Job Description Summary

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion & Storage business combines advanced energy conversion and storage systems to meet the electrification needs of utilities and industries. With a focus on power stability, energy storage and industrial electrification solutions, Power Conversion & Storage empowers customers by addressing their most complex electrification challenges and accelerating their transition to a sustainable, decarbonized future.

As part of GE Vernova’s Power Conversion and Storage (PCS) USA team, you will play a significant role in the managing Heavy Industry projects in North America, by being located in Houston, TX, interacting closely with customers in North America, system and design engineering teams both locally and globally, as well as Sourcing and Manufacturing teams, understanding their challenges, developing technical solutions and project fulfillment as part of Order to Remittance (OTR). The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing project delivery, managing project margin, and ensuring customer satisfaction by effectively coordinating project-related activities and resources. This role involves planning and executing project operations with autonomy, while adhering to established policies and reviewing end results to ensure alignment with organizational goals.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

As a Project Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing projects across all project phases from Order Entry to Installation and Commissioning
• Planning, coordinating, and executing design, build, and installation support activities across GE Vernova and subcontracted resources, ensuring contract requirements are met, and managing cost, quality, and schedule constraints.
• Demonstrating self-motivation and teamwork, driving cross-functional teams, and effectively communicating results to customers.
• Identifying, managing, and executing the day-to-day operational aspects of project scope, adapting to the changing needs and requirements of the customer.
• Maintaining accurate project milestone tracking to provide visible and predictable data for key business metrics and revenue forecasting.
• Being accountable for project revenue, contribution margin, and cash collection targets, supporting the PCS North America region.
• Learn and adhere to departmental policies, procedures, and practices
• Facilitating routine operations such as project reviews and financial reviews
• Regularly tracking and communicating project progress, open action items, and all aspects of project status to key stakeholders through project kick-offs, regular status updates, risk and opportunity assessments, and project closure reports.
• Identifying, escalating, and resolving issues/risks that might affect customer satisfaction and GE operational targets.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or STEM related degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum 5 years of industrial experience in electrical or mechanical manufacturing industry.

Eligibility Requirements

• Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time,  to meet with customers and project locations
• Ability to work in an industrial environment including Steel Mills, Refineries, Gas and Oil Wells, Power Plants, Chemical Plants, and other manufacturing facilities

Desired Characteristics

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Proactive Leadership skills and excellent team player.
• Experience as a Project Manager or related function.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with customers and internal stakeholders
• Proven experience in managing customer contracts above $1M USD
• Proven ability to work across global teams
• Excellent Communication Skills (written & oral) in English
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP system
• PMP certification.
• Background in a customer-facing service delivery or project management role
• Technical knowledge of power conversion products, including controls/automation, variable frequency drives, and power systems.
• Competence in decision-making regarding task completion and follow-up on outcomes.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to develop clear messages using MS Office tools (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project).
• Experience with creating and managing project dashboards utilizing tools such as Smartsheet
• Ability to prioritize workload and adjust work activities to meet business needs and departmental goals