Hydro Commercial Risk Manager (EPC Projects) / Responsable des risques commerciaux Hydro (Projets EPC)

GE Vernova; Town of Rotterdam (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Prescription drug coverage

Health Coach 24/7 nurse-based resource

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with company matching

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

Disability benefits

Life insurance

12 paid holidays

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Risk Manager to oversee the risk profile of all commercial hydro tenders. The role ensures underwriting aligns with GE Vernova standards and maintains strict adherence to risk processes.

You will partner with commercial leaders and support functions to identify, characterize, and mitigate risks for each tender. Based in the United States, you will stay close to project execution, collecting feedback to continuously improve risk analyses performed during the tender stage

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience.
• Experience in managing complex EPC projects and/or risk management.
• Strong communication and leadership in a global environment.

Responsibilities

• Partners with commercial leaders and functional experts to analyze and mitigate risk for each tender.
• Validates risk and reward balance of terms, requirements, finance, and schedule for tenders.
• Manages the hydro risk process and ensures compliance with GE Vernova policies and underwriting strategies.
• Leads Risk Review gates of the ITO process (R2, HRB, R3, etc.).
• Leverages project feedback and best practices to maintain high risk-control standards at tender stage.

Skills

Autonomy

Critical thinking

Executive communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Risk Manager is responsible for managing the risk profile of all commercial deals within the GE Vernova Hydropower Business. He/She ensures that tenders are underwritten in accordance with GEV standards and guarantees strict adherence to GEV and GEV Hydro risk management processes and policies. The Risk Manager partners with commercial leaders and supporting functions to ensure risks are properly identified, characterized, and mitigated for each tenders. Additionally, the Risk Manager stays close to project execution to collect feedback and continuously improve risk analysis performed during the tender stage. He/She reports to the Hydro Global Commercial and Strategy leader.

Le/La Responsable Risques est chargé(e) de gérer le profil de risque de l’ensemble des contrats commerciaux au sein de l’activité Hydro de GE Vernova. Il/Elle veille à ce que les offres soient engagées conformément aux standards de GEV et garantit le strict respect des processus et politiques de gestion des risques de GEV et de GEV Hydro. Le/La Responsable Risques collabore avec les responsables commerciaux et les fonctions support afin de s’assurer que les risques sont correctement identifiés, caractérisés et atténués pour chaque appel d’offres. En outre, il/elle reste proche de l’exécution des projets afin de recueillir des retours d’expérience et d’améliorer en continu les analyses de risques réalisées lors de la phase d’offre. Il/Elle est rattaché(e) au responsable global Commerce et Stratégie de l’activité Hydro.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Partners with Commercial leaders and functional experts (engineering, sourcing, site installation, legal, finance, schedule ..) to analyze and mitigate the risk profile of each tenders
• Validates the risk and reward balance (e.g. terms and conditions, technical requirements, finance, schedule …) of each tenders
• Manage the Hydropower Risk process and ensure strict compliance with GE Vernova policies and the Hydropower underwriting strategies
• Lead Risk Review gates of the ITO process (R2, HRB, R3 …)
• Leverage feedback of experience from projects under execution and best practices from other businesses to maintain the highest standard of risk control at tender stage

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree with 10+ years of experience
• Experience in managing complex EPC projects and/or in Risk Management

Desired Characteristics

• High level of autonomy to organize risk activities in collaboration with the other risk manager
• Strong critical-thinking skills with the ability to analyze and summarize complex, diverse problems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to engage effectively at the executive level
• Proven interpersonal and leadership capabilities in a global, multicultural environment
• An engineering, contract management, finance, or project background is an advantage

Rôles et responsabilités

• Collabore avec les responsables commerciaux et les experts fonctionnels (ingénierie, achats, installation sur site, juridique, finance, planification, etc.) pour analyser et atténuer le profil de risque de chaque appel d’offres.
• Valide l’équilibre entre risques et opportunités (par exemple : termes et conditions, exigences techniques, aspects financiers, délais, etc.) pour chaque appel d’offres.
• Pilote le processus de gestion des risques pour l’hydroélectricité et veille au strict respect des politiques de GE Vernova ainsi que des stratégies de souscription Hydropower.
• Dirige les revues de risques (Risk Review Gates) du processus ITO (R2, HRB, R3, etc.).
• Capitalise sur les retours d’expérience des projets en exécution et sur les meilleures pratiques des autres entités pour maintenir le plus haut niveau de maîtrise des risques au stade de l’offre.

Qualifications requises

• Diplôme de niveau licence (Bac +3/4) avec plus de 10 ans · d’expérience
• Expérience dans la gestion de projets EPC complexes et/ou en gestion des risques

Caractéristiques souhaitées

• Grand niveau d’autonomie pour organiser les activités liées aux risques en collaboration avec l’autre responsable risques.
• Solides capacités d’analyse critique, avec aptitude à analyser et à synthétiser des problématiques complexes et variées.
• Excellentes compétences en communication orale et écrite, y compris la capacité à interagir efficacement au niveau de la direction.
• Capacités avérées en matière de relations interpersonnelles et de leadership dans un environnement global et multiculturel.
• Formation ou expérience en ingénierie, gestion de contrats, finance ou gestion de projet constituant un atout majeur.

Additional Information

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: No

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $124,900.00 and $208,100.00. 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.This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on October 29, 2026.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, or 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.