Project Planning Digital Transformation & Scheduling Systems Leader
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GE Vernova seeks a Project Planning Digital Transformation & Scheduling Systems Leader to design and maintain the digital scheduling ecosystem for integrated project planning. The role combines Primavera P6 expertise, automation, and data analytics to support the One Project Schedule operating model.
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Responsibilities
- Own and support the digital architecture required to enable the OPS scheduling model across projects
- Maintain and enhance the Primavera P6 enterprise scheduling setup for integrated Engineering, Equipment, Factory, Logistics, PM Key Dates, and project baseline schedules
- Support OPS template governance, baseline schedule creation, rebaseline workflows, and schedule update/reporting processes
- Provide advanced Primavera P6 expertise across EPS/OBS structure, project codes, activity codes, calendars, baselines, layouts, global changes, user access, and schedule configuration
- Lead or support development of automation tools that reduce manual planning effort and improve schedule quality
- Support integrations between P6 and enterprise systems such as PLM, PMx, Data Lake, UDC, OTD Tracker, LTDB, Vendoc/CDH loaders, and reporting dashboards
- Support ITO planning teams with proposal schedule analytics, standard cycle validation, lead time analysis, and bid readiness reviews
- Develop and maintain data quality checks for schedule readiness, baseline completeness, project codes, activity coding, MLI mapping, baseline type, and reporting eligibility
- Support creation and maintenance of QMS / governance documents for OPS tools, template management, baseline creation, rebaseline, reporting, and integrations
- Act as a key interface between business users and technical development teams, facilitating workshops, tool demos, and training
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related technical discipline
- Minimum 10 years of experience in project controls, planning, scheduling, project management systems, or enterprise tool implementation
- Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6, including project structures, baselines, codes, scheduling options, logic, calendars, and reporting data
- Experience supporting complex projects, preferably in power generation, energy, infrastructure, engineering, manufacturing, or EPC environments
- Demonstrated ability to translate business process needs into tool requirements, functional specifications, test scripts, and automation logic
- Experience working with cross functional teams including Planning, Engineering, Equipment, Project Management, IT, and data/reporting teams
- Strong Excel and data analysis skills
- Ability to diagnose complex system, data, and process issues and drive them to closure
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
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Job Description Summary
- The Project Planning Digital Transformation & Scheduling Systems Leader is a critical hybrid role responsible for designing, maintaining, and continuously improving the digital scheduling ecosystem that enables integrated project planning and execution across ITO and OTR.
- This role combines deep Primavera P6 scheduling expertise, project controls process knowledge, automation capability, enterprise systems understanding, and data driven analytics to support the One Project Schedule (OPS) operating model and wider planning transformation.
- The role will act as a bridge between Planning & Scheduling, Engineering, Equipment Planning, Project Management, Factory teams, IT/UDC developers, PLM, PMx, Data Lake, and other enterprise tool owners.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and support the digital architecture required to enable the OPS scheduling model across projects.
- Maintain and enhance the Primavera P6 enterprise scheduling setup required for integrated Engineering, Equipment, Factory, Logistics, PM Key Dates, and project baseline schedules.
- Support OPS template governance, baseline schedule creation, rebaseline workflows, and schedule update/reporting processes.
- Provide advanced Primavera P6 expertise across EPS/OBS structure, project codes, activity codes, calendars, baselines, layouts, global changes, user access, and schedule configuration.
- Lead or support development of automation tools that reduce manual planning effort and improve schedule quality.
- Support integrations between P6 and enterprise systems such as PLM, PMx, Data Lake, UDC, OTD Tracker, LTDB, Vendoc/CDH loaders, and reporting dashboards.
- Support ITO planning teams with proposal schedule analytics, standard cycle validation, lead time analysis, and bid readiness reviews.
- Develop and maintain data quality checks for schedule readiness, baseline completeness, project codes, activity coding, MLI mapping, baseline type, and reporting eligibility.
- Support creation and maintenance of QMS / governance documents for OPS tools, template management, baseline creation, rebaseline, reporting, and integrations.
- Act as a key interface between business users and technical development teams, facilitating workshops, tool demos, issue resolution sessions, and schedule readiness reviews.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 10 Years of experience in project controls, planning, scheduling, project management systems, or enterprise tool implementation.
- Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6, including project structures, baselines, codes, scheduling options, logic, calendars, and reporting data.
- Experience supporting complex projects, preferably in power generation, energy, infrastructure, engineering, manufacturing, or EPC environments.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business process needs into tool requirements, functional specifications, test scripts, and automation logic.
- Experience working with cross functional teams including Planning, Engineering, Equipment, Project Management, IT, and data/reporting teams.
- Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
- Ability to diagnose complex system, data, and process issues and drive them to closure.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Characteristics
- Systems thinker with the ability to connect project controls processes, scheduling logic, enterprise tools, and business outcomes.
- Strong problem solver who can diagnose issues across people, process, data, and system layers.
- Comfortable operating between technical developers and business users.
- Proactive, structured, and execution focused.
- Able to challenge assumptions while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
- Detail oriented with strong ownership mindset.
- Curious and willing to learn new tools, integrations, and business processes.
- Strong facilitator who can lead working sessions, issue reviews, and governance discussions.
- Capable of converting lessons learned into standard work, governance, and scalable solutions.
Additional Information
- Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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