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Job Description

The GE Vernova Environmental & Properties Risk team in the GE Vernova Supply Chain Development organization provides strategic and technical support to manage environmental risk across the GE Vernova global footprint. As a member of this team, this Senior Project Manager will serve as a lead project manager for a portion of GE Vernova’s portfolio of remedial projects. In addition, this Senior Project Manager will serve a key support role for the assessment and mitigation of environmental risk in transactions – including mergers & acquisitions, real estate and restructuring activities – and strategic initiatives. This Senior Project Manager will work closely with team members from Environmental & Properties Risk, real estate, sourcing, special projects, strategy, finance, legal, EHS, governmental affairs, communications, operations, and facilities to provide technical leadership and coordination.

Job available in multiple locations
• Remote, United States of America
• Remote, Brazil
• Remote, Mexico

Job Description

What you’ll do

In serving as a Senior Project Manager within the Environmental & Properties Risk team you will be responsible for managing the investigation and remediation of a portion of GE Vernova’s portfolio of remedial projects through the management of external consultants and coordination with key internal stakeholders. This role will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of the assigned remedial project execution, from initial risk review and project planning to final completion, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, safety standards, and budget constraints. These responsibilities include technical delivery, schedule management, fiscal management, serving as an internal and external stakeholder liaison, reporting requirements, and coordination with project team members. In addition, this Senior Project Manager will provide technical support for other critical functions within the Environmental & Properties Risk group such as M&A, real estate and restructuring activities.

Qualifications

General Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University or College in environmental science, geology, engineering, biology, chemistry, or equivalent discipline.
• Solid proven applied experience in project management experience in environmental, remediation, environmental transactions and/or EHS within a company, regulatory agency and/or consulting firm.
• Minimum of:
  • Solid proven experience managing complex remediation projects involving soil, groundwater and soil vapor issues, including experience with PCBs, hydrocarbons, and chlorinated solvents; and/or
  • Solid proven experience in providing environmental transactional support for real estate and/or M&A transactions including:
    • Expert familiarity with ASTM standards and processes for assessing risk via Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments.
    • Demonstrated experience preparing/using Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments to assess risks; and
    • Experience coordinating environmental due diligence efforts for multiple, simultaneous, large, and/or complex transactions.
• Ability to understand materiality, risks and trade-offs relative to other considerations.
• Understanding of legal requirements, regulatory environment, environmental risk, reputational considerations, local issues, etc.
• Provide strategic oversight, direction and communication including planning, progress, and financial updates to management on projects.
• Proven ability to manage and coordinate consultant teams to generate project cost estimates, scopes of work, proposals, and reports.
• Experience preparing financial estimations and planning necessary for long-term projects.
• General familiarity relevant environmental issues and considerations related to historical and current manufacturing and energy operations.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and presentation (oral/written) skills; public presentations both in person and virtual are an essential part of job function.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills within diverse teams.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical information in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Demonstrated success in coordinating technical, financial, reputational and legal considerations for complex projects.
• Strong technical and analytical aptitude to understand and articulate complicated trade-offs.
• Experience working with sensitive and confidential information.
• Experience working cross-culturally in large, matrixed organizations and ability to navigate geographies, cultures, relationships, etc.
• Ability and willingness to travel including internationally (~30% travel).

• Proficiency with MS Office Programs including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• English proficiency and a minimum of business fluency in at least one of the following languages: Spanish or Portuguese.

Qualifications That Will Make You Stand Out

• Graduate degree in environmental science, geology, engineering, biology, chemistry, business or relevant related discipline.
• Highly collaborative person with outstanding communication skills.
• Strategic and flexible thinker who uses a 360 degree perspective to assess risks.
• Ability to problem-solve creatively, to be flexible and think outside the box.
• Ability to see big picture while not losing sight of critical details.
• Ability to be flexible, follow tight deadlines, and deliver results quickly.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated project management skills including project initiation, scoping, resorting, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and communication.
• Great energy and enthusiasm for position and environmental risk management.
• Fluency or familiarity with additional prominent language(s) such as Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Mandarin, or Vietnamese.
• Familiarity with LEAN principals.

Benefits Available to You

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)

• Our compensation & benefits are designed to help you manage your personal and family needs, while rewarding high performers. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.
• A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.
• GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

Inclusion & Diversity

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