Senior Project Engineering Manager

GE Vernova • Schenectady, NY

23h • Remote

About The Position

Within GE Vernova’s Gas Power Heavy Duty Plant Engineering Americas team, the Senior Project Engineering Manager leads complete project engineering teams across disciplines, product lines, and subcontracted services to deliver integrated plant solutions spanning Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, Generator, HRSG, and Balance of Plant scope. Based remotely, the role is under the operational responsibility of the Americas Pole Leader for Project Engineering Management, located in Schenectady, New York.

The manager is the primary technical interface with Customers and Partners and owns plant-level technical decisions, including design freeze and risk mitigation. The role ensures compliance with contractual, regulatory, EHS, and quality requirements while managing engineering execution, budgets, schedules, customer documentation, site support, and project handovers. It requires close collaboration with project management, engineering disciplines, product lines, and external Customers and Partners. The role has moderate autonomy and requires sound operational judgment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering from an accredited university or college.
• 8–10 or more years of related experience with increasing responsibilities.
• Demonstrated Customer interface experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of turbomachinery, generators, electrical systems, controls, and/or power plant accessory systems and equipment.
• Eligibility to work legally in the United States.
• Willingness to travel up to an average of 25%, mainly within the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs or projects.
• Creativity and problem-solving capability.
• Ability and willingness to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Motivation and ability to motivate others.
• Continuous-improvement mindset.
• Technical superior training with experience in project or team management, preferably in energy or management of cross-functional teams.
• Expertise in one of the Mechanical, Electrical, or Process disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical leader for assigned customer projects, developing scope of work and schedules and monitoring engineering activities.
• Provide technical leadership and coordinate with project management, engineering disciplines, product lines, sourcing, Partners, and Customers to support project execution.
• Develop specialized expertise within the discipline and serve as a resource for best practices and quality.
• Maintain awareness of technical developments and contribute to strategy and policy development within the area of responsibility.
• Use sound judgment to resolve complex challenges in operations, product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering.
• Mentor less experienced colleagues, explain complex or sensitive information, and build consensus.
• Own engineering execution of Balance of Plant-scoped projects from contract signature through fulfillment of GE’s contractual obligations.
• Manage cross-functional engineering teams to address contractual risks and opportunities.
• Review Customer specifications and communicate contract and project requirements to design functions through internal documentation systems.
• Assess financial and schedule impacts of Customer-requested scope changes.
• Enforce quality procedures, participate in continuous improvement, and document lessons learned.
• Lead a total project solution across product lines when assigned as Senior Project Engineering Manager.
• Serve as the global technical project focal point and partner with the Project Manager in Customer and EPC meetings.
• Drive consistent flow-down of project requirements across Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, Generator, HRSG, and Balance of Plant product lines to ensure contractual and regulatory compliance.
• Lead functional resolution of technical project issues at the system level across product lines.
• Manage the project’s plant/Balance of Plant budget, communicate budget gaps, and pursue cost-out initiatives within assigned budgets to maximize profitability.
• Coordinate site support and project handovers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan with a 401(k) savings opportunity, 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.
• Discretionary annual bonus eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior