Sr Project Manager (Hybrid)

GE Vernova•Bellevue, WA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Grid Software Project Manager leads customer-facing software solution projects from initiation through acceptance and transition. The role translates customer and business commitments into disciplined execution and measurable outcomes, coordinating customers, delivery teams, partners, and supporting functions. It owns delivery across scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, governance, customer value, and project financial health. The Project Manager serves as the primary delivery contact and leads matrixed, cross-functional teams. The role establishes project objectives, requirements, deliverables, acceptance criteria, plans, governance, and decision rights; manages changes, schedules, finances, risks, and issues; and provides accurate reporting and executive updates. It applies Lean, Agile, hybrid, or predictive practices suited to each engagement, and supports quality, customer acceptance, implementation, and transition to customer operations and support. Success is measured by customer outcomes, adoption, confidence, and satisfaction; predictable delivery against approved baselines; accurate forecasts and sound margin, billing, and cash-flow management; proactive handling of risks and decisions; and consistent governance, transparent reporting, collaboration, continuous improvement, and reuse of delivery practices. Travel is approximately 5–20% based on project and customer needs, with regional mobility required to support customer sites and delivery activities across the assigned region.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
10+ years of project management experience for Senior-level customer-facing requisitions, including customer-facing software, technology, systems integration, or solution delivery projects.
Demonstrated experience managing scope, integrated schedules, financials, risks and issues, change control, quality, governance, and executive reporting.
Experience leading cross-functional, matrixed teams and managing customers and internal stakeholders through complex delivery situations.
Working knowledge of software delivery lifecycles and Agile, Scrum, hybrid, and Waterfall approaches.
Strong communication, analysis, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills across technical, commercial, operational, and executive audiences.
Proficiency with project planning, collaboration, reporting, and financial management tools.
Approximately 5–20% travel based on project and customer needs, with regional mobility to support customer sites and delivery activities.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; any offer is conditioned upon successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable.

Nice To Haves

PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster, or comparable certification.
Master’s degree in a relevant field.
Experience delivering electric utility software, including control-room or mission-critical operational solutions.
Knowledge of utility operations and grid applications such as SCADA, energy management, advanced distribution management, or outage management.
Commercial and contract management experience, including customer acceptance, change orders, margin protection, billing, and cash flow.
Experience with global, distributed teams, implementation partners, and multi-region delivery.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary delivery contact for customers; align expectations, communicate proactively, balance competing needs, and connect decisions to customer outcomes, confidence, adoption, and value.
Define project objectives, requirements, deliverables, work breakdown structure, acceptance criteria, assumptions, and responsibilities; baseline scope and manage changes through documented impact assessment and approval.
Build and actively manage integrated schedules, milestones, dependencies, critical paths, customer obligations, and internal handoffs; identify variance early and drive recovery actions.
Own project cost, margin, forecast accuracy, cash flow, billing readiness, and commercial exposure; understand contractual obligations, identify entitlement, manage change orders, and protect profitability.
Identify opportunities to expand customer value, solution adoption, and project scope, partnering with commercial and account teams while maintaining delivery and contractual discipline.
Maintain a current RAID log with clear owners and due dates; anticipate risks, lead mitigation and structured problem solving, and escalate with facts, options, and recommendations.
Establish operating mechanisms and decision rights; provide accurate, timely, decision-useful status, forecasts, performance data, and executive updates; maintain complete project records.
Lead matrixed teams across software development, engineering, product, quality, testing, cybersecurity, infrastructure, services, finance, commercial, sales, and partners as applicable; clarify accountability and drive commitments to closure.
Integrate quality planning, coordinate testing and defect resolution, maintain traceability to acceptance criteria, and support controlled implementation and transition to customer operations and support.
Apply Lean, Agile, hybrid, or predictive practices appropriate to the engagement; reduce delays, rework, handoff friction, and complexity through visual management, iterative planning, and continuous improvement.
Capture lessons learned, contribute reusable practices, support team capability, and responsibly use digital data and AI-enabled tools to improve execution.
Manage stakeholder needs fairly and transparently; ensure accountability, communicate effectively, make timely data-informed decisions, optimize work processes, resolve conflicts, manage complexity, and collaborate across functions and organizations.
Support customer sites and delivery activities across the assigned region, including travel of approximately 5–20% based on project and customer needs.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and discretionary annual bonus eligibility.
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, including a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching 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.
Professional development and a challenging career environment.