HVDC Project Planning Manager (m/f/d)

Job Description Summary At GE Renewable Energy, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and were always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and youll 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, youll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition. HVDC Projects are large and complex projects with multiple sites across the world and international teams involved. Project planning manager is part of the Project Controls team and his/her role is to develop and manage the project schedule, aligning with all functions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Key member of the project team providing schedule status to the PM and to the Lead Project Planner

• Develops and maintains the project schedule by integrating inputs from all functions, units and third parties contributing to the project

• Communicate about the schedule status to the Lead Planner, Project Manager, supplier and third parties.

• Provides schedule analysis to determine project schedule risks and opportunities then works with project team members to drive risk mitigation strategies

• Provides look ahead, backlog and future late reporting with prioritizations to clearly communicate potential and real risk and drive the project priorities

• Provides regular status reporting with forecasting and analytics to project team members

• Provides contractually required customer reporting and is able to communicate directly with customers on scheduling matters

• Preparation of critical path analysis and work with multiple critical and near critical paths

• Generates “what if” scenarios to optimize execution and works with project teams to evaluate feasibility

• Aligns with cost controlling function to ensure clear alignment between cost and schedule to ensure accurate project execution

• Support change order analysis with schedule analytics and forecasts

• Organize/lead timely Planning Reviews with project team, to share all schedules issues and define/validate mitigation plan

• Load and manage resources into the project schedule

Qualifications

Educational Requirements

• Graduate in Engineering or Economic studies

• Background in Project Management. Could be part of the graduate certificate or independent training

Experience and Knowledge

• As part of a project team, several years of experience in planning management

• Application of planning control principles (WBS, critical path, progress)

• Application of planning tools (MS-Project and Primavera P6)

• Including interfaces with Cost control, and workload management

Behavioral skills / competencies

• Fluent in English is a must

• Likes to work in a Team with active collaboration

• Contribute to the decision making

• Critical approach of data on hands

• Rigor and Transparency

• Proactivity & Anticipation and problem solving attitude

As a plus

• Carried out...

• organizational and strategic planning process would be appreciated

• Planning integration principles and methods

• Contract management: made EOTs and supported negotiations

• Risk management

• Schedules “what if” analysis

• Experience with CPA and EOT/delay analysis

• Experience in Substations

What we offer

• Working in a growing international team within Grid Systems Integration with extensive development opportunities

• A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work arrangements

• Competitive benefits

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No