Lead GIS Project Manager

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is one of the world's leading energy technology companies, helping to electrify and decarbonise the planet. Within our Power Transmission business, our UK team is at the forefront of delivering high-voltage gas insulated switchgear (GIS) solutions to some of the most critical infrastructure projects across Great Britain. Driven by a step-change in our market position following the launch of our next-generation low-carbon GIS technology, we are experiencing significant growth and are now looking for a Lead GIS Project Manager to join our team in Stafford.

Job Description

The Role

This is a senior individual contributor role within a high-performing team of project management professionals, working at the intersection of commercial delivery, customer relationships, and cross-functional collaboration. You will take ownership of a portfolio of high-value GIS projects from contract award through to warranty close-out, acting as the primary point of contact between GE Vernova, its manufacturing facilities in France and Switzerland, and UK-based customers including transmission system operators and engineering, procurement and construction contractors.

 

Your projects will typically run over three years, encompassing engineering, manufacturing, site installation and commissioning phases. At any given time, you can expect to manage a portfolio of around eight to ten concurrent projects, with individual contract values reaching up to $80 million USD. This is a role where your decisions carry real commercial weight, and your ability to manage risk proactively, build trust with customers, and keep complex programmes on track will be central to your success.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing a portfolio of GIS projects end to end, from post-order handover through to warranty completion, ensuring delivery against programme, budget, and quality commitments.
• Acting as the primary commercial and contractual interface between GE Vernova, the customer, and our manufacturing supply chain and ensuresing that projects follow execution execution best practices and company policies.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date project data in portfolio management tools, including scheduling, billing plans, risk registers, and variation orders.
• Preparing and presenting quarterly project management reviews, covering financial performance, risks, opportunities, and progress against milestones.
• Identifying, assessing, and managing project risks and opportunities, escalating issues appropriately and proposing mitigating actions. Capturesing, analysingzes and sharinges lessons learned throughout the project.
• Coordinating installation and commissioning activities on UK construction sites, including pre-site safety planning, subcontractor management, and site visits (minimum quarterly Gemba walks per project).
• Ensuring subcontractors meet GE Vernova and customer EHS requirements, and that method statements and risk assessments align with contractual obligations.
• Managing non-conformance reports and customer complaint workflows to resolution, ensuring snagging items are closed out prior to project handover.
• Supporting factory acceptance tests (FAT) at our manufacturing sites, facilitating effective communication between customers and the factory teams.
• Driving commercial outcomes including the identification and management of variation events under NEC3 , NEC4 and NEC4FIDIC contract terms.

 

Essential Requirements:

• Extensive experience in project management, ideally gained in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment within the infrastructure, energy, utilities, or high-voltage electrical sector.
• Demonstrable ability to manage project risk, cost performance, and commercial outcomes independently and to a high standard.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience working under formal contract frameworks, with working knowledge of NEC3 or NEC4 and FIDIC terms being particularly valuable.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build credible relationships with customers, contractors, and internal teams alike.
• Willingness and ability to travel periodically within the UK for site visits and customer meetings, and internationally (approximately four times per year) to our manufacturing facilities in France and Switzerland.
• A valid UK driving licence and passport.

 

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• A background in or knowledge of high-voltage switchgear, substations, or related electrical power products.
• Experience working in or alongside the energy transmission or distribution sector, whether in a project delivery, engineering, or commercial capacity.
• Familiarity with project portfolio management tools such as Smartsheet, Planisware, or similar.
• A project management qualification such as PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent.
• Prior experience with SAP in a project delivery context.
• Understanding of UK Construction Design and Management (CDM) regulations and their application on infrastructure sites.

 

What We Offer

GE Vernova exists to power a world that works. Our technology helps generate around a quarter of the world's electricity, and the work happening right here in Stafford is a direct part of that story. This role offers genuine variety and commercial responsibility, within a collaborative team that is number one in the UK market for next-generation, low-carbon GIS technology.

 

Beyond the base salary itself, we offer:

• An annual bonus scheme based on financial and personal performance.
• Flexible working arrangements, including a compressed work week.
• A competitive defined contribution pension, with employer contributions that can be flexed to suit your needs.
• Private medical insurance, with comprehensive family cover available.
• 26 days annual leave, with the option to buy or sell up to four additional days, plus bank holidays.
• Life assurance at above-market levels.
• Group income protection, paying a proportion of your salary for up to five years if you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Access to GE Vernova's FlexChoice flexible benefits programme, allowing you to personalise your package — including dental cover, critical illness insurance, a cycle to work scheme, a lifestyle account, and more.
• Access to digital learning, leadership development programmes, and genuine career mobility across a global business.

 

GE Vernova is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

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