Senior Planner

Job Description Summary The Senior Planner provides integrated project planning leadership across the full project lifecycle for nuclear power projects. The role develops the project's planning framework — WBS, execution strategies, milestone logic, progress measurement systems, and integrated baselines — ensuring that scope, schedule, cost, and resources are planned coherently and that the project can measure, forecast, and control performance from contract award through to handover.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Establish the project planning framework: WBS, control accounts, milestone hierarchy, planning procedures, and the project execution plan (PEP) planning inputs.
• Develop integrated plans combining schedule, cost, resources, risk, and procurement strategy into a single project baseline.
• Define and maintain the progress measurement system: earned value rules of credit, quantity-based progress curves (S-curves), physical progress measurement for engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Lead planning workshops with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning leads to build realistic execution logic and sequence of work.
• Produce integrated master plans and executive planning documents: execution narratives, histograms, manpower loading plans, and mobilization plans.
• Coordinate the estimate-to-plan integration: ensure budgets, quantities, and hours are mapped to schedule activities and control accounts.
• Analyze trends and forecast completion: develop estimate-at-completion (EAC) views, what-if scenarios, acceleration/recovery plans, and contingency drawdown forecasts.
• Support the project change control process with planning impact assessments for scope, schedule, and cost changes.
• Prepare planning content for monthly project reviews, steering committee papers, and stakeholder presentations.
• Interface with contractors and partners on planning alignment, baseline acceptance, and integrated program reporting.
• Coach and supervise planners and planning engineers; ensure consistent application of planning standards across the project.
• Capture and apply lessons learned; contribute to continuous improvement of project controls processes and templates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline; equivalent experience considered.
• Minimum 10 years of project planning experience, of which at least 5 years on nuclear or other highly regulated megaprojects (energy, oil & gas, defence, infrastructure).

Desired Characteristics

• Expert proficiency in Primavera P6 and planning/reporting toolsets (Power BI, Excel at advanced level); familiarity with EcoSys, PRISM, or similar cost/planning systems is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of EVM, progress measurement methodologies, and ANSI/EIA-748 guidelines.
• Experience developing planning frameworks from first principles on large, multi-contract EPC programs

• One or more of the following certifications is preferred:

• AACE International PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional) or CCP ( Certified Cost Professional)
• PMI-SP or PMP
• APM PMQ/PPQ or equivalent chartered project management credential
• Strategic, big-picture planning mindset combined with attention to baseline detail and data quality.
• Strong facilitation skills to lead multi-disciplinary planning workshops.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication for executive and regulatory audiences.
• Collaborative leadership; ability to influence without direct authority across engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Resilience and structured problem-solving in a high-scrutiny nuclear project environment.
• Planning framework: WBS, procedures, and measurement systems established and approved within project mobilization targets.
• Baseline integrity: integrated baseline maintained with all changes processed through change control.
• Progress data quality: progress measurement accuracy validated through periodic audits.
• Forecast reliability: EAC and completion forecasts within agreed tolerance versus actual outcomes.
• Stakeholder satisfaction: planning deliverables rated as decision-ready by project leadership.

Note:

• The work location for this role is at the GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) headquarters in Wilmington, NC.

• 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.

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 positionApplication Deadline: October 31, 2026For 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.This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on October 21, 2026.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.