Senior Project Manager – Grid Automation

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2 Locations
In-Office
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
Lead end-to-end delivery of complex Grid Automation and Offshore Wind Farm projects from contract handover through final acceptance. Own schedules, costs, margins, risks, forecasts, customer relationships, supplier and contract management, and executive reporting. Coach Project Managers and coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple workstreams while driving profitable execution and continuous improvement.
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Job Description SummaryThe energy grid is changing fast — and the work you lead here will help shape what it becomes. As Senior Project Manager for Grid Automation, you will own the end-to-end delivery of complex, high-value projects, including Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) projects, from contract handover through to final acceptance. You will also support and coach a team of Project Managers, helping them deliver profitably and to the highest standards.
This is a role where your ability to bring people together, hold complexity steady, and drive outcomes across multiple workstreams will directly contribute to the clean energy transition.

Job Description

What You'll Do

  • Lead full project delivery across Grid Automation projects, including Offshore Wind Farm scope. Managing schedule, cost, risk, and customer relationships from transfer to Provisional Acceptance Certificate (PAC) or Taking Over Certificate (TOC)
  • Own financial performance for your project portfolio, including gross margin accountability, monthly sales forecasting, cost recovery planning, and regular reporting to senior management
  • Manage customer and stakeholder relationships at senior levels, representing Grid Automation externally and internally, ensuring satisfaction through proactive communication and issue resolution
  • Drive contract and supplier management, including claims and variation orders, coordinating with procurement, manufacturing units, and the contract management team
  • Identify, manage, and mitigate risk, conducting risk sessions, developing action plans, and proactively surfacing commercial opportunities across the project lifecycle
  • Coach and support Grid Automation Project Managers on Offshore Wind Farm project delivery, sharing lessons learned and contributing to continuous improvement of project management processes
  • Report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for the OWF segment, consolidating execution summaries and presenting project status to leadership

Who You Are

You are a seasoned project leader who thrives when the stakes are high and the teams are large. You are equally comfortable driving delivery and developing the people around you, and you understand that both matter.

Required

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field. A formal qualification in this area is required given the technical complexity of Grid Automation and Offshore Wind Farm projects
  • Significant experience in project management within the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) industry
  • Proven background in T&D and Grid Automation, including Protection & Controls
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-workstream projects running in parallel
  • Strong experience leading and motivating cross-functional project teams
  • Fluency in English
  • Willingness to travel approximately 15–20% as project and business needs require

Preferred

  • Experience working in multicultural or internationally distributed project environments
  • Background in Offshore Wind Farm project delivery
  • Strong commercial acumen with a track record of execution-focused leadership

What We Offer

At GE Vernova, the work you do has real-world consequences and we invest in the people who show up for it. You can expect:

  • A key role in a collaborative, international environment with flexibility in how you work
  • Competitive benefits, including private health insurance
  • Genuine development opportunities, with on-the-job learning built into how we grow our people
  • The chance to work on technically complex, meaningful projects at the forefront of the energy transition

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. Our benefits are designed to reward strong performance and support you in managing your personal and professional life.

About GE Vernova Grid Solutions

GE Vernova Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services that move power reliably and efficiently from generation to end consumers. We are accelerating the transition to a more resilient, low-carbon grid - integrating renewables, advancing automation, and building the infrastructure the energy system of tomorrow will depend on.

Apply today and help us build the grid the world needs.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No



Skills Required

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field
  • Significant project management experience within the Transmission and Distribution industry
  • Proven experience in Transmission and Distribution and Grid Automation, including Protection and Controls
  • Experience managing complex, multi-workstream projects running in parallel
  • Strong experience leading and motivating cross-functional project teams
  • Fluency in English
  • Willingness to travel approximately 15 to 20 percent
  • Experience in multicultural or internationally distributed project environments
  • Experience delivering Offshore Wind Farm projects
  • Strong commercial acumen and execution-focused leadership experience

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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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