Global Circularity & Resilience Program Manager
Washington DC, WA - USA
Job Summary
This position will report into the Environmental Sustainability Operations Leader on the Corporate Sustainability team and support both corporate and segment sustainability priorities. The role will help accelerate circular innovation sustainable materials adoption product life extension strategies critical materials recovery supply chain resilience and resource efficiency while creating measurable environmental and business value.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead the enterprise 4R Circularity Program and maintain a multi-year roadmap aligned with GE Vernova sustainability priorities and goals.
- Define circularity standards methodologies governance processes and guidance for use across businesses.
- Partner with R&D Engineering Technology Product Management and Services teams to integrate circularity into New Products and Technology Introductions product stewardship and lifecycle management processes.
- Advance Design for Circularity priorities including durability repairability refurbishment remanufacturing reuse recycling and material recovery.
- Lead circular materials strategies with Sourcing and Supplier teams to accelerate recycled renewable and low-carbon materials adoption material recovery and reduced reliance on virgin materials.
- Lead resource resilience strategies to identify and mitigate risks related to critical materials resource scarcity supply disruptions and geopolitical dependencies.
- Support enterprise strategies to improve long-term material availability resource security supply chain resilience and critical materials recovery through circular economy approaches.
- Develop enterprise circularity KPIs dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track progress support leadership reviews and MORs and drive continuous improvement through Kaizen events.
- Support sustainability disclosures customer requests and regulatory requirements related to circular economy resource use products and materials.
- Work closely with Digital Technology and data teams to improve circularity data quality automation and reporting capability.
- Facilitate communities of practice and support segment teams in identifying circularity opportunities barriers corrective actions and priorities.
- Monitor circular economy regulations customer expectations industry trends and external best practices.
- Represent GE Vernova in industry associations partnerships customer engagements and forums.
- Identify business value opportunities through circular business models lifecycle services resource efficiency and sustainable materials innovation.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelors degree in engineering environmental science sustainability materials science sourcing business or a related field.
- Minimum 10-years experience in sustainability circular economy product stewardship Eco-design or related disciplines.
- Experience leading global cross-functional programs in an industrial manufacturing energy or technology organization.
- Strong understanding of circular economy principles critical material flows product lifecycle management and sustainable product design.
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive change in a global matrix organization.
- Experience managing program governance metrics reporting and updates.
- Understanding of resource security material risk management critical mineral dependencies and resilience strategies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Team player who works effectively with others to achieve identified business outcomes.
Desired Characteristics
- Masters degree in sustainability engineering circular economy environmental management or business administration.
- Experience with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) Product Stewardship or Design for Environment programs.
- Knowledge of ESG reporting frameworks ESPR CSRD EU Taxonomy and circular economy regulations.
- Experience with sustainable materials recycling life extension refurbishment remanufacturing or circular services.
- Familiarity with Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies including Kaizen value stream mapping structured problem-solving and standard work.
- Self-starter with strong execution mindset and ability to operate in a dynamic global environment.
- Strong interpersonal communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to set and manage multiple
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual 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).
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