Lead Project Manager BTM I&C
Houston, TX - USA
Job Summary
You will be responsible for driving project execution from planning through delivery while consolidating progress risks and priorities into a clear overall project view. The role also requires strong reporting and communication with leadership as well as close collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure project objectives are delivered safely on time within budget and in line with quality and contractual requirements.
Role Summary/Purpose
The Lead Project Manager is responsible for leading the execution of large complex substation projects within GE Vernovas Grid Systems Integration (GSI) business where multiple interdependent sub-projects must be coordinated into one integrated delivery plan. This role consolidates and supports activities across engineering procurement manufacturing construction commissioning and customer interface workstreams to ensure alignment on scope schedule cost quality and contract commitments.
In addition to managing the full range of project management activities the Lead Project Manager serves as a critical link between project execution teams and leadership providing structured governance reliable reporting risk visibility and timely escalation of issues affecting delivery. The role requires strong cross-functional coordination deep understanding of substation project execution and the ability to translate detailed project performance into clear insights and decision support for internal leadership and external stakeholders.
Essential Responsibilities
- Perform Project scope review and compare with the GEV quote upon transfer of the project file from the Commercial group to Project management.
- Lead the project kick-off meeting with all internal contributors and assign roles and responsibilities.
- Lead the customer kick-off meeting to communicate the nature of the work that will be done and clarify any issues in the order.
- Lead the overall execution of complex substation projects ensuring delivery in line with contractual scope schedule budget quality and safety requirements.
- Consolidate and coordinate activities across multiple sub-projects and workstreams creating an integrated project view and ensuring alignment of priorities milestones dependencies and deliverables.
- Drive project planning and execution across engineering procurement manufacturing logistics construction commissioning and handover activities.
- Establish and maintain effective project governance including project reviews action tracking decision logs escalation management and leadership reporting.
- Monitor project performance against key metrics and proactively identify assess and mitigate risks issues delays and cost impacts that could affect successful delivery.
- Support sub-project leaders and functional teams in resolving cross-functional challenges removing execution barriers and maintaining focus on critical path activities.
- Manage customer communication and stakeholder coordination to ensure transparency alignment and timely resolution of technical commercial and execution-related matters.
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements internal processes quality standards and applicable regulatory and safety expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
- Lead change management activities including evaluation of scope changes schedule impacts cost implications and associated approvals or customer notifications.
- Prepare and deliver accurate timely project status updates forecasts and executive summaries to leadership highlighting performance risks decisions required and recovery actions where needed.
- Drive a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement across the project team and interfacing functions.
- Support project closing activities including final deliverables lessons learned financial closure and transition to warranty or service phases where applicable.
Required Qualifications / Experience
- Bachelors degree in engineering business operations or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certifications (e.g. PMP Lean Six Sigma) preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of project management experience relevant to the role in substations grid infrastructure energy or other large and complex industrial projects along with managing project schedule budget quality and safety deliverables end-to-end.
- Minimum 3 years of direct site execution experience on substation grid infrastructure or large-scale industrial/construction projects
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a US Person(US Citizen or Green Card holder) no visa sponsorship availabledue to project/export control requirements.
- Must be willing and able totravel 15% on average up to 20%at peak including week-long site visits approximately every 6 weeks.
- Must be able to work from ahome office/remote setupor one of the approved locations (Houston Chicago Atlanta or La Prairie Canada) no relocation assistance provided.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Demonstrated experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams stakeholders and interdependencies.
- Experience working in cross-functional and international project environments.
- Strong background in project management methodologies tools and governance frameworks.
- Experience working with global or regional stakeholders ideally in a matrixed environment.
- Strong leadership and coordination skills in complex multi-workstream project environments.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and drive execution with a structured proactive approach.
- Strong communication coordination and organizational skills.
- Clear communicator with the ability to engage effectively with teams customers and leadership. Strong problem-solving risk awareness and decision-making skills.
- Experience in substation or grid project environments is a strong advantage.
- Fluent in English is required; French is a plus.
Core Competencies
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to design scalable frameworks and anticipate operational needs.
- Change Leadership: Skilled at driving adoption influencing stakeholders and managing organizational change.
- Collaboration & Communication: Strong interpersonal skills to align diverse teams and communicate complex concepts clearly.
- Execution Excellence: Focused on quality consistency and continuous improvement.
- ProblemSolving: Adept at diagnosing root causes navigating ambiguity and proposing practical solutions.
- DataDriven Decision Making: Uses metrics trends and insights to guide priorities and measure impact.
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).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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