GE Vernova

Program Manager

GE Vernova  •  Edinburgh, GB (Onsite)  •  51 minutes ago
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Job Description

Job Description Summary

Help utility customers get dependable software into the control rooms that keep power flowing. As a Program Manager in GE Vernova's Grid Software business, you are the main delivery contact for customers. You turn commitments into clear plans and measurable results, from project start through customer acceptance and handover. You work alongside software, engineering, product, quality, cybersecurity, finance, commercial and partner colleagues to deliver for customers.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Act as the main delivery contact for customers. Set expectations, share updates early and link decisions to customer outcomes.
  • Define scope, deliverables and acceptance criteria. Manage changes through documented impact review and approval.
  • Build and maintain integrated schedules, spot variances early and guide recovery actions.
  • Manage cost, margin, forecast accuracy, cash flow and billing readiness. Work with commercial and account teams to find ways to expand customer value.
  • Keep a current log of risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies (RAID log). Escalate with facts, options and recommendations.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams, clarify who is accountable and bring commitments to completion.
  • Apply Lean, Agile or traditional methods to suit each project, and share lessons learned with colleagues.

About You You are a collaborative program manager who builds trust with customers and colleagues, and you enjoy guiding complex software projects to a successful handover.

Required

  • Major experience managing customer-facing software, technology or systems integration projects.
  • Experience managing scope, schedules, finances, risks, change control and executive reporting.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders through complex delivery situations.
  • Working knowledge of Agile, Scrum, hybrid and Waterfall (step-by-step) approaches.
  • Clear communication with technical, commercial and executive audiences, including director-level customers.

Preferred

  • Experience delivering electric utility software, such as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), energy management or outage management systems.
  • PMP (Project Management Professional), PMI-ACP (Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner) or Certified ScrumMaster certification.
  • Experience with global, distributed teams and implementation partners.

Education A formal education and subsequent Bachelor or Master's degree in a relevant subject is nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

Why GE Vernova GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. We offer a competitive benefits package, based on your employment status and national requirements, that supports you and your family. Our programs support the way you live and work today. You also have a path for continued on-the-job learning and career development.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Candidates should be aware that this role involves a client's critical infrastructure; shortlisted candidates would therefore be subject to heightened security checks as directed by our clients. All personal data will be handled with the utmost confidentiality and in accordance with our data protection policies, solely for recruitment and security purposes.

GE Vernova

About GE Vernova

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.

Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Year Founded
Unknown
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