Heavy Duty New Unit (HDNU) Controls Engineer

A01242 GE Gas Turbines (Greenville) L.L.C.; South Carolina; On-site; USD 98,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Discretionary annual bonus

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Tuition & adoption assistance

Paid parental leave

Disability benefits

Life insurance

12 paid holidays

Permissive time off

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking an Operations Lead for Heavy-Duty New Unit (HDNU) Controls Engineering. You will drive global reporting, budgeting, and workforce planning to enable successful delivery of GT, ST, HRSG and BOP projects.

You will provide data-driven insights to leadership, manage cross-functional partnerships, and ensure disciplined execution in a highly matrixed, global environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance or related field.
• 5+ years in operational leadership, project management or financial analysis in engineering or large-scale projects.
• Experience delivering budgeting, data management and performance reporting in a matrixed setting.

Responsibilities

• Own organizational reporting infrastructure and ensure data integrity across a global team.
• Partner with engineering, finance, and project leadership to align resource planning with milestones.
• Identify bottlenecks and lead process improvements to increase throughput.
• Lead budgeting processes and oversight of labor funding, expenditures, and overhead.
• Track KPIs (headcount, budget variance, software licensing) for leadership insights.
• Facilitate financial reviews to ensure funding targets and fiscal health.

Skills

Operational leadership

Budgeting

Data management

Performance reporting

Project management

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

Power BI

CLM/ELM

PLM

PALM

Tableau

Job description

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. As an Operations Lead within Heavy-Duty New Unit (HDNU) Controls Engineering, you will serve as a key operational partner to a global engineering organization of more than 400 employees. You will be responsible for driving operational excellence through financial management, workforce planning, resource allocation, and performance tracking that enable engineering teams to successfully deliver Gas Turbine (GT), Steam Turbine (ST), Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG), and Balance of Plant (BOP) projects. In this highly visible role, you will provide critical business and operational insights to engineering leadership, ensuring decisions are supported by accurate data, effective planning, and disciplined execution. Your ability to drive operational excellence, improve planning and execution processes, and provide actionable insights will play a key role in helping engineering teams meet strategic priorities, enable informed decision-making, and deliver value across the global business.

Job Description

As the Operations Lead for Heavy Duty New Unit (HDNU) Controls Engineer, you will:

• Operational Leadership & Process Governance Architect Operations: Own the organizational infrastructure, ensuring consistent reporting, data integrity, and operational excellence across the global team.
• Strategic Alignment: Partner with engineering, finance, and project leadership to synchronize resource planning with project milestones and broader business objectives.
• Drive Efficiency: Proactively diagnose operational bottlenecks and lead process improvements that accelerate organizational throughput.
• Financial Planning & Budget Stewardship Financial Oversight: Lead annual and quarterly budgeting processes, providing rigorous oversight of labor funding, project expenditures, and department overhead.
• Actionable Intelligence: Track and report on key KPIs (e.g., headcount utilization, budget variance, and software licensing) to provide leadership with clear, data-driven financial insights.
• Accountability: Facilitate regular financial reviews to ensure the organization meets its funding targets and maintains fiscal health.
• Operational Reporting & Performance Monitoring Governance: Administer internal operating reviews, curating data-backed narratives and tracking critical action items to drive accountability.
• Compliance & Excellence: Ensure rigorous adherence to GE Vernova policies regarding time-tracking, project capitalization, and resource management.
• Decision Support: Translate complex operational data into clear, concise reporting that directly informs and influences management strategy.
• Cross-Functional Partnership Organizational Enablement: Collaborate with HR and Engineering leadership to manage headcount logistics, onboarding, and structural design.
• Strategic Liaison: Serve as the primary operational point of contact, bridging the gap between technical engineering teams and corporate functions.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in operational leadership, project management, or financial analysis within an engineering or large-scale project environment, with demonstrated expertise in budgeting, data management, performance reporting, and influencing outcomes within complex matrixed organizations. Ability to independently lead high-priority workstreams, effectively manage competing demands, and consistently deliver high-quality results under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrates alignment with the GE Vernova Way by driving innovation, serving customers, winning as one team, and maintaining accountability in delivering results. Practical experience in the power generation industry, including Gas Turbines (GT), Steam Turbines (ST), Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG), or Balance of Plant (BOP), with a strong understanding of project-based engineering operations. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends, develop actionable insights, and drive process improvements. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, facilitate cross-functional collaboration, and provide data-driven recommendations to leadership. Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to lead operational initiatives and drive execution within a global, matrixed organization. Demonstrated proficiency with engineering and operational tools, including Power BI, CLM/ELM, PLM, PALM, Tableau, and other workforce planning and reporting systems.

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
• For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. 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 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).

About GE Vernova

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