Project Manager - EPC Projects

GE Vernova, Inc.; Stafford; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Competitive benefits

Job summary

GE Vernova Grid Solutions in the UK seeks an experienced Project Manager to deliver large-scale EPC projects in the AC Systems portfolio across the UK, including onshore and offshore work. You will lead multidisciplinary teams from design through construction, commissioning and handover, working with a Project Director to ensure delivery on time, safely and within budget.

You will manage stakeholders, control finances, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with NEC standards and GE Vernova's

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience managing EPC or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of project delivery across engineering, procurement, and construction phases.
• Experience working in complex, multi-disciplinary and international environments.
• Familiarity with New Engineering Contract (NEC) standards.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and interfaces effectively.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness.
• Excellent problem-solving, organisational, and analytical skills.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management capabilities.
• Valid passport & driver's license.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Project Delivery: take full accountability for delivering EPC projects to specification, budget, and schedule, ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Leadership & Team Coordination: lead cross-functional teams including Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Finance, EHS, Quality, and Contracts.
• Stakeholder Management: build relationships with internal teams, clients, and external partners, ensuring alignment.
• Financial & Commercial Oversight: manage project budgets, monitor financial performance, and control costs and resources.
• Risk & Issue Management: identify, assess, and mitigate risks; manage claims and deviations.
• Planning & Execution: ensure activities are defined, scheduled, and delivered to milestones and contractual requirements.
• EHS Leadership: champion safety culture and regulatory compliance.
• Quality Leadership & Assurance: ensure quality requirements and drive non-conformance management.
• Tender & Delivery Support: assist in tender validation by reviewing delivery models, risks, and opportunities.

Skills

End-to-end project delivery

Stakeholder management

Leadership & team coordination

Financial & commercial oversight

Risk & issue management

NEC standards familiarity

Strong communication

Problem solving & analysis

Regulatory awareness

Passport & driving license

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Description Summary We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of large-scale EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) projects within our AC Systems portfolio across the UK, including both onshore and offshore environments. This is a high-impact role where, depending on your level of experience, you will either take full ownership of complex transmission infrastructure projects or work in close collaboration with another Project Manager/Director. In both cases, you will contribute to driving delivery from initial design through to construction, commissioning, and handover. Working alongside a Project Director, you will help lead multidisciplinary teams and ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Given the nature of our projects and stakeholders, this role requires a strong understanding of the UK transmission environment, including established standards, regulatory frameworks, and ways of working. You will bring the ability to operate effectively from day one, leveraging your experience within UK grid infrastructure to deliver successful project outcomes.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• End-to-End Project Delivery Take full accountability for delivering EPC projects to specification, budget, and schedule, ensuring customer satisfaction at every stage.
• Leadership & Team Coordination Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams including Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Finance, EHS, Quality, and Contracts.
• Stakeholder Management Build strong relationships with internal teams, clients, and external partners, ensuring alignment and effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Financial & Commercial Oversight Manage project budgets, monitor financial performance, and ensure effective cost control and resource utilisation.
• Risk & Issue Management Identify, assess, and mitigate risks proactively, while managing claims, deviations, and root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement.
• Planning & Execution Ensure all project activities are clearly defined, scheduled, and delivered in line with key milestones and contractual requirements.
• EHS Leadership Champion a strong safety culture by embedding EHS into all project decisions and ensuring compliance with all regulatory and company standards.
• Quality Leadership & Assurance Champion a culture of quality excellence by embedding quality requirements into all project decisions, ensuring deliverables meet contractual specifications, and driving continuous improvement through effective non-conformance management and compliance with GE Vernova's Quality Management System.
• Tender & Delivery Support Support tender validation by reviewing delivery models, commitments, risks, and opportunities.

What We’re Looking For:

• Degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Proven experience managing EPC or large-scale infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of project delivery across engineering, procurement, and construction phases
• Experience working in complex, multi-disciplinary and international environments
• Familiarity with New Engineering Contract (NEC) standards
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and interfaces effectively
• Strong commercial and financial awareness
• Excellent problem-solving, organisational, and analytical skills
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management capabilities
• Valid passport & driver's license

Nice To Have:

• Project management experience gained through working on Grid substations with major UK network operators
• Project management certification (PRINCE2, PMP, etc.)

Why Join Us?

A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance. Work on large-scale, high-impact energy infrastructure projects Be part of a global organisation driving the energy transition Collaborate with experienced, multidisciplinary teams Opportunities for growth and development in a complex project environment

About GE Vernova Grid Solutions:

At GE Vernova Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies.

As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow.

With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Vernova Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid.

GE Vernova Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

Why we come to work:

At GE Vernova, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we’re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com