Program Leader - PMO

GE Vernova, Inc.; South Carolina; On-site; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability benefits

Employee assistance program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Program Manager to drive operational excellence across the Wind platform by guiding Pathfinder and overseeing Smartsheet-based scheduling. The role interfaces with business stakeholders and technical teams to prioritize work and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

You will standardize processes, monitor program health, and lead escalation of CAPAs while promoting governance and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 5 years relevant work experience.
• Smartsheet: 1–3 years with reports and dashboards.
• 1–3 years managing technical resources.
• Ability to analyze data for trends and risks.
• CPM scheduling expertise in industrial settings.

Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise-wide adoption of standardized scheduling.
• Own Pathfinder development backlog and align with timelines.
• Monitor program health and identify risks.
• Escalate high-risk issues and drive CAPA actions.
• Eliminate bottlenecks to improve productivity.
• Governance and knowledge transfer with training materials.

Skills

Smartsheet

Backlog management

Data analysis

Strategic prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Business

Job description

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a Program Manager to drive operational excellence across the Wind platform through the strategic oversight of Pathfinder. As the lead for our Smartsheet-based "Single Source of Truth," you will streamline global scheduling processes, eliminate redundant workflows, and enforce consistent project management standards. You will serve as the primary interface between business stakeholders and technical resources, providing strategic prioritization to the Pathfinder Architect to ensure development remains aligned with operational goals. Furthermore, you will act as a bridge between the scheduling team and business leadership, proactively identifying program health issues and driving the escalation of necessary corrective and preventive actions.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Operational Standardization: Drive the enterprise-wide adoption of standardized scheduling processes within Pathfinder to reduce variability and improve project predictability.
• Strategic Prioritization: Act as the primary owner of the Pathfinder development backlog, directing the Pathfinder Architect to ensure critical system enhancements align with business timelines.
• Program Health Monitoring: Partner with the scheduling team to analyze performance data, identify systemic risks, and provide actionable insights to business leadership.
• Escalation & Resolution: Facilitate the escalation of high-risk issues to senior management and drive the implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to maintain project alignment.
• Process Efficiency: Eliminate manual bottlenecks in scheduling, maintenance, and reporting workflows to maximize team productivity.
• System Governance & Knowledge Transfer: Maintain Pathfinder as the definitive source of truth and oversee the development of training materials and technical bulletins that simplify complex requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field and 5 years relevant work experience.
• 1-3 years advanced proficiency in Smartsheet, including deep experience with complex report building, dashboard creation, and data management.
• 1-3 years proven track record of managing technical resources or developers, with the ability to translate business requirements into actionable technical tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data sets to identify performance trends and project risks.
• Expertise in formal scheduling methodologies (CPM) and managing complex project schedules within an industrial environment.

Desired Characteristics

• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification in process optimization.
• Experience leading digital transformation initiatives within large, matrixed industrial organizations.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to translate complex data into strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
• Financial acumen, with an ability to demonstrate the direct impact of scheduling efficiency on overall business profitability.

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

Pay range: between $89,300.00 and $148,700.00. 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 20, 2026.

Benefits

• available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• Retirement benefits: 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
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• 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.

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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