Senior Project Engineering Manager
Job Description Summary
Job Description
Are you ready to lead the engineering execution of high-impact, large-scale energy infrastructure projects that power the world?
GE Vernova is looking for an exceptional Senior Project Engineering Manager to join our Electrification team based in Stafford, UK.
GE Vernova - The Energy to Change the World
With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our name reflects our mission. “GE” carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” signals Earth’s lush ecosystems, while “Nova” nods to a new era of lower-carbon energy we are helping to deliver.
Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, and quality of life.
Electrification Our Electrification solutions modernize grids, enable renewable integration, and strengthen energy systems. From software to power conversion and storage, we help create smarter, more resilient energy networks.
Let’s Talk About The Role
The Senior Project Engineering Manager will lead the engineering execution of complex, large-scale EPC projects, ensuring seamless delivery across schedule, cost, quality, and technical requirements.
You will act as the technical lead for the HVDC Solution Line, overseeing multidisciplinary teams and driving the integration of complex engineering scopes. By managing critical interfaces and fostering collaboration between procurement, construction, and commissioning teams, you will ensure our projects meet the highest standards of safety and excellence. You will serve as a primary technical contact for customers and partners, navigating project risks and driving continuous improvement to ensure successful project outcomes.
How You Will Make a Difference
You should be a collaborative leader who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments, with:
Where And How You'll Work
This is a permanent position based in our Stafford office.
We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.
Our Culture
Every action shapes our future. That’s why our north star is a culture of impact, where everyone is empowered to thrive and achieve.
Addressing the urgent need to build a more sustainable electric power system while improving the trajectory of climate change emissions are global priorities, and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world. We play a significant role in leading a new era of energy.
Our technology helps generate approximately twenty-five percent of the world’s electricity today, and we are working to power the rest. If we want the future of energy to be different, then join us and be the difference. Together, we are the Energy of Change!
We're determined to be the best place to grow
We believe that strong careers are built on a variety of experiences, strong connections, and continuous development. We’re committed to providing you the tools to navigate and shape a strong career journey that aligns with a healthy work-life balance. No two careers are the same, and yours should reflect your personal and professional goals. Your people leader and trusted mentors will support you through navigating your journey.
We also prioritize fair pay, performance-based rewards, and wellbeing programs for you and your family. With opportunities to move across teams and functions, your career can keep evolving while sustainability stays at the core of everything we do.
Inclusion & Diversity
We are passionate about creating an inclusive work environment. By valuing the ideas and contributions of a diverse workforce we help inspire others to grow, succeed, and raise the bar for everyone.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, GE Vernova is committed to support disadvantaged groups whilst providing equal opportunities for both GE Vernova associates and applicants alike.
Join us at GE Vernova where results can be achieved by embracing a community of belonging.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Job Description
Are you ready to lead the engineering execution of high-impact, large-scale energy infrastructure projects that power the world?
GE Vernova is looking for an exceptional Senior Project Engineering Manager to join our Electrification team based in Stafford, UK.
GE Vernova - The Energy to Change the World
With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our name reflects our mission. “GE” carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” signals Earth’s lush ecosystems, while “Nova” nods to a new era of lower-carbon energy we are helping to deliver.
Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, and quality of life.
Electrification Our Electrification solutions modernize grids, enable renewable integration, and strengthen energy systems. From software to power conversion and storage, we help create smarter, more resilient energy networks.
Let’s Talk About The Role
The Senior Project Engineering Manager will lead the engineering execution of complex, large-scale EPC projects, ensuring seamless delivery across schedule, cost, quality, and technical requirements.
You will act as the technical lead for the HVDC Solution Line, overseeing multidisciplinary teams and driving the integration of complex engineering scopes. By managing critical interfaces and fostering collaboration between procurement, construction, and commissioning teams, you will ensure our projects meet the highest standards of safety and excellence. You will serve as a primary technical contact for customers and partners, navigating project risks and driving continuous improvement to ensure successful project outcomes.
How You Will Make a Difference
- Owning the end-to-end delivery of engineering activities of the HVDC Solution Line scope of works on large EPC projects, ensuring alignment with schedule, budget, and technical requirements.
- Leading and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensuring that deliverables are integrated, consistent, and aligned with project milestones.
- Acting as the technical lead within the project, driving decision-making and managing interfaces between engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and customers.
- Establishing and maintaining effective communication with customers, partners, and suppliers on technical topics, ensuring transparency, responsiveness, and trust.
- Anticipating and managing risks by maintaining an up-to-date risk register, driving mitigation plans, and enforcing a structured change management process.
- Ensuring high standards of quality and compliance, applying internal processes, safety (EHS) requirements, and industry best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
- Representing engineering in project governance, providing clear reporting on progress, issues, and KPIs, and contributing to key project reviews and decisions.
- Supporting site teams during execution, ensuring a smooth transition from design to construction and commissioning, and resolving technical issues efficiently.
- Mentoring and empowering project engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
- Carrying out regular and thorough reviews of the progress and delivery of the HVDC Solution Line scope of work assessing all aspects of the project, including time, cost, quality, and risks.
- Comfortable with occasional travel (Europe and internationally) for project needs.
You should be a collaborative leader who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments, with:
- Strong experience as a Project Engineering Manager or similar role in EPC environments: Energy, Transmission, Distribution, Oil & Gas, Power Generation, or similar industries.
- A proven track record with a minimum of 2 projects delivered, managing medium (100M)tolargesizeprojects(500M)tolargesizeprojects(500M+).
- Strong project management skills and solid experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders, ideally across international and multicultural environments.
- A strong understanding of engineering project lifecycles, risk management, technical interfaces, and configuration/change control.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills: able to influence, align teams, and represent engineering with confidence in internal and customer meetings.
- A keen interest in contributing to the global energy transition through cutting-edge technology.
Where And How You'll Work
This is a permanent position based in our Stafford office.
We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.
Our Culture
Every action shapes our future. That’s why our north star is a culture of impact, where everyone is empowered to thrive and achieve.
Addressing the urgent need to build a more sustainable electric power system while improving the trajectory of climate change emissions are global priorities, and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world. We play a significant role in leading a new era of energy.
Our technology helps generate approximately twenty-five percent of the world’s electricity today, and we are working to power the rest. If we want the future of energy to be different, then join us and be the difference. Together, we are the Energy of Change!
We're determined to be the best place to grow
We believe that strong careers are built on a variety of experiences, strong connections, and continuous development. We’re committed to providing you the tools to navigate and shape a strong career journey that aligns with a healthy work-life balance. No two careers are the same, and yours should reflect your personal and professional goals. Your people leader and trusted mentors will support you through navigating your journey.
We also prioritize fair pay, performance-based rewards, and wellbeing programs for you and your family. With opportunities to move across teams and functions, your career can keep evolving while sustainability stays at the core of everything we do.
Inclusion & Diversity
We are passionate about creating an inclusive work environment. By valuing the ideas and contributions of a diverse workforce we help inspire others to grow, succeed, and raise the bar for everyone.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, GE Vernova is committed to support disadvantaged groups whilst providing equal opportunities for both GE Vernova associates and applicants alike.
Join us at GE Vernova where results can be achieved by embracing a community of belonging.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No