GE Vernova

Project Director

GE Vernova  •  Noida, IN (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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About This Role

As a Project Director at GE Vernova, you take full ownership of complex, large-scale power projects — from mobilization through to final delivery — ensuring every commitment made to the customer is met with precision, accountability, and integrity. You will lead cross-functional teams, navigate high-stakes commercial negotiations, and build the kind of operational discipline that turns ambitious targets into consistent outcomes.

The Project Director is accountable for the overall execution and performance of allocated projects, balancing customer commitments with business objectives across cost, schedule, quality, EHS and cash. The role provides leadership to cross-functional teams and drives effective stakeholder, commercial, risk and claims management. The Project Leader is also expected to foster a culture of operational discipline, transparency and continuous improvement, leveraging DMS, Standard Work, Lean and structured problem-solving to deliver sustainable project outcomes.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage allocated projects end-to-end to achieve project goals and objectives, with accountability for cost, schedule, quality, EHS, cash and customer satisfaction.
  • Lead, develop and align the cross-functional project team to deliver project commitments and continuously improve cost, schedule, quality and EHS performance.
  • Establish robust risk and opportunity management processes, ensuring timely identification, mitigation and realization of opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Develop and execute effective commercial and claims strategies with clients, partners, subcontractors and other stakeholders to protect project and business interests.
  • Lead commercial and contractual negotiations with clients, partners and subcontractors, ensuring sustainable outcomes and timely resolution of issues.
  • Prepare and lead Project Reviews and other governance forums, providing clear visibility of project performance, key risks, opportunities, actions and recovery plans.
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients, partners and key subcontractors to ensure effective project execution, customer satisfaction and timely resolution of disputes.
  • Establish, implement and maintain project operating standards and governance mechanisms to ensure consistent execution, quality outcomes and customer satisfaction.
  • Drive systematic capture and deployment of lessons learned, return of experience (ROE) and best practices across projects and the broader organization.
  • Provide meaningful input to project team performance reviews and talent development, in partnership with functional leaders.
  • Drive a culture of Continuous Improvement through structured problem-solving, leveraging PSR, Lean methodologies and REDs to address performance gaps and improve Bowler Chart outcomes.
  • Ensure transparency and operational control through disciplined execution of Daily Management Systems (DMS), with Standard Work (SW) as the foundation for consistent project execution and performance management.

What We're Looking For

You are a seasoned project leader who has delivered large-scale power projects in high-complexity environments. You bring commercial sharpness, organizational clarity, and the people skills to hold a diverse team together under pressure.

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering from an accredited university or college
  • Minimum 15 years of experience in the Power industry including experience in engineering, procurement, construction or project management of large projects
  • Demonstrated commercial acumen — experience assessing business risks and opportunities and leading commercial negotiations.
  • Proven ability to plan, prioritize, and lead cross-functional teams in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
  • Broad technical and commercial knowledge covering multiple disciplines
  • Track record of building effective relationships with clients, suppliers, and contractors.
  • Hands on experience of TI Site E&C, PG test completion etc would be an advantage.

Preferred

  • Hands-on experience with Boiler, Turbine or FGD project execution, and performance guarantee (PG) test completion activities
  • Familiarity with Lean operating systems, Daily Management Systems, Bowler Chart performance tracking, and structured problem-solving frameworks (PSR, REDs)
  • Experience managing subcontractor and client relationships across international or multi-site project environments

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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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