Lead Project Control

GE Vernova•Oakbrook Terrace, IL

1d•$87,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

As related customer equipment, facilities or infrastructure projects: responsible for project delivery, profit & loss accountability, and customer satisfaction through management of project related activities and resources. Impacts departmental operations and responsible for planning/execution. The role has some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Some judgment may be required but this is typically with guidance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
Minimum of three (3) years of advanced experience in the Project Management & Project Planning.
Two (2) plus years’ experience planning and use of Primavera

Nice To Haves

Led planner on 2+ projects providing cost controlling on large turnkey projects
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Established project management skills.
Knowledge of cost control function on large complex turnkey projects
Knowledge of forensic analysis on large complex turnkey projects

Responsibilities

Ensures project implementation as well as work packages and constraints are accurately integrated into project planning scenario.
Responsible for monitoring progress and producing accurate projections.
Ensures other functions have access to accurate current reports and projections, and relevant reports are available for the customer.
Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline.
Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance.
Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks.
Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems.
May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
Builds tender integrated schedules and cost estimates
Build project schedule and project budgeting in cost and schedule tools; ensure collaboration with functional cost owners to find strategies to reduce cost
Support PM to align project budgets to as sold in appropriate systems
Analyze and maintain schedules and cost trends and provide forecasted cost and schedules to project team
Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast. Also compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of estimates
Provides internal and external project reporting of project status
Presents all financial data in a transparent way, attends project and management review to present cost status
Support project close out and claims
Provide support to tenders
Ensure alignment to established standards (WBS, process, procedures, tools usage)

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
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, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity 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