The successful candidate will own the cost framework and baseline of each reference solution that will serve as the templates for individual bids as well as the basis for analysis and decision making as each reference solution is developed. This manager will drive the use of these cost baselines, support bid and execution teams in the correct application while coordinating contributors from various fields (NPI, Value Proposition, Sourcing, etc). A special focus shall be given on improving competitiveness, controlling risk, and protecting profitability.
Essential Responsibilities
- Own and develop reference solution cost baselines, templates and deployment packages, ensuring the baselines are clearly defined, accurate, user-friendly and well maintained.
- Drive the use of these cost baselines and ensure they are readily available and accessible to all users and stakeholders
- Define, maintain, and govern standard cost baselines for end-to-end reference solutions
- Work with Global Sourcing and others to keep costs up-to-date, identify any gaps and obtain costings as needed
- Operate in close coordination with the OTR cost controllers to understand actual costs from projects and use this information to refine the reference solution cost baselines
- Work with Proposal Managers to ensure that ITOC models are used correctly and efficiency
- Participate in the tender review process to support, review and ensure the consistency of the data presented
- Support bid and project teams during tender and execution phases by ensuring the correct cost baselines are used in line with intended standards and assumptions
- Coordinate Solution Line and Regional stakeholders involved in sourcing, finance and cost control ensuring alignment between processes and regional business needs
- Provide cost input for analysis and decision making associated with the development of the existing reference solutions and the establishment of new solutions as needed
- Identify, assess, and mitigate cost-related risks early in the lifecycle to improve execution readiness, reduce delivery uncertainty, and protect profitability
- Continuously evolve the reference solution cost baselines based on market needs, lessons learned, tendering and execution feedback, and business priorities
- Contribute to improving win rate, execution consistency, and margin performance by strengthening the quality, competitiveness, and use of reference solutions
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Project Management, or related field
- Demonstrated experience in cost analysis, bid management, proposal management or Finance in an engineering and/or project environment
- Proven experience developing, governing, or deploying standardized cost tools and references or reusable frameworks in a multi-project or multi-region environment
- Strong understanding of project cost control processes and industry-standard methodologies
- Experience with cost analysis tools and the ability to develop specific tools as needed to support the work
- Demonstrated ability to drive use of standardized tools and references and process improvement across cross-functional teams
- Stakeholder management and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, tendering, regional, commercial teams
- Proven ability to identify risks, resolve cross-functional issues, and drive alignment in complex business environments
- Fluent in English with strong written and verbal communication skills
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in power systems, grid solutions, power conversion technologies, or other industrial infrastructure businesses
- Experience working in global organizations with regional execution models
- Familiarity with bid management, project execution, and lifecycle support processes
- Experience defining cost models, lead time assumptions, standard terms, or deployment methodologies for standard solutions
- Experience driving continuous improvement, lessons learned, and return-on-experience integration into standard offerings
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Project Management, or a related field
- Experience in cost analysis, bid management, proposal management, or finance within an engineering or project environment
- Experience developing, governing, or deploying standardized cost tools, references, or reusable frameworks in a multi-project or multi-region environment
- Strong understanding of project cost control processes and industry-standard methodologies
- Experience with cost analysis tools and ability to develop tools as needed
- Ability to drive adoption of standardized tools and process improvements across cross-functional teams
- Stakeholder management and coordination skills across engineering, tendering, regional, and commercial teams
- Ability to identify risks, resolve cross-functional issues, and drive alignment in complex business environments
- Fluent English with strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in power systems, grid solutions, power conversion technologies, or industrial infrastructure businesses
- Experience working in global organizations with regional execution models
- Familiarity with bid management, project execution, and lifecycle support processes
- Experience defining cost models, lead time assumptions, standard terms, or deployment methodologies for standard solutions
- Experience driving continuous improvement, lessons learned, and return-of-experience integration into standard offerings
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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