Portfolio's Planning Manager (all genders)

Job Description Summary

Electrification projects within the region are delivered through a portfolio of complex and interdependent projects across multiple sites and execution timelines. The Portfolio Planning Manager establishes and maintains portfolio-level schedule governance, delivery visibility, and planning consistency across all regional projects. The role ensures that project schedules are credible, aligned with the execution strategy, and consolidated into a forward-looking portfolio view that enables proactive risk identification and supports informed decision‑making by regional leadership.

Planning Governance Framework

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Schedule Consolidation & Monitoring

• Consolidate key contractual and delivery milestones from project Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) into a portfolio milestone roadmap
• Monitor portfolio schedule performance, identifying delays, risks, and cross‑project dependencies
• Provide consolidated portfolio schedule outlooks to support leadership visibility on delivery timelines

Schedule Governance and Quality Assurance

• Conduct schedule governance reviews to ensure compliance with planning standards and contractual milestones
• Identify logic gaps, inconsistencies, and risks within project schedules, including critical and near‑critical paths
• Recommend corrective actions to improve schedule integrity and delivery feasibility

Planning Governance & Portfolio Reporting

• Maintain portfolio planning governance frameworks, methodologies, and reporting standards
• Produce consolidated portfolio planning reports and dashboards highlighting milestone progress, forecast movements, and key risks
• Support consistent application of Project Controls standards across the portfolio

Change, Risk & Scenario Management

• Assess schedule impacts from changes, delays, and emerging risks across the portfolio
• Support development of mitigation and recovery scenarios to protect key delivery milestones
• Evaluate alternative sequencing strategies where required

Contractor, Consortium & Customer Planning Interface

• Maintain visibility of planning interfaces across projects, contractors, and consortium partners
• Ensure alignment of milestone commitments and planning assumptions across stakeholders
• Identify and elevate interface‑related risks affecting portfolio delivery

Schedule–Cost Integration & Forecast Alignment

• Provide portfolio‑level schedule inputs to support cost forecasting and delivery planning
• Ensure alignment between schedule assumptions and financial projections
• Support integrated schedule–cost performance visibility

Education & Experience Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field
• Extensive experience in project planning / scheduling / project controls within large industrial or EPC projects
• Experience in Electrification, HVDC, Substations, Grid, Oil & Gas, or major infrastructure projects preferred
• Strong expertise in Oracle Primavera P6, including baselines, critical path analysis, and schedule logic structuring
• Solid understanding of WBS / CBS structures, Earned Value Management (EVM), schedule risk and change management
• Advanced Excel skills; Power BI or similar analytics tools are an advantage
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to work across complex stakeholder environments
• Professional certifications (e.g. PMP, PMI‑SP, AACE PSP) are an advantage

Benefits Available to You

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• Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.
• A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.
• GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on‑the‑job learning and development .

Inclusion & Diversity

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No