policies and industry regulations.

The Lead Project Controller will also lead a team of project controllers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support in the execution of their duties. Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential for success in this role, as well as experience with project management software and financial reporting tools.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Lead Project Controls to implement project strategies that keep the project on time and within budget.
• Deliver detailed planning and costing for the HVDC scope, integrated into the overall project framework.
• Support HVDC project requirements globally as part of the wider Project Controls team.

Scheduling Responsibilities:

• Develop tender schedules using standardized tools, ensuring a balance between competitive offerings and historical performance.
• Create and maintain a comprehensive project schedule that integrates inputs from all teams and third parties.
• Ensure all interdependencies are clearly represented in the schedule and that functional owners are accountable for their deadlines.
• Work closely with the overall project planning team to ensure alignment with the broader project schedule.
• Maintain the project schedule throughout the project lifecycle, continuously updating it based on inputs from all stakeholders.
• Lead regular project team meetings to review the schedule status and operational progress.
• Analyze the schedule to identify risks and opportunities, providing actionable insights to the project team.
• Generate and evaluate "what if" scenarios to optimize project execution and mitigate risks.
• Provide clear, timely reporting on schedule status, risks, and potential delays, including customer reports.

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to drive project teams to meet objectives and control the project timeline.
• Excellent analytical skills for using data to forecast project outcomes and assess risks.
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders across various functions.
• Proficient in using Primavera and other scheduling tools.
• Proven cost management skills.

Grid Solutions, a GE Vernova business, serves customers globally with over 20,000 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.

About GE Grid Solutions:

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 Renewable Energy, 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:

A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements, competitive benefits, and great development opportunities.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No