Engineering Operations Specialist

Reposted 7 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office
98K-164K Annually
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
As an Engineering Operations Specialist, you will drive operational excellence, support global engineering teams, and manage budgeting and procurement processes.
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Job Description SummaryOUR MISSION:
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?
WHAT IMPACT YOU’LL MAKE:
You will play a pivotal role in driving both operational excellence and continuous improvement across a large global Engineering team. In Engineering operations, you will be part of a team that partners closely with Finance and HR to ensure business outcomes are delivered as intended following SQDC while also delivering on financial, headcount and other key operational KPI’s and metrics. You will champion a culture of continuous improvement by applying Lean principles and servant leadership practices, empowering engineering teams to identify and act on process improvement opportunities while also deep diving to find the true systemic root causes and applying corrective actions to fix our quality misses. By supporting our Engineering team and embedding daily management best practices, you will help cultivate a data-driven and forward-thinking one team culture.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Support day-to-day operations / problem solving for a global organization of 5000+ engineers with a budget >$1B – goal is to keep engineers focused on Engineering!
  •  Own P&E planning and execution including bottom’s up needs, tops down budget alignment, financial forecasting, monthly actuals (say-do) and associated narratives working closely with the Global Supply Chain P&E team.
  • Execute purchase orders in both Ariba and PMx to ensure goods and services are delivered accurately and on-time.  Also, identify areas for continuous improvement (CI).
  • Responsible for additional procurement tasks including support for online and immediate payment requests, recurring lease payments and invoice discount refunds in CORA.
  • Co-own fixing supplier PO & invoicing issues including data analysis, identification of root cause, and initiating CI projects to eliminate recurring pain
  •  Own & support overall purchasing CI roadmap including gathering VoC to ensure we’re driving process efficiencies horizontally across the team.
  • Assist with all aspects of PMx integration including moving all SWL into PMx.
  • Owner & approver for all GPE miscellaneous expenses (sponsorships, donations, subscriptions, memberships).
  • Partner with finance to own & inclusively communicate the engineering planning calendar – pacing/LCD/ER – ensuring cross functional alignment.
  • Local GVL. purchasing & operations support for GPE Leadership team.
  • Assist with planning and preparation for the operations transformation initiative.
  • Maintain operational infrastructure, cadence, and actionable KPIs/metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) to drive performance and accountability within the team.
  • Act as a change agent to drive cultural and operational activities required for cost efficiency and organizational transformation.
     

Required Qualifications - What you'll bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration or in a STEM field from an accredited university/college or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience working with large teams supporting their operational objectives and ensuring they meet their financial commitments.  

Desired Characteristics - What will make you stand out

  • Demonstrates the GE Vernova Way: We Drive Innovation, We Serve Our Customers, Lean is How We Work, We Win as One Team, We Are Accountable 
  • Master’s in Business Administration or in a STEM field is preferred.
  • Able to work cross functionally to identify & drive continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Strong knowledge of how a large cost center operates …  the business model, budget planning, rate setting and hours/cost liquidations
  • Ability and willingness to rapidly shift priorities based on business needs.
  • Strong organizational skills (both written and oral) enabling inclusive communication with transparency to deliver outcomes. 
  • Ability to be a change agent and ask curious questions to aide in complex problem solving.
  •  Familiar with AI and desire to use going forward to drive operational efficiencies.
  • Critical, systems thinker capable of aligning conflicting priorities.
  • Strong analytical skills; data-driven but decisive despite ambiguity.

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 $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. 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 December 19, 2025.

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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The Company
HQ: , Cambridge, MA
75,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.

If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different.

Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.

GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.

Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

Why Work With Us

Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.

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