Senior Project Manager – Grid Automation

Location: Stafford

Job Description Summary

The energy grid is changing fast — and the work you lead here will help shape what it becomes. As Senior Project Manager for Grid Automation, you will own the end-to-end delivery of complex, high-value projects, including Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) projects, from contract handover through to final acceptance. You will also support and coach a team of Project Managers, helping them deliver profitably and to the highest standards.

This is a role where your ability to bring people together, hold complexity steady, and drive outcomes across multiple workstreams will directly contribute to the clean energy transition.

What You'll Do

Lead full project delivery across Grid Automation projects, including Offshore Wind Farm scope. Managing schedule, cost, risk, and customer relationships from transfer to Provisional Acceptance Certificate (PAC) or Taking Over Certificate (TOC)

Own financial performance for your project portfolio, including gross margin accountability, monthly sales forecasting, cost recovery planning, and regular reporting to senior management

Manage customer and stakeholder relationships at senior levels, representing Grid Automation externally and internally, ensuring satisfaction through proactive communication and issue resolution

Drive contract and supplier management, including claims and variation orders, coordinating with procurement, manufacturing units, and the contract management team

Identify, manage, and mitigate risk, conducting risk sessions, developing action plans, and proactively surfacing commercial opportunities across the project lifecycle

Coach and support Grid Automation Project Managers on Offshore Wind Farm project delivery, sharing lessons learned and contributing to continuous improvement of project management processes

Report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for the OWF segment, consolidating execution summaries and presenting project status to leadership

Who You Are

You are a seasoned project leader who thrives when the stakes are high and the teams are large. You are equally comfortable driving delivery and developing the people around you, and you understand that both matter.

Required

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field. A formal qualification in this area is required given the technical complexity of Grid Automation and Offshore Wind Farm projects
• Significant experience in project management within the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) industry
• Proven background in T&D and Grid Automation, including Protection & Controls
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-workstream projects running in parallel
• Strong experience leading and motivating cross-functional project teams
• Fluency in English
• Willingness to travel approximately 15–20% as project and business needs require

Preferred

• Experience working in multicultural or internationally distributed project environments
• Background in Offshore Wind Farm project delivery
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of execution-focused leadership

What We Offer

• At GE Vernova, the work you do has real-world consequences and we invest in the people who show up for it. You can expect:
• A key role in a collaborative, international environment with flexibility in how you work
• Competitive benefits, including private health insurance
• Genuine development opportunities, with on-the-job learning built into how we grow our people
• The chance to work on technically complex, meaningful projects at the forefront of the energy transition
• GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. Our benefits are designed to reward strong performance and support you in managing your personal and professional life.

About GE Vernova Grid Solutions

GE Vernova Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services that move power reliably and efficiently from generation to end consumers. We are accelerating the transition to a more resilient, low-carbon grid - integrating renewables, advancing automation, and building the infrastructure the energy system of tomorrow will depend on.

Apply today and help us build the grid the world needs.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No