Website GE Aviation
Role Summary:
The Project Planner & Controller will work with engineering project teams to manage project: metrics, earned value, cost, schedule, subcontracts, and materials through the project life cycle. In this role, you will proactively analyze project data and work directly with project teams to address variances and properly report and manage project data and metrics. In this role, you will work with proposal management and project management to help plan and schedule new projects.
Essential Responsibilities:
In this full time role, you will support project management activities for projects undertaken by the engineering organization. In addition, you will:
- Support a temporary short-term assignment as engineering sourcing liaison
- Analyze project data to find and address problems before they occur
- Report on project metrics both across the organization and to senior leadership
- Communicate project data to engineering leadership, program management and business leadership, and finance
- Promote active collaboration among engineering, business, and finance
- Create and maintain cost and schedule information for projects
- Collect earned value and forecast data from project teams, and in turn help them understand the status of their projects relative to the project baseline and fiscal year constraints
- Directly engage with project management, technical leadership, sourcing, subcontracts and procurement to actively manage and track purchased services and materials
- Proactively engage with project teams to ensure project success
- Provide backup support for engineering sourcing liaison resource
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited College or University (or a High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of experience in a project analyst position)
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening
- This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment
Desired Characteristics:
- Analytical and energetic nature
- Self-motivated and driven
- Experience in Project Analysis
- Experience in Earned Value Management
- Experience in Project Management
About Us:
GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
GE 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). This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.
Additional Locations:
United States;Michigan;Grand Rapids;