Heavy Duty Combine Cycle Gas Turbine NU Technical Academy Director
About The Position
GE Vernova is seeking a Technical Academy Leader for Heavy-Duty Gas Turbine New Units to build and lead the HDGT NU Technical Academy as a strategic enabler of business growth, capability development, and organizational readiness. The role aligns academy strategy with the Business Line’s long-term strategy, growth priorities, and workforce needs, including ramp-up, onboarding, reskilling, upskilling, and knowledge transfer across critical technical domains. This is a strategic capability-building leadership role combining learning strategy, organizational development, technical knowledge transfer, change management, stakeholder leadership, business execution, and transformation. The position reports to the Global Projects Leader and partners closely with senior leaders, subject matter experts, cross-functional stakeholders, and the HR Leader, with visibility to Business Line and Pole Leadership. The position is listed as remote, with a hybrid arrangement preferred and preferred locations of Schenectady, Greenville, Atlanta, or Houston. Relocation assistance is provided. The U.S. salary range is $154,800 to $258,000, with geographic salary differentials in some areas and eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus. The posting is expected to remain open at least seven days after November 2, 2026, with an application deadline of November 10, 2026. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; an offer is conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
- At least 10 years of experience in the power generation industry in a technical, business leadership, engineering, operations, learning, and/or project management role.
- Strong business and engineering/technical acumen in Heavy-Duty Gas Power New Units, with the ability to connect learning strategy to business outcomes.
- Experience influencing change and driving organizational transformation across multiple leadership levels, including senior executives, with effective stakeholder communication.
- Experience in a global or matrixed organization with cross-regional or cross-functional scope.
- Proven project management skills.
- Experience managing budgets and delivering results in a matrixed environment.
- Ability to lead change, foster continuous learning, and support organizational growth.
- Ability to turn ambiguity into measurable progress and adapt as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading process-improvement initiatives from strategy through full deployment with measurable results.
- Strong understanding of project execution and how capability development drives business performance.
- Familiarity with learning management systems, e-learning platforms, and digital learning solutions.
Responsibilities
- Define, launch, and lead the Technical Academy strategy in alignment with business priorities, workforce plans, and long-term objectives, supporting the Senior Executive Team.
- Translate business growth and capability needs into structured learning pathways, curricula, and development methods.
- Partner with senior leaders, subject matter experts, and instructional designers to develop and deploy relevant, high-quality learning content.
- Develop and own global onboarding strategies that accelerate new-hire productivity and consistently deliver standard capabilities in a high-volume hiring environment.
- Prioritize and manage academy offerings for critical skills development, technical upskilling, onboarding, and knowledge transfer.
- Promote just-in-time, workflow-based, practical learning approaches that support operational effectiveness and embed standard work.
- Use GE Vernova digital, virtual, and hybrid learning platforms to improve scalability, accessibility, and learner experience.
- Collaborate across business lines and functions to identify shared learning needs, leverage existing content, and create synergies as the HDGT NU Technical Academy lead.
- Oversee learning delivery, participant management, certification, and post-training evaluation using existing enterprise platforms.
- Manage the Academy budget and monitor metrics to assess success, cost-effectiveness, and measurable business impact.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Health Coach access and 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.
- Relocation assistance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
