We are looking for an ambitious Project Planning professional to join our Project Controls team delivering the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) HVDC project linking Scotland and England.
In Project Controls, our goal is to ensure the right rigor around schedule and cost management processes to deliver projects on-time and within budget.
With focus and rigor around tools, processes, operating rhythm, and people, here you shall have the opportunity to learn, contribute and excel in one of the best Project controls functions in the industry.
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.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Builds project baselines and gains approval of client and internal stakeholders
Maintains project schedule and resource forecasts throughout the project lifecycle
Analyses schedule and trends and communicate forecasted schedule risk to project team, drives risk mitigation proposals
Checks and controls schedule movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast.
Also compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of future task durations
Ensures that forecast task durations and logic are understood and committed by the task owners
Produces and communicates internal and external project reporting of project status
Collaborates with 3rd parties on project schedule interfaces including maintenance of an interface register
Presents all time schedule data in a transparent way, attends project and management reviews to present schedule status
Educational Requirements:
Degree qualified either in engineering or project management discipline
Desired Knowledge & Experience
Demonstrable experience in planning large turnkey infrastructure projects
Expert Primavera P6 user (Essential)
Knowledge of risk management processes and tools
Knowledge of cost control function and interface with schedule on large turnkey projects
Good level of relevant industry knowledge within the Renewable Energy / Power Generation sector (Highly Desirable)
Knowledge in applying forensic analysis on large turnkey projects
Previous experience building integrated schedules for tenders
The North Europe Grid System Integration (GSI) team delivers a wide range of turnkey high voltage AC and DC transmission projects to its Customers in the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia.
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:
Working in an international team which is part of global Engineering HVDC Centre of Excellence within Grid Integration based in Stafford and Berlin.
A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements
Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities
Additional InformationRelocation Assistance Provided: No