Project Director

Job Description SummaryAll resources, and logistics required to perform services and maintenance activities on customers' site/property. These activities contribute to, maintain, repair and refurbish sold or existing products. Includes all types of maintenance service (preventive and remedial), manage maintenance facilities and field services engineering. Owns/influences budgets and operating plans. The role is guided by operating policy. Works with cross functional teams. The role has autonomy within the operational area or a segment within a larger business unit. The role may have a major impact on a small business unit or Family within a Function or P&L. High levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen are required to achieve outcomes.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Portfolio customer relationship ownership, operational excellence ownership, & team leadership for assigned area
• Typically a 2nd line manager with senior professional direct reports. Has the ability to attract and retain talent. Often manages medium to large teams.Developing expertise in own function. May include roles that are experts in their discipline, providing professional or thought leadership . Influences policy and ensures delivery within area of responsibility, linking with other parts of the organization.
• Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services. Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process.
• Leads others to find creative solutions within complex manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. Employs sophisticated operational/product management, manufacturing or engineering techniques. Interaction with adjacent functions needed to solve issues. Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Presents business or technical discipline solutions to leaders. Communicates complex messages and negotiates mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view. Influences peers to take action and may negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in engineering, business, project management, or a related field.
• Significant experience in project management, program management, or portfolio leadership within power generation, nuclear services, steam power, or a related industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple complex projects or project portfolios simultaneously, with accountability for financial, operational, and customer outcomes.
• Proven people leadership experience, including direct management of project managers and leadership across matrixed or dotted-line organizations.
• Strong working knowledge of PMO governance, resource planning, risk management, and portfolio reporting in a highly regulated or operationally complex environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership, customers, and cross-functional teams.
  

Desired Characteristics

• Advanced degree in engineering, business, or a related discipline.
• PMP certification or other recognized project/program management credential.
• Experience leading project portfolios in nuclear services, steam power outages, field execution, retrofits, repairs, or long-term service programs.
• Familiarity with nuclear quality, regulatory, safety, and compliance requirements in customer-facing project environments.
• Demonstrated success driving organizational performance through talent development, standardization, operating rigor, and continuous improvement across a PMO or project organization.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including forecasting, margin management, contract execution, and portfolio-level decision making.

Additional Information

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

Application Deadline: October 22, 2026

 

 

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 October 15, 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.