Aero ITR Project Scheduler

**Job Description Summary****

Vernova Purpose

GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?

What impact youll make

As a member of the Aero NU LM/TM2500 ITR Project Controls team, the Aero ITR Project Scheduler will be responsible for wing-to-wing project scheduling for Aero gas turbine power generation plants during both proposal preparation (ITO) and project execution (OTR). This role will support cross-functional teams including the Aero Tendering & Project Management team, sales and commercial teams, Aero engineering team, and construction & commissioning team.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Works with the ITO team to develop, review and finalize the concept schedule and ITO schedule according to the required scope of work and customer specification requirements.

• Leads the OTR schedule baseline preparation, aligning the work of the participant planners and schedulers of the projects (i.e. product planers, consortium planner, site scheduler).

• Ensures that the contractual and key internal milestones are appropriately shown in the integrated project schedule, including payment and revenue milestones, client interfaces, design freezes, document turnover, civil turnover to erection, material handover and system turnover packages.

• Implements a harmonized progress reporting system to provide the customer, project team, consortium partner and senior management, accurate progress status and forecasts.

• Leads the project update process of the integrated schedule and prepares the required internal and external project schedule reports, highlighting critical areas to the Project Manager and project team.

• Regularly reviews and monitors project progress by checking the engineering progress from document management system, supplier monitoring reports, transport arrival on site, site progress for civil, erection and commissioning, and, in general, the progress of all project participants.
• Proactively manages internal and external project activities by closely monitoring the critical paths and the project float.
• Ensures timely and accurate schedule forecasting and identifies schedule risk and opportunities. Advises the project team and works closely with them to develop corrective action plans.
• Provides the monthly forecast and achievement of all payment and revenue recognition milestones to the project manager. Assists extension of time (EOT) claims, change orders preparation and EAC calculations with detailed schedules and analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Business from an accredited university or college and/or equivalent knowledge / experience.
• 5+ years experience in complex project management and / or operations and maintenance experience in the power generation industry and people leadership and influencing experience.
• Minimum of 5 years with planning Primavera tools
• Strong team player with interpersonal, communication, influencing & team building skills.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Leads with a Lean mindset and is skilled in applying Lean tools to improving business operations.
• Experience in project management, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain environments.
• Power plant delivery experience and knowledge.
• Strong IT skills.
• Strong customer-orientation, focus and passion to win.
• Proven record of success working in a multicultural, regional, cross functional team.
• Strong understanding of project business cases, encompassing impacts as project objectives, risks, opportunities, and performance metrics.

**Additional Information****

Relocation Assistance Provided: No