Construction & Commissioning Leader

The Construction & Commissioning Canada Hydro Leader is responsible for leading site construction execution and providing commissioning support across the GE Vernova Hydro Canada project portfolio. This role provides regional leadership for safe compliant high-quality and on-time field execution across hydro rehabilitation modernization upgrade and new unit installation projects for all provinces in Canada excluding the province of Quebec.

The role is accountable for driving construction and commissioning excellence across Canada ensuring disciplined execution from site mobilization through installation turnover commissioning startup and final handover. The leader works closely with Project Management Engineering Sourcing EHS Quality and Service teams to deliver strong customer outcomes and operational performance.

This role also drives standardization talent development and continuous improvement in field execution practices across the Canada Hydro business.

• Lead all construction activities for GE Vernova Hydro projects in Canada excluding the province of Quebec.
• Provide commissioning support and interface coordination.
• Provide regional oversight across multiple active project sites ensuring alignment to business priorities execution standards and customer commitments.
• Provide regional support to Service projects for supervision and craft labour
• Act as the senior regional leader for construction and commissioning-related matters strengthening GE Vernova Hydros execution capability and customer reputation in Canada
• Direct impact on SQDC - safety quality accountability schedule customer satisfaction and margin performance

• Oversee execution from site mobilization through erection installation mechanical completion commissioning startup performance testing and project handover.
• Ensure construction and commissioning strategies are aligned with project schedules outage windows contractual milestones and customer operating requirements.
• Review project staffing site organization execution readiness and risk mitigation plans.
• Monitor site progress productivity quality cost and schedule performance across the Canada hydro portfolio.
• Support project teams in managing escalations recovery actions and critical execution risks.

• Lead field execution for hydro equipment and systems including turbines generators governors excitation systems controls protection systems auxiliaries and associated plant interfaces.
• Ensure strong coordination across technical operational civil electrical and mechanical interfaces at site.
• Oversee outage-based activities and retrofit execution in operating power-generating stations.
• Drive commissioning readiness completions and pre-commissioning to support energization startup synchronization testing and turnover processes.
• Ensure closure of punch items deficiencies and open technical issues required for final acceptance.

• Champion GE Vernovas SQDC bedrock culture and ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory customer and company requirements to ensure robust execution controls are in place to minimize safety events rework delays and execution variability.
• Support incident investigations root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Drive quality excellence through disciplined inspections documentation hold-point management and non-conformance resolution.
• Promote an execution model that reduces rework and lost productivity and mitigates product nonconformance from escaping defects or site performance standards.

• Lead coach and develop skilled and experienced field teams across Canada.
• Build organizational capability in hydro construction to align and cooperate with commissioning execution.
• Support workforce planning succession planning and talent development for the Canada Hydro field organization.
• Foster a collaborative transparent and high-performance operating culture.

• Build strong relationships with utility customers site representatives contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Project Directors Project Managers Engineering Sourcing EHS Quality and Service teams to deliver successful outcomes.
• Represent Construction & Commissioning in project reviews customer discussions and leadership forums.
• Support tendering bid and planning phases by contributing execution expertise site strategy input and risk assessment across Canada including Quebec projects.

• Drive standardization of site execution practices tools KPIs and governance across the Canada Hydro portfolio.
• Capture and apply lessons learned from rehabilitation modernization and new installation projects.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve safety productivity commissioning effectiveness schedule reliability and cost performance.
• Strengthen execution predictability and customer confidence through operational excellence.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management or related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in construction pre-commissioning field operations or project execution leadership in hydropower power generation or heavy industrial environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading large hydro rehabilitation modernization upgrade or installation projects.
• Strong technical understanding of hydro equipment and systems including turbines generators excitation governors controls protection systems and auxiliaries.
• Proven ability to lead multiple project sites and cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Strong working knowledge of EHS quality contractor management risk management and site execution processes.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently within Canada.

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence across functions and levels.
• Deep customer focus and ability to build trust through execution excellence.
• Strong problem-solving skills and sound field judgment in complex operating environments.
• Advanced ability to set priorities and implement problem-solving options in a fast paced project delivery environment.
• Experience in outage planning and execution for operating hydro plants.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive standardization and continuous improvement.
• Experience working in OEM-led hydro project environments is preferred.
• . PMP and/or bilingual English/French capability are assets.

For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position the pay range for this position is between $ 145700.00 - 195700 CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: annual bonus

This posting is for an existing vacancy.