Facilities & EHS Site Leader

LS3002 GE Vernova Operations LLC; Town of Malta (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova's Advanced Research Center in Malta, NY is seeking a facilities operations professional to run day-to-day system and infrastructure with a safety-first mindset. This role carries budget responsibility for facilities and EHS functions, supporting the full project lifecycle from scoping through delivery.

You will partner with researchers and technical staff, manage contractors, coordinate with building ownership, and drive compliance with OSHA, NFPA, EPA regulations while advancing a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Construction Management, or a related technical field.
• In lieu of degree: High School Diploma/GED AND 25+ years of directly relevant experience in industrial or research facility operations.
• 10+ years of experience in an industrial, research, or technical facility environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing facility operations, budgets, and project execution.
• History of successful partnership with technical or research teams in a complex facility environment.
• Experience managing contractors and vendors through a full project lifecycle.
• Emergency Response Team participation preferred.
• Strong knowledge of facilities maintenance, project execution, and building/industrial systems.
• Solid understanding of EHS requirements including OSHA, NFPA, and applicable EPA and state regulations.
• Demonstrated technical aptitude working on large and complex equipment including air compressors, combustion equipment, and utility systems.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and translate requirements to field construction.
• Strong budget management and financial accountability.
• Excellent communication and partnership skills across all levels of the organization—including PhD-level researchers and frontline technicians.
• Experience coordinating within a leased or shared-occupancy environment, including working with landlords, property managers and shared building systems, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day facility operations ensuring systems, infrastructure, and equipment within our occupied space are maintained and functioning reliably.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for facility needs, coordinating with internal teams, external service providers, and building ownership as appropriate.
• Plan, schedule, and monitor preventive maintenance compliance with a focus on EHS-critical assets, and support the development and roll-out of a new CMMS for the Advanced Research Center.
• Manage the facilities and EHS operating budget, tracking spend, forecasting needs, and identifying cost optimization opportunities.
• Participate in the GE Vernova Advanced Research Center emergency response organization.
• Coordinate with building management on shared infrastructure, tenant responsibilities, and facility-related communications to ensure alignment and protect GE Vernova's operational interests.
• Lead facility projects from initial scoping and bid development through vendor selection, construction execution, and formal handoff to the research team, ensuring all work is delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Support facilities engineering with space and infrastructure planning, ensuring facility constraints, lease boundaries, and system limitations are well understood by stakeholders.
• Leverage technical expertise to help the engineering and research teams understand asset capability and how it impacts research operations.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable EHS permits, regulations, and GE Vernova policies as a daily operational priority.
• Serve as the EHS focal point, ensuring proper implementation of the GE Vernova Life Saving Rules and compliance with all internal and external requirements.
• Champion a proactive safety culture by partnering with researchers and technical staff to ensure safety is embedded into all work from concept through execution.
• Support proactive hazard identification, risk assessment, and safe work planning across facility operations and construction activities.
• Maintain deep working knowledge of EHS protocols for facilities operations and project execution, including confined space entry and rescue procedures.

Skills

Facilities management

Budget management

Project execution

EHS compliance

Vendor management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

High School Diploma/GED + 25+ years experience

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Job Description Summary

As a GE Vernova accelerator, GE Vernova's Advanced Research Center (ARC) is driving strategy and leading research & development efforts to execute on the business’s mission to help power the energy transition. We forge the collaborations and help invent the technologies required to electrify and decarbonize for a zero‑carbon future. Representing virtually every major scientific and engineering discipline, our researchers are collaborating with GE Vernova’s businesses, the U.S. government, and more than 420 entities at the forefront of technology to execute on 150+ energy focused projects. Collectively, these research programs and initiatives aim to solve near term technical challenges, deliver next generation product advances, and drive long term breakthrough innovation to enable more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy. We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced professional to join our growing organization at GE Vernova's Advanced Research Center in Malta, NY. This individual will be responsible for the day‑to‑day operation of facility systems and infrastructure within our operations, ensuring the facility runs safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with all EHS permits and policies. The successful candidate will serve as a key partner to our research community, helping ensure work is planned and executed the right way — with safety as a non‑negotiable foundation. This role carries budget responsibility for facilities and EHS functions supporting our dynamic operations and supports the full project lifecycle from initial scoping through successful delivery.

Job Description Roles and Responsibilities

Facilities Operations

• Oversee day‑to‑day facility operations ensuring systems, infrastructure, and equipment within our occupied space are maintained and functioning reliably
• Serve as the primary point of contact for facility needs, coordinating with internal teams, external service providers, and building ownership as appropriate
• Plan, schedule, and monitor preventive maintenance compliance with a focus on EHS‑critical assets, and support the development and roll‑out of a new CMMS for the Advanced Research Center
• Manage the facilities and EHS operating budget, tracking spend, forecasting needs, and identifying cost optimization opportunities
• Participate in the GE Vernova Advanced Research Center emergency response organization
• Coordinate with building management on shared infrastructure, tenant responsibilities, and facility‑related communications to ensure alignment and protect GE Vernova's operational interests
• Lead facility projects from initial scoping and bid development through vendor selection, construction execution, and formal handoff to the research team, ensuring all work is delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget

Strategic Planning

• Support facilities engineering with space and infrastructure planning, ensuring facility constraints, lease boundaries, and system limitations are well understood by stakeholders
• Leverage technical expertise to help the engineering and research teams understand asset capability and how it impacts research operations

EHS Compliance & Partnership

• Ensure adherence to all applicable EHS permits, regulations, and GE Vernova policies as a daily operational priority
• Serve as the EHS focal point, ensuring proper implementation of the GE Vernova Life Saving Rules and compliance with all internal and external requirements
• Champion a proactive safety culture by partnering with researchers and technical staff to ensure safety is embedded into all work from concept through execution
• Support proactive hazard identification, risk assessment, and safe work planning across facility operations and construction activities
• Maintain deep working knowledge of EHS protocols for facilities operations and project execution, including confined space entry and rescue procedures

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Construction Management, or a related technical field
• In lieu of degree: High School Diploma/ GED AND 25+ years of directly relevant experience in industrial or research facility operations
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in an industrial, research, or technical facility environment
• Demonstrated experience managing facility operations, budgets, and project execution
• History of successful partnership with technical or research teams in a complex facility environment
• Experience managing contractors and vendors through a full project lifecycle
• Emergency Response Team participation preferred
• Skills: Strong knowledge of facilities maintenance, project execution, and building/industrial systems
• Solid understanding of EHS requirements including OSHA, NFPA, and applicable EPA and state regulations
• Demonstrated technical aptitude working on large and complex equipment including air compressors, combustion equipment, and utility systems
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and translate requirements to field construction
• Strong budget management and financial accountability
• Excellent communication and partnership skills across all levels of the organization — including PhD-level researchers and frontline technicians
• Experience coordinating within a leased or shared‑occupancy environment, including working with landlords, property managers and shared building systems, preferred
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities and competing deadlines

GE Vernova offers a great work environment

Professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal 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: Yes. For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $85,500.00 and $142,600.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse‑based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax‑advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs. GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, and modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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.

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