GE Vernova

Lead Project Manager

GE Vernova$95K — $159K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in STEM or Management from an accredited institution
  • Minimum 3 years of experience managing 10+ simultaneous projects
  • Familiarity with SAP Enterprise Software
  • Ability to travel up to 50% of the time for project meetings
  • 2+ years of experience in controls or turbines preferred
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written
  • Demonstrated organizational skills for managing multiple projects effectively

Responsibilities

  • Achieve performance metrics of on-time, on-budget, and on-quality project delivery
  • Serve as primary customer contact throughout the project lifecycle
  • Manage financial aspects of projects including budgeting and invoicing
  • Develop and maintain project schedules in collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Administer project activities in accordance with QMS procedures
  • Lead project closeouts and review meetings while promoting continuous improvement
  • Monitor and communicate project progress and risks to stakeholders

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Access to Health Coach and a 24/7 nurse-based resource
  • Employee Assistance Program for confidential counseling and referral services
  • GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan with matching contributions
  • Tuition assistance and adoption assistance
  • Paid parental leave and disability benefits
  • Life insurance and 12 paid holidays with permissive time off
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
The Lead Project Manager is responsible for planning, leading, organizing and motivating the cross-functional project team working on turbine controls.

Job Description

As a Lead Project Manager you will be responsible for:

  • Achieving on-time, on-budget and on-quality level of performance while delivering end-to-end projects that provide exceptional execution performance.
  • Acting as a primary customer contact for the duration of each project from purchase order receipt through commissioning; resolving specification issues; handling correspondence; providing periodic updates; ensuring customer satisfaction; negotiating with for customer-requested changes (price and delivery); arranging witness tests; managing contract and terms; collecting accounts receivables and closing out project.
  • Managing and reporting all financial aspects of the project including budgets, costs, margin, invoicing, and receivable collection while promoting change orders and providing estimate-at-completion forecasts.
  • Developing and maintain project schedule and critical control points through collaboration across all functions on major milestones and task completion dates.
  • Directing and administer project-related activities using QMS procedures.
  • Facilitating project closeouts, pre-mortem discussions and Project Review meetings.
  • Providing daily engagement. leadership and direction to other functions within the project team to ensure an alignment on project goals and deliverables for project success.
  • Implementing continuous improvement for processes impacting the organization by developing and suggesting enhancements while maintaining productivity and efficiency.
  • Monitoring project progress closely to update key stakeholders including identification and timely communication of project risks to management teams.
  • Influence decision making and problem solving across cross-functional teams to develop an inclusive win-win solution for customer and the organization.
  • Understanding key manufacturing, supply chain and engineering processes with a strong background in turbine and generator control technologies.


To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have a Bachelor's Degree in "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or Managemnt from accredited college or University.
  • Have Minimum 3 years of experience managing multiple (>10) projects simultaneously.
  • Have SAP Enterprise Software experience.
  • Travel up to 50% of the time for kick-off meetings, close out meetings and witness tests.


Desired Characteristics:

  • Have minimum 2 years of experience in controls and/or turbines.
  • Have minimum 2 years of experience in project management or customer-facing roles
  • Have excellent communicator, works well in a team environment, appreciates challenges.
  • Be flexible, continuous learner, willing to share knowledge and experience.
  • Have presentation skills, both oral and written.
  • Have organizational skills to manage multiple projects effectively.
  • Be comfortable and effective working in new areas that require rapid problem solving.
  • Have experience working with global supply chain teams.
  • Demonstrate initiative to explore alternate approaches to solving problems.
  • Willingness to gain project management professional certification (PMP).
  • Note:
    To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.


Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Application Deadline: August 13, 2026

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $95,700.00 and $159,500.00. 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 August 05, 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.

About GE Vernova

GE Vernova is an energy business company. They provide digital, energy consulting, energy financial services, gas power, grid solutions, nuclear energy, power conversion, renewable energy, steam power, and so on.

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