Lead Power Plant Systems Program Manager – Outage Engineering, AI & System Integration

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the Program Manager for the Outage Scoping Platform, overseeing feature development, roadmap implementation, prioritization, budget oversight, and ensuring delivery aligns with the needs of Outage Engineering.

• Serve as the primary AI feature representative for Outage Engineering, managing requirements, use cases, validation, and the adoption of AI-enabled capabilities that aid in outage scoping and decision-making.

• Lead the planning and execution processes across various functions including Outage Engineering, IT, Heavy-duty Services Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Multi-year agreement Risk, Design COE, and other relevant stakeholders.

• Facilitate discussions surrounding outage scoping and planning to guarantee that platform capabilities are in sync with actual outage feedback and engineering best practices.

• Convert engineering, operational, and outage productivity requirements into well-defined program specifications and user stories for IT and AI development teams.

• Enhance data-driven outage scope recommendations by incorporating analytics, operational history, fleet issues, and reliability insights within the OSA platform.

• Promote platform adoption, ensure cross-system integration, and manage change, including communication, training support, and feedback mechanisms with regional and site teams.

• Identify avenues for improving outage productivity, cycle times, and costs through new tools, AI features, and process refinements.

• Coordinate the testing, validation, and rollout of new system and AI features with IT to guarantee quality, reliability, and engineering acceptance.

• Monitor program performance, risks, and dependencies; proactively address obstacles to ensure timely delivery.

• Incorporate LEAN, simplification, and continuous improvement principles into program execution and the evolution of the platform.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field from an accredited institution.

• At least 5 years of experience in engineering, outage planning, and/or technical program management.

• A minimum of 2 years of experience with gas turbines, combined cycle power plants, or turbomachinery-related engineering workflows.

• A solid understanding of outage planning, scoping, or execution processes.

• Proven experience in coordinating across matrixed, global organizations, including IT teams.

• Proficient in English communication skills, both oral and written.

• Experience and enthusiasm for working with IT platforms, analytics tools, or AI-enabled solutions in an engineering or operational context.

• Capability to connect technical specifics, operational data, and business results into a coherent, comprehensive narrative.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities across engineering, IT, and leadership teams.

• A demonstrated history of achieving results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Familiarity with reliability concepts, fleet analytics, or outage risk assessment methodologies (e.g., Weibull, reliability estimates, or similar).

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to balance engineering rigor with practical execution.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

• Access to a Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.

• Availability of the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.

• Participation in the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan.

• A tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions.

• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.

• Tuition assistance.

• Adoption assistance.

• Paid parental leave.

• Disability benefits.

• Life insurance.

• 12 paid holidays.

• Permissive time off.