Complex energy projects don't succeed on engineering alone — they succeed because every contractual commitment is tracked, every risk is anticipated, and every right is protected. As a Lead Specialist in Contract Management at GE Vernova, you sit at the intersection of commercial strategy and project execution. You will work across the full project lifecycle — from final stage of contract negotiations through to final contract close — ensuring GE Vernova's interests are safeguarded, and its obligations are met with precision.
This is a role for someone who thrives on hard problems and takes genuine satisfaction in finding the path through complex contractual situations.
About This Role
Complex energy projects don't succeed on engineering alone — they succeed because every contractual commitment is tracked, every risk is anticipated, and every right is protected. As a Lead Specialist in Contract Management at GE Vernova, you sit at the intersection of commercial strategy and project execution. You will work across the full project lifecycle — from final stage of contract negotiations through to final contract close — ensuring GE Vernova's interests are safeguarded, and its obligations are met with precision.
This is a role for someone who thrives on hard problems and takes genuine satisfaction in finding the path through complex contractual situations.
What You'll Do
Support commercial teams to identify and mitigate contractual risk at tender stage with particular focus on scope definition, schedule commitment, guarantees, liquidated damages, change provisions, financial securities and notice provisions.
Lead the administration of assigned project contracts, ensuring with the project manager that all obligations are fulfilled and all issues are resolved.
Highlight obligations of each project stakeholder to support elaboration of GE Vernova’s project execution strategy.
Draft commercially sensitive correspondence and ensuring timely issuance of notifications and correspondence to preserve GE Vernova's rights.
Maintain contemporaneous project records in collaboration with cross-functional teams and ensure that reporting tools are kept up to date.
Manage change orders, variations and claims proactively to achieve good project outcomes in a timely manner.
Participate in project reviews, advise on contract interpretation and interface with legal teams as needed during project execution and dispute resolution.
Lead insurance claim recoveries
Broader Contribution
Serve as a knowledgeable resource for colleagues, sharing best practices and helping build contract management capability across project and functional teams.
Propose practical solutions to complex day-to-day contractual issues, using analytical thinking and both internal and external sources to reach well-reasoned decisions.
Who You Are
You are a commercially minded contract management professional with a solid foundation in complex, multi-party project environments — someone who brings structured thinking, clear communication, and the resilience to manage competing deadlines without losing sight of the detail.
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
Significant experience in project and contract management
Advanced knowledge of contract management practice, with the ability to integrate across related disciplines and apply that knowledge across all phases of project delivery
Fluency in spoken and written English, with strong oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems, prioritize competing demands, and manage multiple workstreams within a complex matrix organization
Ability to work effectively in a team environment, including communicating expectations clearly and navigating sensitive commercial situations with professionalism and customer focus.
Preferred
Experience in preparation and negotiation of large-value construction claims
Familiarity with formal dispute resolution processes and litigation support
Practical experience in schedule and delay analysis
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
GE Vernova is a purpose-built energy technology company on a mission to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world.
It is made up of three businesses -- Power, Wind, and Electrification -- with focus on accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.
The world needs more energy, smarter energy. With energy demand expected to grow by more than 50% in the next 20 years, we are continuously innovating to meet the moment…like we have for the past 130 years. The Energy of Change and relentless optimism are what drive us – it’s about never giving up and seeing what’s possible so that we deliver the energy technologies the world needs right now and for generations to come.
GE Vernova’s attitude and edge is embedded in its name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
Together, we have the energy to change the world.
