Project Planner

Job Description SummaryJoin Us to Shape the Future of Energy
Are you ready to be part of something bigger? At GE Vernova Power Conversion & Storage, we’re driving the transition to a cleaner, smarter, and more efficient world and we need talented project professionals like you to make it happen.
Our electrification and power conversion systems energise everything from global industries to naval fleets. As a global leader in these technologies, we’re delivering high-performance solutions that keep the world moving safely, reliably, and sustainably.
We’re growing our Portfolio Management Office and looking for experienced Project Planners to support our Industry and Marine programs. This is your opportunity to step into a high-impact role at the heart of mission-critical projects. From initial bid through to contract closeout, you’ll play a key role in planning and executing complex customer programs that deliver real-world outcomes in energy, defence, and beyond.

Job Description

In this role you will be responsible for:

Project Planning & Scheduling:

• Take full ownership of integrated project schedules across the entire lifecycle — from bid through to contract closeout.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor detailed schedules covering engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, site works, and commissioning.
• Drive alignment across project stakeholders, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure accurate timelines and milestone visibility.
• Create and manage baseline plans, perform schedule updates, and support contract change control processes.

Customer and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Act as a key planning interface in customer and internal meetings, delivering clear and confident schedule presentations.
• Support the commercial team by reviewing contractual terms related to scheduling and progress reporting.
• Lead the preparation of schedule impact assessments for variation orders and internal change controls.

Schedule Risk Management:

• Identify risks and opportunities early, driving proactive mitigation strategies to protect project delivery timelines.
• Support Project Managers with “early warning” alerts and recovery plans that reduce cost and schedule exposure.
• Develop critical path and “what-if” analyses to test project resilience and optimize execution paths.

Earned Value and Reporting:

• Generate schedule-derived outputs such as Earned Value Analysis (EVA) to provide data-driven insights into project health.
• Monitor and report progress to internal and external stakeholders with transparency, clarity, and rigor.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven background in project planning for complex engineering programs.
• Experience managing multiple projects concurrently in a high-paced, matrix environment.
• Understanding of PMI or similar project management methodologies, with knowledge of supply chain and manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, plus strong MS Excel capabilities (pivot tables, macros, data analysis).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a confident and professional approach to stakeholder engagement.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.

What Will Make You Stand Out:

• Experience in marine, defence, or complex industrial sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to build, baseline, and impact project schedules, perform critical path and cost loading analyses, and manage EOT and acceleration claims.
• Familiarity with concurrent delay analysis and robust understanding of schedule risk management.
• Experience mentoring or coaching cross-functional project teams and early-career colleagues in planning best practices.

This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments (UK BPSS clearance OR UK SC clearance) as part of the hiring process. Read more on national security vetting levels here.

You can expect from us:

• 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.

Flexible Working at GE Vernova

We know that life doesn’t fit into a one-size-fits-all schedule. That’s why we support flexible working, adaptable start and finish times or compressed hours where possible. We trust our people to manage their work in a way that suits them while delivering results on world-first projects.

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