Senior Program Manager

GE Vernova; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 113,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova's MWC Platform Systems Engineering team seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead execution of new wind turbine programs, including development, validation, and lifecycle management. You will manage schedules, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver world-class wind turbines across sourcing, manufacturing, projects, and services.

The role emphasizes ownership of milestones, risk management, and applying lessons learned to product improvements, with a strong focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 5 years of program management or renewable energy experience.
• Proven leadership and ability to drive cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own integrated program schedule, budget, resources, and priority discussions for large NPI programs from concept to sunset.
• Coordinate deliverables and detailed schedules with Subsystem Program Managers and escalate critical-path activities.
• Provide cross-functional product leadership across Sourcing, Manufacturing, Projects, and Services.
• Facilitate issue resolution with Systems Engineer and Product Manager, incl. contingency planning.
• Lead risk communication and escalation, and manage change to the product bill of materials.
• Ensure compliance with engineering processes and independently execute external wind turbine projects.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

The MWC Platform Systems Engineering team is seeking a Senior Program Manager with demonstrated new product introduction expertise to lead the execution of new wind turbine programs. The Senior Program Manager will have responsibility for leading execution of the engineering development of new wind turbine designs, upgrades, features, and market introductions.

A successful Senior Program Manager is self-starting, independent, and demonstrates ownership over program milestones such as bill of material releases, development of product documentation for quoting and lifecycle management, validation of the product, and implementation of lessons learned into product improvements. They will work closely with Product Managers, Systems Engineers, Subsystem Program Managers, Sourcing, and Configuration Management to maintain a tightly interconnected team working towards the common goal of developing world-class wind turbines.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own the development and maintenance of integrated program schedule, budget, resource identification, and priority discussions for large NPI programs from conception through product sunset.
• Coordinate deliverables, execution, and Detailed Schedules with Subsystem Program Managers to escal visibility to critical path activities.
• Provide cross-functional product leadership, working across Sourcing, Manufacturing, Projects, Services, and external parties to ensure that critical product development milestones are achieved.
• Facilitate issue resolution with close connection to the product Systems Engineer and Product Manager, including development of contingency plans and scenario planning.
• Lead communication and escalation of programmatic and technical risks to the program.
• Lead coordination for change management execution to the product bill of materials.
• Assures compliance to engineering processes to maintain a high-quality standard of work outputs.
• Independent execution of external-facing wind turbine projects in support of engineering testing and development.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university or similar.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Program Management, Renewable Energy Engineering or related fields.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to break-down complex issues, determine possible courses of action, and enable effective decision making.
• Ability to prioritize information, using analytical thinking for decision making.
• Technical aptitude and familiarity with industrial-scale projects and/or product development.
• System or product-level mindset.
• Effective oral and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Has in-depth knowledge of wind industry standards for product development.

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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 $113,200.00 and $188,800.00. 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 August 19, 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.