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GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

Project Manager Construction & Commissioning

Project ManagementPosted on Nov 6
Full-timeBrossard, QC, CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A strong and demonstrated environment, health, and safety culture is required.
  • The candidate must demonstrate attention to quality management and continuous improvement of quality culture.
  • The candidate must have a strong hydroelectric background.
  • A college diploma or bachelor's degree in management or mechanical or electrical engineering is recommended, or relevant proven field experience is accepted.
  • Field management experience is an asset.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and French are required.
  • Leadership skills are required.
  • The candidate must be available to travel within Canada.
  • The candidate must have 10 or more years in a project management organization in construction or commissioning, or 3 to 5 years of direct experience.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in defining the site-work strategy with the Project Director, Construction Leader, and Site Manager.
  • Anticipate site-mobilization needs, including tools, safety equipment, warehousing, office infrastructure, worker accommodations, and required site-specific training.
  • Prepare detailed mobilization plans using framework documentation and checklists, ensuring resource-loading needs are met.
  • Lead mobilization tollgate reviews and represent Construction and Commissioning in project-related reviews.
  • Track project site documentation for timely issuance to the customer, including methods, site quality plans, and commissioning reports.
  • Build the physical-progress and financial tracking structure for site work and update it monthly.
  • Perform detailed financial analysis, including establishing budgets, reporting costs to date, identifying slippages and claims, and forecasting.
  • Engage proactively in risk mitigation and opportunity assessment.
  • Travel to sites approximately 25% of the time to review and engage with site operations.
  • Update the site schedule weekly for planned versus actual progress in collaboration with the Site Manager and Project Planner.
  • Coordinate communications across project teams to secure project planning and execution.
  • Participate in customer and internal meetings.
  • Identify scope-management changes for site work and oversee stakeholder assessment of quantity and quality impacts.
  • Prepare requests for quotations and purchase requests for site-work subcontracting.
  • Manage specific vendor packages at the site, including piping, painting, electrical, scaffolding, and machining.
  • Prepare and lead site demobilization at the end of the project.

Desired Qualifications

  • Project management certification is desired.
  • Experience with technical concepts, including hydropower technology such as turbines, generators, and mechanical and electrical balance-of-plant systems, is desired.

About the Company

GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

GE Vernova makes equipment and software that generate and manage electricity for utilities, power producers, and industrial customers. Its Power, Wind, and Electrification businesses span gas turbines, wind generation, and the systems that move electricity across grids. The company supplies generators, grid equipment, and controls, while its software coordinates network operations and integrates changing sources of power. Customers buy equipment and enter service agreements for maintenance, upgrades, and technical support over its operating life, alongside purchases of software and related services. GE Vernova became an independent company in 2024 after separating from GE and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
N/A
Total funding
$17.6M
Headquarters
Cambridge, MA
Founded
2024

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