Job Description Summary
The Gas Turbine Programs Leader is a high-impact role at the center of the Gas Turbine Product Service Engineering (GT PSE) organization, enabling the rhythms, alignment, and effectiveness of the team. This role is ideal for a strategic leader who can connect priorities, drive momentum, and strengthen execution across a complex, cross-functional engineering environment.
As a key integrator for the leadership team, this individual will enable the operating cadence of the organization—bringing structure to priorities, momentum to critical initiatives, and visibility to what matters most. From leading core team rhythms and driving cross-functional follow-through, to advancing strategic initiatives and removing execution barriers, this role is essential to how the team operates and delivers.
This individual will lead core team cadences, drive follow-up across technical and business processes, oversee RCA project management through contractor resources while personally managing selected RCAs, coordinate yearly financial planning for Fleet Engineering, maintain dashboards and user conference content, and serve as a PowerNow and SmartSheet subject matter expert. The role will also develop and implement strategic plans to address top systemic issues facing the GT PSE organization, while driving broader team effectiveness initiatives.
The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced, matrixed environments and brings a unique blend of strategic thinking, execution rigor, and strong interpersonal influence. They will help the organization stay connected, focused, and moving forward—while also leading efforts that improve team effectiveness, simplify processes, and address systemic challenges across GT PSE.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Serve as a key integrator for the Gas Turbine Services engineering leadership team, driving alignment, execution, follow-up, and visibility across critical priorities
- Lead & drive core team rhythms, including leadership cadences, alignment meetings, review forums, and other structured mechanisms that strengthen execution discipline
- Develop and implement strategic plans to address top systemic issues facing the Gas Turbine Product Service Engineering organization
- Facilitate Technical Information Letter (TIL) rhythm to ensure timely inputs, alignment, and progression through the process
- Lead the Technical Depth Assessment (TDA) rhythm, including coordination, follow-up, pacing, and collaboration on TDA tool development
- Lead the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) rhythms at the GT PSE level, facilitating team-wide activities including RCA screening, gate reviews, etc.
- Lead key programs and initiatives, helping remove barriers, maintain momentum, and drive timely closure of actions
- Oversee RCA project management through direction of contractor resources and personally project manage selected RCAs to improve pace, rigor, and quality
- Develop and maintain SmartSheet templates, schedules, and reporting; serve as the team’s SmartSheet subject matter expert
- Maintain dashboards and reporting tools, including those supporting user conferences, and develop user conference content from resulting insights
- Serve as a PowerNow subject matter expert, providing user guidance and process support
- Provide financial planning leadership by consolidating Fleet Engineering needs and coordinating with Systems teams to support annual funding alignment
- Develop deep relationships with key horizontal interfaces including CSE workstream leaders to standardize and simplify our processes, procedures, and rhythms
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university or college.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in gas turbine engineering or related technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams and deliver results in a dynamic, high-tech matrix environment.
Desired Characteristics
- Excellent organizational skills
- Demonstrated experience with project management techniques and tools
- Customer-focused communicator, able to convey ideas clearly at all organizational levels.
- Embodies humility, openness, collaboration, and a commitment to continuous learning and servant leadership.
- Champions a “One Team” approach, leading across functions to overcome internal barriers for customer success.
- Proficient in the Tops 8D or other root cause analysis techniques.
- Proficient in SmartSheet and PowerNow tools
- Agile in responding to shifting priorities across concurrent projects.
- Thrives in ambiguity and uncertainty; welcomes challenges with resilience.
- Willingness and ability to travel to customer sites as business needs arise.
- Strong foundational knowledge of gas turbine technology, applying expertise to engineering challenges.
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 May 18, 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.
