Senior Project Engineering Manager

Are you a professional with project engineering manager background - and eager to work in a role where you can make a big difference with your contribution? Join a global leader in energy transmission and help shape the future of power. Join us, as a Senior Project Engineering Manager to lead the engineering execution of FACTS projects from our Noida office Within GE Vernova and Grid Solutions, the FACTS Product Delivery Group (PDG) is fully accountable for providing (OTR) integrated FACTS solutions worldwide. We deliver reactive power compensators such as Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOM) and Static Var Compensators (SVC). These systems are used to control power system voltage and reactive power flow as well as to improve the power system stability and transmission system efficiency. You truly have a chance to make the world a better place by helping our global customers in saving vital energy and securing stable electricity distribution.

As a Project Engineering Manager you will lead the successful execution of engineering activities for FACTS projects, ensuring alignment with project goals in terms of schedule, cost, quality, and technical requirements. In this role you interface across the GE Grid Solution with engineering, sourcing and support the sales teams regarding project execution matters. The role has autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Travel is expected to account for about 20%.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of engineering activities of the PDG scope of works, ensuring alignment with schedule, budget, and technical requirements.

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensuring that deliverables are integrated, consistent, and aligned with project milestones.

• Establish and maintain effective communication with customers, partners, and suppliers on technical topics, ensuring transparency, responsiveness, and trust.
• Ensure high standards of quality and compliance, applying internal processes, safety (EHS) requirements, and industry best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Represent engineering in project governance, participate in process & quality improvement, providing clear reporting on progress, issues, and KPIs, and contributing to key project reviews and decisions.
• Support site teams during execution, ensuring a smooth transition from design to construction and commissioning, and resolving technical issues efficiently.
• Mentor and empower project engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
• Carry our regular and thorough reviews of the progress and delivery of the PDG scope of work assessing all aspects of the project, including time, cost, quality, and risks.
• Understanding and applying safety and environmental regulations, which might differ from international standards.

Required Qualification

• Engineering degree in Electrical or similar technical field) from an accredited university.
• 10+ years of experience as Project/Engineering Manager or similar role within Energy, Transmission, Distribution, Oil & Gas, Power Generation, or similar industries
• Strong project management skills and understanding of engineering project lifecycles, technical interfaces, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills: able to influence, align teams, and represent engineering with confidence in internal and customer meetings.
• Must be flexible with working hours and willing to travel to support projects globally.

Desire qualification

• Experience with SVC/STATCOM or similar systems are seeing as benefit.
• Project engineering experience ideally across international and multicultural environments.
• Cultural adaptability and sensitivity, given the diverse and multicultural nature of both the team and the local context.
• Address potential logistical challenges such as working across different time zones.