Portfolio's Planning Manager (all genders)

Job Description SummaryElectrification 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

The portfolio represents the highest level of delivery planning and governance within the region, encompassing all programmes and projects executed across the regional scope. All programme-level planning activities are integrated into the portfolio planning framework and fall under the governance and coordination of this role.

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 escalate 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

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)

• 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

At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong.  Click here to learn more: https://jobs.gecareers.com/vernova/global/en/i-d-e

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No