Senior Planner - Offshore [Hybrid] - EDF Renewables North America

EDF Renewables North America is a market-leading independent power producer and service provider with over 35 years of experience. We deliver grid-scale power: wind (onshore and offshore), solar photovoltaic, and storage projects; distribution-scale power: solar and storage; asset optimization: technical, operational, and commercial expertise to maximize the performance of generating projects, and onsite solutions, through the Company’s PowerFlex affiliate, offering a full suite of onsite energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers: solar, storage, EV charging, energy management systems, and microgrids.

The Lead Planner will play a central role in supporting project management and value-decision making as well as reporting activities. Within the Project Services Team, the Planner will develop and build the Integrated Master Schedule, including supplier input, manage schedule analyses as required by management and lead peer-reviews (including supporting Cost and Schedule Risk Analyses), prepare and issue progress reports and propose corrective actions as needed, and generally support portfolio delivery within schedule.

Planning

• Develop and maintain of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) as well as Management Level (L1 and 2) and Performance Level (L3 and 4) project schedules in Primavera, and the related assumptions book. Control quality and challenge assumptions, logic and durations.
• Organize and lead planning workshops, facilitating discussion between the team Leads and challenging assumptions to build and maintain a pertinent schedule baseline and additional scenarios where applicable
• Analyze different time schedule hypotheses / scenarios related to the project, including identification and incorporation of schedule contingencies
• Review, challenge and aggregate time schedule inputs provided by team Leads and other stakeholders, regarding actual and forecasted activities
• Review and challenge the main contractors time schedules, and incorporate in the IMS to appropriately track progress and risks on project delivery
• Participate to claim negotiations impacting the time schedule

Schedule controls and Reporting

• Propose and implement planning, scheduling and progress measurement processes within the Project, performing logic network planning
• Prepare and issue progress reports as required and identify hotspots, impacts of delays on the critical path, and potential avenues for optimization or course-correct
• Identify and address schedule risks, including Monte Carlo simulation and identification and assessment of potential alternative critical paths

Coordination and optimization

• Lead schedule-centric peer reviews as applicable
• Generally, act as subject matter expert for the JV with regards to schedule development and progress tracking
• Implement solutions that educate and train internal and external stakeholders on schedule management best practices
• Other duties as assigned

The position requires strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead planning workshops. The Planner is expected to be an autonomous, self-starting team-player with an ability to (1) simplify and popularize schedule considerations to the team, (2) perform analyses and extract pertinent information from the IMS to facilitate management decisions.

Supervision of Others:
1-2 Planners

Working Conditions:
85% of time is spent in the office environment, utilizing computers (frequent use of various Microsoft
software/programs), phones, and general office equipment. Approximately 15% of the time is spent in offsite
workshops or visiting other Atlantic Shores or parent offices, or training.

• Bachelor’s degree in a Technical and/or Engineering discipline• PMP Certification a plus
• 10+ years’ experience in a large infrastructure project planning role, focused on scheduling experience for early-phase large infrastructure projects ($250+ million value)
• Experience in schedule risk assessment a competitive advantage
• Proficient in Primavera, additional experience in managing MS Project and PowerPoint Think-cell a plus
• Working proficiency in MS Office tools (PowerPoint / Word / Excel)

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Outstanding interpersonal oral and written communication, presentation skills required
• Highly motivated, self-starter, ability to work well with others and be a good team player
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural context and a fast-paced JV environment
• Strong attention to detail and high degree of organizational skills

Physical Requirements:
Ability to travel every month to an Atlantic Shores or parent office for 3-5 days at a time.1 Additional travels to
coordinate with technical teams or meet with suppliers as needed.

This role’s annual base salary range is between $102,500 and $171,000.

In addition, EDF Renewables offers best-in-class employment incentives, including.

• Competitive Bonus incentives: This position is eligible for our annual bonus program
• Comprehensive Health Benefits: EDF Renewables USA provides low-cost health & wellness premium coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• Rewarding 401k Package: EDF Renewables provides a generous contribution with immediate vesting

We are also proud to offer:

• Favorable time off programs, including paid parental leave
• Rewarding Learning & Development Opportunities
• Supportive Mentorship & Buddy Programs

Be a part of an innovative and collaborative team environment that fosters our goal of Delivering renewable solutions to lead the transition to a sustainable energy future.