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GE Vernova

Lead Project Control

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In-Office
Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA
87K-145K Annually
Mid level
In-Office
Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA
87K-145K Annually
Mid level
Lead project controls for customer equipment, facilities, and infrastructure projects: build and maintain schedules and budgets, produce forecasts and reports, control costs, support PMs, tender support, and ensure alignment with WBS/process standards to drive project delivery, P&L accountability, and customer satisfaction.
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Job Description SummaryAs 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.

Job Description

Roles and 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)

Required Qualifications

  • 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

Desired Characteristics

  • 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

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



For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position 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 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 June 18, 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.

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