PMO Operations & Contract Management Leader

Job Description Summary

Our Mission
At GE Vernova, we are united by a single, urgent and optimistic mission: electrify to thrive and decarbonise. The world needs us to accelerate the transition to more reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Together, we have the energy to change the world

What impact you will make
As a member of the Value Stream Operations Leadership team within Services and Fuels business line of the Nuclear segment you will be an active contributor to delivering with best in class Safety-Quality-Delivery-Cost outcomes (perform) & transforming our Value streams (transform) for improved customer & business outcomes essential to deliver on the strategy.


Key Role Responsibilities
Within the scope of Steam Turbine, Generator & Reactor Services Upgrades for the Services & Fuels Business Line reporting to Upgrades Value Stream Leader

PMO Operations and Contract Management leader will lead the enterprise project execution operating system and centralized project office capabilities, including master scheduling, contract management, project management resource S&OP / SMR governance and Project Team Wheel competency
standards. Establish common processes, planning routines, tools and escalation mechanisms for complex engineered-to-order upgrades. Own the project risk management framework and governance, but not Risk Managers or individual project risk mitigation. P&L accountabilities will remain with Segment Project Directors

Job Description

Project Execution Operating System & Governance

• Own standardized execution processes, tollgates and readiness criteria from bid handover to closeout.
• Set project baseline, forecasting, change-control, assurance and escalation standards.
• Assess compliance and system maturity; drive closure of systemic gaps with project owners.
• Embed risk governance in execution tollgates, schedules and reviews; assess adoption and compliance.
• Set integrated scheduling, critical-path, baseline and change-control standards to enable governance of cross-project sequencing, freeze windows and resource-conflict escalation; surface portfolio constraints within the value streams

Contract Management & Commercial Protection

• Lead centralized Contract Management for project execution.
• Integrate contract exposure and entitlement visibility into project controls and escalation.

Project Team Wheel Competencies & Organizational Capability including Project Management Resource S&OP / SMR Process Ownership

• Own Project Team Wheel role competencies, proficiency levels and assessment criteria.
• Set qualification, certification and reassessment standards for project team roles.
• Prioritize capability gaps, development, lessons learned and digital/AI project controls with Project Directors
• Own SMR governance, cadence, forecasting standards, escalation and continuous improvement.
• Plan demand and capacity for PMs, Project Directors, Schedulers, PQMs, Contract Managers and designated support roles.
• Assess supply-demand and skills gaps by role, location and horizon; facilitate staffing scenarios and escalations.
• Track forecast accuracy, action closure and competency readiness with accountable resource owners.

Executive Governance & Stakeholder Leadership

• Align P&L and functional leaders on execution standards and planning decisions.
• Run governance reviews for readiness, scheduling, risk framework, contracts and SMR.
• Provide decision-ready insights while preserving project, staffing and financial accountability with segment teams

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Operations Management or related technical discipline.
• 12+ years in complex industrial projects, EPC, manufacturing, engineering or energy services.
• 5+ years leading project management, project controls, PMO, planning or operations.
  

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations or related field.
• Experience establishing execution governance, scheduling standards and project management resource demand/capacity planning.
• Working knowledge of project risk frameworks, contract management, S&OP / SMR and competency qualification systems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior matrix stakeholders without P&L authority, supported by strong communication skills.
• PMP, PgMP, PMI-RMP, AACE, ASCM/APICS or equivalent relevant certification.
• 15+ years, ideally in power generation, turbine/generator, nuclear services or major industrial projects.
• Experience deploying enterprise execution systems, scheduling CoEs or project-resource SMR governance.
• Experience designing competency matrices, proficiency assessments and project-team certification pathways.
• Expertise in master scheduling, skills-based capacity forecasting, resource prioritization and scenarios.
• Experience with claims, change orders, extensions of time and contractual entitlement protection.
• Ability to institutionalize risk standards without managing Risk Managers.
• Experience with digital planning, analytics and AI-enabled project tools.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government. ​

Additional Information

#LI-Remote - This is a remote positionApplication Deadline:For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $140,300.00 and $233,800.00. 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 November 10, 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.