Senior Project Manager - Grid Automation

**Job Description Summary** **Job Description** **Senior Project Manager - Grid Automation | Stafford or Glasgow, United Kingdom** **_Do you want to take ownership of complex Grid Automation projects that are helping modernise electricity networks and enable the energy transition across the United Kingdom and Northern Europe?

_** GE Vernova is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our expanding Grid Automation North Europe Cluster, within Grid Solutions.

Based primarily in Stafford, with Glasgow available as an alternative location, you will lead the delivery of technically complex and commercially significant Grid Automation projects across the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Nordic region.

**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------** **GE Vernova - The Energy to Change the World** With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonise it.

Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift towards reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety and quality of life.

**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------** **Electrification** Our Electrification businesses provide products, services and solutions that modernise electricity grids, enable renewable-energy integration and strengthen power systems.

From Grid Automation and advanced software to power conversion and energy storage, we help create smarter, more resilient and more sustainable energy networks.

**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------** **Let's Talk About the Role** Reporting to the Grid Automation North Europe Operations Manager, you will lead the strategy, planning and delivery of multiple complex Grid Automation projects, including offshore wind, transmission and distribution projects.

You will take ownership from contract handover through engineering, procurement, manufacturing, site delivery, commissioning and final customer acceptance, including Provisional Acceptance Certificate or Taking Over Certificate milestones. This is a senior, customer-facing and commercially accountable role.

You will balance customer expectations, technical delivery, schedule, quality and financial performance while leading multidisciplinary teams across a complex matrix organisation.

You will act as the principal customer contact, establish the overall project execution strategy, secure the resources required for delivery and take action when projects encounter technical, operational or commercial challenges. The position is currently an individual contributor role without direct reports.

However, you will coach and support other Project Managers, share lessons learned and help strengthen project-management capability across the organisation. For someone with the right leadership potential, the role may also offer future development towards a Project Management Team Leader position.

**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------** **How You Will Make a Difference** You will: + Lead the end-to-end delivery of several complex Grid Automation projects running in parallel.

+ Develop project execution strategies and management plans aligned with contractual requirements, customer expectations and business objectives. + Define project governance, lead gate and progress reviews, and coordinate engineering, procurement, manufacturing, field services, commercial and finance teams.

+ Secure the resources required for successful delivery and address roadblocks, performance issues and cross-functional dependencies. + Take responsibility for the full project scope, analysing customer and contractual requirements and identifying gaps, inconsistencies or changes.

+ Develop and negotiate practical solutions that protect customer outcomes, project delivery and commercial performance. + Own the master project schedule, contractual milestones and delivery recovery plans.

+ Anticipate potential delays and ensure that engineering, documentation, procurement, manufacturing, site and commissioning activities remain aligned.

+ Take ownership of project profit and loss, gross margin, cost and margin forecasts, revenue planning and monthly sales forecasting in partnership with the Project Controller.

+ Identify financial discrepancies, commercial risks and productivity opportunities, implementing appropriate cost, revenue or margin recovery plans. + Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, senior decision-makers, suppliers, partners and internal stakeholders.

+ Manage customer expectations, lead the resolution of escalations and provide accurate, timely and transparent project reporting. + Lead risk and opportunity reviews, implement mitigation actions and identify opportunities for additional Grid Automation scope, customer value and follow-on business.

+ Manage contractual matters with customers, suppliers and partners, supported by the Contract Management team. + Develop and negotiate claims, contractual changes and variation orders, including complex cases involving multiple stakeholders.

+ Coordinate procurement, manufacturing and supplier delivery, monitoring on-time performance, product quality and service quality. + Work with engineering and research and development teams to resolve technical or quality issues efficiently.

+ Monitor project and segment performance indicators and provide consolidated execution updates to the North Europe leadership team. + Coach and support other Project Managers, share lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement across project delivery and governance.

**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------** **Skills for Success** You will be an experienced project-delivery professional who thrives on complexity, accountability and customer engagement.

You will bring: + Substantial experience managing complex projects within Grid Automation, transmission and distribution, Protection and Control, substation automation or a closely related power-sector environment.

+ Experience managing projects through the full lifecycle, from contract handover through commissioning and customer acceptance. + Experience leading several active projects or a complex project portfolio in parallel. + Strong knowledge of project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and contractual management.

+ Commercial accountability for project profit and loss, margin, costs, forecasting and revenue. + Experience managing claims, contractual changes or variation orders. + Strong customer-management skills, including experience engaging senior stakeholders and resolving escalated issues.

+ Experience leading multidisciplinary teams within a matrix organisation. + The ability to influence, create accountability and drive action without relying on direct reporting authority. + A proactive, self-directed and commercially minded approach. + Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

+ Fluency in English. Experience within the United Kingdom transmission and distribution market would be particularly valuable.

**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------** **Desirable Experience** Direct experience delivering offshore wind, offshore substation or renewable grid-connection projects would be advantageous, but it is not an absolute requirement.

We are also interested in candidates who have managed similarly complex projects within: + Grid Automation + Protection and Control + Substation automation + Transmission infrastructure + Renewable grid connections + HVDC-related systems + Complex electrical EPC projects + Power-system integration Previous experience coaching, mentoring or developing other Project Managers would also be beneficial.

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