GE Vernova

Senior Contract Manager

GE Vernova  •  $128k - $213k/yr  •  Schenectady, NY (Onsite)  •  6 days ago
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Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Senior Contract Manager provides commercial and contract-management leadership for complex equipment and extended-scope gas turbine power plant projects in the United States and international markets. In this highly visible role, you will partner with project, sourcing, legal, insurance, and other cross-functional teams to protect GE Vernova’s commercial position, prevent and mitigate high-value contractual risks, and drive the timely resolution of claims and contract changes. Your expertise will directly support disciplined project execution, stronger customer and supplier outcomes, and the reliable delivery of critical energy infrastructure.

Job Description

  • Research, develop, and implement strategies to prevent and mitigate contractual and commercial risk.
  • Manage and drive contract change-order execution in accordance with GE Vernova’s contractual entitlement, including claims for extensions of time and other engineering, procurement, and construction matters.
  • Draft, negotiate, and support claims, settlement agreements, customer correspondence, replies, notices, and change orders.
  • Provide contractual analysis and interpretation of project commercial issues and drive them to successful resolution and closure.
  • Research, pursue, negotiate, and secure insurance claim recoveries.
  • Drive supplier recovery activities in partnership with Sourcing.
  • Perform pre-award risk analyses of customer contract terms and conditions.
  • Develop and negotiate terms and conditions with major subcontractors.
  • Confirm that appropriate insurance policies are in place for assigned projects.
  • Maintain accurate, timely records and supporting documentation for delays, claims, back charges, rejections, vendor recoveries, insurance recoveries, and other risk-mitigation activities.
  • Partner with Project Managers to ensure contractual notices and deliverables are submitted on time.
  • Obtain management authorization to release new projects through the electronic order release system (eARS), maintain eARS records, and issue internal change orders as required.
  • Visit customer and project sites to lead contract analyses, develop solutions, and present claims-mitigation positions to customers.
  • Work effectively with cross-functional teams located across multiple regions.
  • Travel to project sites in the United States and Latin America, as required.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
  • Minimum of five years of contract administration experience.
  • Minimum of five years of project management experience or equivalent experience.
  • Experience managing claims and reading, interpreting, and drafting contracts.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Desired Characteristics

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, management, law, or another technical field.
  • Strong presentation, influencing, and negotiation skills.
  • Advanced ability to interpret and develop contract terms and conditions.
  • Solid understanding of business law fundamentals.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex matters concurrently while maintaining a strong sense of urgency and customer focus.
  • Five or more years of claims-management experience.
  • Experience with domestic and international prime contracts.
  • Experience negotiating construction claims.
  • Developer or engineering, procurement, and construction experience, preferably in the power industry.
  • Experience preparing complex presentations and using standard business software.
  • Graduate of a Project Management Leadership Program (PMLP).

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $127,500.00 and $212,500.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on September 28, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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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