Lead Project Controls Engineer

About the role

In Project Controls, our goal is to ensure the right rigor around schedule and cost management processes to deliver projects on-time and within budget. With focus on tools, processes, operating rhythm, and people, you will have the opportunity to learn, contribute, and excel in one of the best Project Controls functions in the industry. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, you can bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact while working on game-changing, diverse projects that play a part in the energy transition.

Responsibilities

• Build tender integrated schedules and cost estimates
• Build project schedule and project budgeting in cost and schedule tools
• Ensure compliance to the Global Standard process for Project Controls
• Support Project Manager to align project budgets to as sold in appropriate systems
• Maintain project schedule and cost forecast throughout the project lifecycle
• Analyze schedule and cost trends and provide forecasted cost and schedules to the project team
• Maintain a register of potential schedule and cost risks
• Maintain a register of actual and committed costs
• Check and control cost movements, compare with current scope and progress, previous forecast, productivity factors, and validate accuracy of estimates
• Communicate schedule and cost status, forecasts, and risks to functional cost owners and drive or support risk mitigation
• Provide internal and external project reporting of project status
• Collaborate with third parties on project cost and schedules
• Present financial data transparently and attend project and management reviews to present cost status
• Provide change order calculations to ensure schedule and cost estimates are accurate
• Update changes in appropriate systems to ensure costs are aligned to the current situation
• Align with Finance Controller to ensure reconciliation between approved project financial data and books
• Support project close-out and claims
• Provide support to tenders
• Oversee the planning function on the project
• Ensure quality of project controlling reporting
• Ensure accuracy of cost budgets, actuals, and forecasting
• Collaborate with functional cost owners to find strategies to reduce cost
• Ensure alignment to established standards (WBS, process, procedures, tools usage)
• Ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the project cost control team where applicable

Quality & Lean

• Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions, and Processes at GSI level and Project Controls Function
• Report or resolve any non-conformances and processes in a timely manner
• Identify areas of opportunity for standardization or optimization and participate in Kaizen or similar lean events to implement improvements

Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)

• Demonstrate commitment to safety through participation in formal and informal discussions
• Adhere to all safe working procedures in accordance with instructions
• Ensure safety work instructions are complied with
• Participate in the resolution of safety issues
• Initiate actions to improve health and safety where needed

Performance Measurement

• Schedule quality
• Cost forecasting quality
• Schedule forecast quality
• Cost and schedule performance of project
• Timeliness of reporting

Requirements

Degree qualified either in finance or engineering (with financial training).

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years planning large turnkey projects
• 2+ projects providing cost controlling on large turnkey projects
• Lead planner on 2+ turnkey projects
• Deep domain knowledge of planning and use of Primavera
• Knowledge of cost control function on large complex turnkey projects
• Knowledge of forensic analysis on large complex turnkey projects

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan (tax-advantaged 401(k) with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions)
• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• Permissive time off

Pay

For candidates applying to a U.S.-based position, the pay range is between $87,000.00 and $145,000.00. The company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120%, or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility includes a discretionary annual bonus.

Schedule

This is a remote position.