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

·  Bachelor’s 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