Lead Engineering Planner
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Job Description Summary
The Lead Engineering Planner will be responsible for developing integrating and maintaining high-quality engineering project schedules across HDNU Gas Power Engineering. This role supports proposal contract and execution phases ensuring schedule rigor transparency and alignment with business objectives. The position plays a key role in improving planning maturity schedule quality and delivery performance across projects and portfolios.Job Description
Engineering & Project Scheduling
- Develop release and maintain complex integrated engineering project schedules using Primavera P6 ensuring alignment with scope execution strategy and contractual requirements.
- Execute project schedules for assigned Gas Power Business scopes (including Gas Turbine/Generator/Steam Turbine/HRSG and Balance of Plant engineering) ensuring schedule integrity throughout the project lifecycle.
- Convert proposal and tender schedules into fully integrated contract schedules adjusting activity logic durations and sequencing based on finalized engineering scope.
- Prepare and manage Tender Time Schedules (TTS) Overall Time Schedules (OTS) Master Time Schedules (MTS) System Time Schedules (STS) and portfolio-level schedules as required.
- Establish and maintain baseline schedules manage revisions (Rebaseline) and control schedule changes through formal change logs.
Proposal & Contract Support
- Partner with ITO and Proposal teams to define engineering support requirements develop schedule assumptions scope matrices and delivery sequences.
- Participate in deviation and clarification meetings supporting schedule alignment during proposal and contract finalization.
- Provide schedule inputs for contract negotiations and support preparation of contract documentation.
Schedule Control & Performance Monitoring
- Monitor update and control project schedules based on engineering progress inputs (including PLM interfaces).
- Identify and analyze critical and near-critical paths float consumption and schedule risks; proactively recommend mitigation and recovery actions.
- Evaluate schedule impacts resulting from customer-requested scope changes and support Extension of Time (EOT) and as-impacted schedule analyses.
- Perform micro-planning for critical or delayed work packages and develop what-if scenarios to support recovery planning.
Reporting Analytics & Communication
- Prepare and release project dashboards KPIs progress reports and management presentations for steering committees and senior leadership.
- Develop and maintain S-Curves progress measurement systems (Earned value management) and forecast completion metrics for engineering scopes.
- Issue weekly look-ahead schedules monthly progress reports and on-time delivery (OTD) performance reports.
- Track and report engineering and customer deliverable milestones (LD).
- Clearly communicate schedule status risks and recovery plans to cross-functional stakeholders.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Partner with senior engineering planners to define and continuously improve planning standards templates and data management practices.
- Collaborate across Engineering Quality Supply Chain Manufacturing Finance and external vendors to maintain schedule rigor and execution discipline.
- Capture lessons learned and planning best practices during project close-out to support continuous improvement across HDNU Gas Power Engineering.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Electrical or Civil engineering.
- Experience in Engineering Planning Project Planning or Equipment Planning within complex industrial or EPC environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with Primavera P6 scheduling and reporting.
Desired Characteristics
- Demonstrated leadership in planning scheduling and cross-functional coordination.
- Proven expertise in baseline management float analysis schedule optimization and risk-based planning.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex schedule data into actionable insights.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident presenting to senior leadership and customers.
- High energy self-starter mindset with a consistent track record of delivery and execution excellence.
- Experience supporting proposal contract and execution phases in large-scale power or industrial projects.
- Demonstrated behaviors aligned with The Vernova Way.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Required Experience:
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- Business Management
- Emergency Management
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- Exercise Planning
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