Senior Project Manager

Job Description
Summary

Job Description
Summary This role is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of complex power‑generation service projects across Europe, including equipment conversions, modifications, upgrades, rehabilitations and relocations on existing customer sites. The Senior Project Manager acts as the main customer contact and coordinates engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and site teams to ensure each project is delivered safely, on schedule, within budget and in line with contractual requirements. They also own the project’s financial and commercial performance, including cost, margin, forecasting, change control, risk and claims.

Senior Project Manager – Power Services

Senior Project Manager – Power Services United Kingdom | Additional locations: Belgium, Czech Republic, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland

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.

Power

Our Power portfolio provides sustainable, more efficient energy solutions. With expertise across Gas, Hydro, Nuclear and Steam Power, we help customers deliver electricity to homes, industries and communities worldwide.

Let’s Talk

About the Role

As Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of complex aftermarket projects within our Power Services organisation, acting as GE Vernova’s principal representative and the customer’s main point of contact throughout the project lifecycle. The projects will typically involve Conversions, Modifications and Upgrades (CM&Us), rehabilitation or relocation activities on existing brownfield power‑generation sites. They may cover industrial heavy‑dut…

How You Will Make a Difference

Leading the execution of complex conversion, modification, upgrade, rehabilitation and relocation projects, ensuring that contractual, cost, schedule, quality and EHS commitments are achieved. Acting as GE Vernova’s principal representative and focal point for the customer, building trusted relationships and driving the resolution of customer issues. Supporting the offer and tendering phase by contributing execution experience, identifying gaps and helping to ensure that the proposed fulfilment strategy is practical and robust. Defining and implementing the project execution strategy, challenging assumptions and ensuring that projects are set up for successful delivery. Coordinating cross‑functional teams across engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, planning and site execution. Driving project schedules in partnership with project planners, maintaining visibility of milestones, dependencies and recovery actions. Managing project financial performance, including cost, forecasts, margin, invoicing, receivables and risk provisions. Interpreting and applying contractual terms and conditions throughout project execution. Managing project scope, changes, risks, opportunities and claims, escalating matters when necessary while maintaining ownership of the resolution. Providing clear project‑status updates and leading project reviews with customers, regional teams, the PMO and senior management. Capturing and sharing lessons learned, best practices and Cost of Poor Quality cases to improve future project delivery. Following the relevant Power Services and CM&U project‑management processes.

Special Role Requirements

• Willingness and ability to travel approximately20%, predominantly within Europe.
• Ability to work effectively across different countries, cultures and time zones.

Skills for Success

You will be an experienced project leader with a strong record of delivering complex, customer‑facing projects within power generation, energy services or a closely related technical environment. You will bring: Substantial experience managing complex, large‑scale turnkey or service projects, ideally within power generation. Experience delivering projects involving upgrades, conversions, modifications, rehabilitation, outages or comparable brownfield activities. Sufficient technical understanding to work effectively with engineering teams and understand the equipment and solutions being delivered at customer sites. Strong customer‑management skills and the confidence to resolve complex issues and escalations. Experience coordinating cross‑functional and internatio