[Hiring] HVS Project Management Leader @GE Vernova

Role Description

The Senior Project Management Leader for Power Transmission is responsible for leading, developing, and governing the project management function across the PT Switchgears Product line portfolio. This strategic leadership role acts as the Product Line hub for PMO, Risk Management, and Contract Management, providing robust oversight, governance, and dotted-line leadership to a community of Project Managers.

The role is accountable for end-to-end execution excellence, driving key financial and operational KPIs (Sales, Margin, Delivery, Customer satisfaction & others), steering high-risk projects and complex negotiations, driving process and tool transformation, and fostering talent development within a matrix organization. Acting as a key bridge between factories and customers, this role ensures tight alignment between industrial planning (S&OP) and on-the-ground project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Project Management, managing large, complex projects and/or multi-site portfolios in domestic and/or international environments (Energy / Power Transmission market knowledge is a strong advantage).
• Demonstrated experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, or heavy equipment production environment, with a solid understanding of factory processes, supply chain, and shop-floor quality management.
• Proven track record working in a matrix organization with cross-functional and multi-site teams.
• Demonstrated experience in team leadership, talent development, and managing PM communities.

Requirements

• Establish, lead, and continuously improve the PMO framework for the PT Switchgears product line, ensuring alignment with central and regional business objectives and the Business Line PMO team.
• Oversee execution governance, standardized processes, and consistent customer engagement across multiple factories, sites, and internal/external stakeholders.
• Ensure close operational interfacing between the Project Management team and manufacturing operations, ensuring that project milestones accurately reflect real production and assembly capabilities.
• Monitor portfolio health, milestones, and performance indicators, providing clear visibility to executive leadership.
• Drive project management transformation initiatives, ensuring the successful deployment of PM tools, templates, and methodologies.
• Accountable for portfolio-level financial and operational targets, including Sales, Cost, Margin, and Margin Deviations.
• Optimize operational working capital by driving the reduction of Work-in-Progress (WIP), managing project-related inventory, and accelerating Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) sign-offs to trigger timely billing.
• Drive strict cash performance by overseeing billing (internal/external), collection, past dues, retentions, and bond/guarantee management from project kick-off to close-out.
• Ensure financial, commercial, and operational decisions adhere strictly to the Delegation of Authority (DOA).
• Take direct charge of major or strategic projects when necessary to secure delivery times and gross margins.
• Ensure regular, structured assessment of Risks & Opportunities (R&O) across the portfolio.
• Drive the definition, implementation, and follow-up of robust mitigation and action plans to counter potential overruns, liquidated damages (LDs), and execution issues.
• Lead and/or oversee High and Medium Risk Project Reviews, including transfer meetings (ITO to OTR) and structured Lessons Learned / Return on Experience sessions.
• Enforce rigorous Contract Management processes toward customers, partners, and suppliers in coordination with Legal and Central teams.
• Support and mentor Project Managers in preparing and negotiating major Variation Orders (VOs), claims (ACT Management), and complex commercial disputes.
• Intervene directly in critical crisis situations, leading customer-facing recovery actions and high-stakes negotiations.
• Work closely with plant managers and operations planning to anticipate bottlenecks, secure critical material and electrical component supplies, and smooth out manufacturing load.
• Validate critical manufacturing milestones—from Technical Design Reviews to Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)—by coordinating engineering, quality, and production teams.
• Coordinate rapid corrective actions for factory-floor or on-site quality issues, minimizing impact on project delivery schedules and gross margins.
• Lead, coach, and develop the regional/product line PM team and Contract Administrators, setting clear performance standards aligned with the GE Performance Management cycle.
• Provide dotted-line coaching and functional guidance to factory and regional PMs, strengthening overall competencies and ensuring the right allocation of PMs based on project complexity.
• Demonstrate visible EHS leadership, drive the Zero Deviation Plan, promote hazard identification, and ensure a safe working environment for all teams—both in offices and across factory/site operations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions.
• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Disability benefits.
• Life insurance.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Permissive time off.