The PD ensures consistent delivery performance across assigned projects, focusing on schedule adherence, cost control, risk management, EHS, and quality, while escalating portfolio-level risks, trade-offs, and constraints to the Portfolio Leader. This role acts as the primary execution integrator, translating portfolio strategy and priorities into disciplined project delivery.Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
Project Execution Oversight
- Provide day-to-day execution oversight for multiple large and complex projects led by Senior Project Managers.
- Ensure projects are executed in accordance with contractual requirements, approved execution plans, and portfolio priorities.
- Review and challenge project schedules, resource plans, risk registers, and mitigation actions to ensure robustness and realism.
- Drive execution rigor and consistency across projects, ensuring early identification of deviations and timely corrective actions.
Governance, Risk & Escalation
- Establish and lead project governance cadence (project reviews, risk reviews, recovery plans) for assigned projects.
- Consolidate and manage cross-project risks and dependencies (engineering, factories, supply chain, site readiness).
- Escalate material risks, capacity conflicts, or execution trade-offs to the Portfolio Leader with clear options and recommendations.
- Support recovery of at-risk projects, leading corrective action plans in coordination with Senior PMs.
Financial & Performance Control
- Oversee project-level cost, margin, and cash performance, ensuring discipline in forecasting, EAC updates, and contingency usage.
- Review and validate major financial assumptions before escalation to the Portfolio Leader.
- Support Senior PMs in managing variation orders, claims preparation, and commercial exposure.
Team Leadership & Capability Development
- Lead, coach, and develop Senior Project Managers, reinforcing accountability, execution discipline, and leadership behaviors.
- Ensure consistent application of project management processes across assigned projects.
- Actively contribute to talent development, succession planning, and capability building within the project team.
Cross-Functional, PCO & Factory Coordination
- Act as a key execution interface with engineering, factories, sourcing, quality, and site teams to resolve delivery issues.
- Support alignment of factory priorities and capacity for assigned projects, escalating conflicts through the portfolio governance structure.
- Ensure lessons learned, standardization, and best practices are captured and deployed across projects.
- Work closely with the PCO team to ensure unified communication, consolidated risk management, and coordinated delivery of all GE scopes within the overall customer program.
Customer & Stakeholder Interface
- Support Senior PMs in key customer engagements, milestone reviews, and escalation meetings as required.
- Reinforce consistent and transparent communication with customers, aligned with the portfolio strategy and messaging.
- Represent the execution organization in internal forums when delegated by the Portfolio Leader.
Qualifications / Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university or college.
- Minimum 10-12 years of experience executing large, complex electrical substation or power projects.
- Demonstrated experience leading multiple concurrent projects through Senior Project Managers.
- Strong execution background across engineering, manufacturing, delivery, installation, and commissioning phases.
- Solid understanding of project financials, risk management, and contractual exposure.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally (~25%).
Desired Characteristics
- Strong communication, leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience working within portfolio or program structures for large EPC or OEM projects.
- Strong execution mindset with the ability to balance short-term delivery pressure and disciplined governance.
- High credibility with Project Managers, factories, and functional leaders.
- Strong problem-solving, prioritization, and escalation judgment.
- PMI certification (PMP or equivalent).
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 $154,800.00 and $258,000.00. 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 September 01, 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
- 10–12 years of experience executing large, complex electrical substation or power projects
- Experience leading multiple concurrent projects through Senior Project Managers
- Execution experience across engineering, manufacturing, delivery, installation, and commissioning phases
- Understanding of project financials, risk management, and contractual exposure
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 25%
- Strong communication, leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Experience working within portfolio or program structures for large EPC or OEM projects
- Strong execution mindset balancing delivery pressure with disciplined governance
- Credibility with Project Managers, factories, and functional leaders
- Strong prioritization and escalation judgment
- PMI certification, PMP, or equivalent
GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.
GE Vernova Insights
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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