Senior Project Engineering Manager

GE Vernova•Schenectady, NY

2d•$113,200 - $188,800•Remote

About The Position

Within GE Vernova’s Gas Power Heavy Duty Plant Engineering Americas team, the Senior Project Engineering Manager leads the complete project engineering team across disciplines, product lines, and subcontracted services to deliver integrated plant solutions spanning Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, Generator, HRSG, and Balance of Plant scope. The role is located in Schenectady, New York, and is under the operational responsibility of the Americas Pole Leader for Project Engineering Management. The posting identifies the position as remote. 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; drives technical decisions; manages engineering budgets and schedules; oversees customer documentation; and coordinates 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 high levels of operational judgment. The manager owns engineering execution of BOP-scoped projects from contract signature through fulfillment of GE’s contractual obligations, and may lead a total project solution across all product lines. This includes serving as the global technical project focal point, flowing project requirements down across GT/ST/Gen/HRSG/BOP, resolving technical issues at the system level, and managing the plant/BOP budget and cost-out initiatives. The position also contributes specialized expertise, best practices, quality, process improvement, and mentoring.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or higher degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college.
8–10+ 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.
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.
Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Technical superior training and experience in project/team management, in the energy field or in management of transverse teams.
Expertise in one of the disciplines: Mechanical, Electrical, or Process.

Responsibilities

Serve as 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.
Develop specialized expertise, serve as a best-practice and quality resource, and contribute to strategy and policy development.
Resolve complex challenges in operations, product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering using sound judgment.
Mentor less experienced colleagues, explain complex or sensitive information, build consensus, and influence others within the field.
Own engineering execution of BOP-scoped projects from contract signature through fulfillment of GE contractual obligations.
Manage cross-functional engineering teams to navigate contractual risks and opportunities.
Review Customer specifications and communicate contract and project requirements to design functions using internal documentation systems.
Evaluate financial and schedule impacts of Customer-requested scope changes.
Enforce quality procedures, participate in continuous improvement, and document lessons learned.
Collaborate across interfaces in a matrix organization.
When assigned as Senior Project Engineering Manager, lead and facilitate a total project solution across product lines.
Serve as global technical project focal point and partner with the Project Manager in Customer and EPC meetings.
Drive consistent flow-down of project requirements across GT/ST/Gen/HRSG/BOP product lines to support contractual and regulatory compliance.
Lead functional resolution of technical project issues at the system level across product lines.
Manage the project’s plant/BOP budget, communicate budget gaps, and maximize profitability through cost-out initiatives within assigned budgets.
Travel up to an average of 25%, mainly within the U.S.