Lead Project Scheduler

Title: Lead Project Scheduler

Location:

• Wilmington, NC, USA
• Remote USA

Job Description:

Job Description Summary

The Lead Project Management Specialist will be a member of the highly qualified scheduling team to support all of GE Nuclear. As a member of the project team, you will be counted on as an expert to shape and define the standards and methods for project scheduling for all of GE Hitachi. You will create and manage the updates to ITO and OTR schedule templates that will provide valuable recourse and budgeting information during ITO and OTR, give project teams detailed schedules at project Kickoff, and incorporate lessons learned from previous projects. You will also perform routine audits on project schedules for quality and provide coaching for scheduling best practices to improve overall project performance. Lastly this role will be available to be activated as part of a team which will provide targeted problem solving for on-going projects who need significant schedule help.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Support the detailed scheduling effort for assigned projects within the Oracle Primavera P6 enterprise software following a structured process and project controls requirements
• Professionally interface with internal stakeholders at various levels of the organization
• Ability to independently manage schedule baselines for a project and perform earned value management.
• Analyze and forecast business needs for both demand and supply capability.
• Analyze critical and near-critical paths to key project objectives
• Analyze and determine critical skill gaps and overlaps
• Work with Value Streams to develop detailed project schedules and resource forecasts for their portfolio of projects ensuring the most up to date standards and lessons learned are incorporated.
• Provide oversight, auditing, and mentoring for OTR project schedulers ensuring GEH project management and scheduling standards and best practices are implemented.
• Participate in the creation and implementation of schedule improvements and best practices to elevate Project Management capabilities.
• Develop and perform training as necessary to on-board new personnel or to educate on upcoming changes in project scheduling tools or practices.
• Participate in the selection, implementation, and administration of any project scheduling tools
• When required, participate, or lead a team to perform Problem Solving for a major overhaul of an on-going project schedule. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college
• OR high school diploma/GED and at least 7 years of experience working in a professional engineering environment
• Minimum of 5 years of experience planning and/or scheduling engineering projects using Oracle Primavera P6

Eligibility Requirements:

• The preferred work location for this role is at the GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) Headquarters in Wilmington, NC; but highly qualified (US based) remote candidates will be considered.
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Desired Qualifications:

• Works well in a team environment and is self-motivated, responsible, proactive, and reliable
• Helpful attitude and demeanor
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to plan, organize, budget, and monitor project performance
• Proficiency planning and scheduling new power plant or complex, first of a kind engineering project, especially in the nuclear industry

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government. ​

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $100,000.00 and $166,700.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.