Senior Project Engineer – Poland

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In this position the Senior Project Engineer – Poland will be a member of the Advanced Application Engineering team responsible for planning, developing, and driving the engineering execution of the BWRX-300 programs in Poland. This position will be embedded in GVH offices in Warsaw Poland. You will be the primary technical interface with the customer providing technical coordination with multiple engineering disciplines, business project management, partners, subcontractors and customers. You will be responsible to coordinate timely decision making on project technical issues relying on internal home office technical organizations. You will be an active contributor to the business vision/strategy in the region, supporting tactical actions as well as long-term strategic programs.
The position is to be filled by a recognized leader in the business. This person will demonstrate accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives associated with building out the technical acumen of the GVH EIC team and be a visible champion of the project development.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

As the Senior Project Engineer – Poland, you will:

• Report solid line to the General Manager, Advanced Applications Engineering.
• Embedded in the GVH Poland offices and serve as the single point of contact with customer for technical issues for the Poland project(s).
• Provide technical project leadership for a diverse engineering team in Poland and partner with the EIC GVH Engineering Manager to facilitate the technical and project related growth of the local engineering team.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationship with internal home office engineering team managers, business leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate engineering interfaces and drive timely resolution of technical issues with multiple engineering disciplines, business product management, partners, subcontractors, and customers.
• Be accountable for on-time and on-budget delivery of technical deliverables.
• Manage the technical interface with external engineering partners, subcontractors, and other applicable country specific regulatory agencies, as required on technical issues.
• Work with functional engineering teams to build estimates, schedules, manage change orders and responses to corrective actions.
• Report on project progress, performance, and manpower utilization with particular attention to delays, adverse trends, errors and omissions.
• Support the development of the business vision/strategy for new plant initiatives and strategic programs.
• Provide guidance to leadership on management of external resources to ensure the quality of deliverables, enable flexibility and improved cost positions.
• Protect the Intellectual Property rights of GVH.
• Ensure adherence to GVH’s standards for nuclear safety and compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related science or technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in engineering design and/or project leadership experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in the nuclear industry or equivalent large scale new build experience in the power industry.

Eligibility Requirements

• This role will require relocation to Poland in early 2026 for at least 1 to 2 years.

• For Canada GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.

• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Desired Qualifications

• Proven ability to be a liaison between organizations that are operating in separate geographic locations.
• High performing individual with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance.
• Change agent able to make the case for lean and demonstrate immediate impact.
• Proven interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to think strategically, be creative and move quickly to articulate and then operationalize the business vision/strategy into tactile actions.
• Experience with project management skillset (communication, risk, planning/scheduling, change management).
• EPC experience and knowledge; specifically, power plant.
• Understanding of nuclear industry and technology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to document, plan, market and manage programs that further the knowledge, understanding and capability of the business.
• Practitioner and / or expert of Lean practices.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on knowledge transfer and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated success working across cultures and time zones; ability to build trust with diverse teams.
• Cultural agility and sensitivity to different work practices, languages, and business norms.
• Ability to represent home office standards diplomatically while adapting to local realities.
• Ability to operate independently in remote or overseas assignments.
• Self- motivated, adaptable and resourceful in a dynamic project environment.
• Proven track record of influencing without formal authority and promoting alignment across functions.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.

This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws, which mandate all citizenships (including dual citizenships) be from the U.S. Department of Energy’s List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A, which includes Canada and can be found here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-III/part-810/appendix-Appendix%20A%20to%20Part%20810) unless a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy is obtained or unless you are a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or protected individual under the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)). More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810.

You must have legal authorization to work in Canada and any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The drug screen requirement in the background check process is not required if the role is based in Canada.

Strong consideration will be given to Indigenous persons. The term Indigenous refers to individuals who identify as being descended from the original inhabitants (the first peoples) of what is now known as Canada. In this context, Indigenous people are First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $150,900.00 and $289,200.00. 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 November 20, 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.