Project Manager – Portfolio Leader
GE Vernova
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $114,100 - $190,200 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead a portfolio of U.S. utility projects and programs that support grid modernization, electrification, grid reliability, and infrastructure expansion.
- Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development for project managers and project teams, building organizational capability and strengthening excellence across the portfolio.
- Drive a strong culture of people leadership, accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement, while supporting talent development and succession planning.
- Partner closely with utility customers to build trusted relationships, understand strategic priorities, and ensure successful delivery aligned with contractual and operational expectations.
- Own portfolio performance across safety, quality, on-time delivery, cost, cash flow, margin, risk, and customer satisfaction.
- Establish and maintain robust portfolio governance, including operating reviews, forecasting, performance metrics, risk reviews, and escalation management.
- Ensure effective execution across the full project lifecycle, from proposal support and pre-award planning through engineering, procurement, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and closeout.
- Partner cross-functionally with engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, field operations, commercial, finance, and quality teams to ensure alignment, resource planning, and issue resolution.
- Lead portfolio-level risk identification and mitigation, proactively addressing execution challenges, resource constraints, and customer issues.
- Provide oversight for contract administration, change management, claims, and commercial strategy across the portfolio.
- Champion compliance with all safety, technical, quality, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
- Support business growth by contributing to customer discussions, proposal strategy, and execution planning for new opportunities within the utilities segment.
- Drive standardization, operational rigor, and continuous improvement to improve project outcomes and customer experience.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in engineering, Construction Management or a related field from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum 10 years of experience leading utility, transmission, distribution, substation, grid infrastructure, or high-voltage EPC projects, or a related area including portfolio, program, or senior project leadership responsibilities.
- Demonstrated success leading customer-facing project organizations with accountability for operational execution, financial performance, and customer outcomes.
- Proven management experience, including leading teams, coaching project managers, developing talent, and driving team performance in a matrixed environment.
- Strong knowledge of project execution, portfolio governance, forecasting, contract management, risk management, and change management.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence internal and external partners at multiple levels.
- Strong customer mindset with experience building long-term relationships and delivering in demanding utility environments.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa support.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%, including customer and project site visits. Must comply with applicable company travel and tax policies.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project executionportfolio governanceforecastingcontract managementrisk managementchange managementgrid modernizationelectrificationinfrastructure expansionhigh-voltage EPC projects
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingteam performancestakeholder managementcommunicationcustomer relationship buildingaccountabilityengagementcontinuous improvementtalent development
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in engineeringBachelor's degree in Construction Management