Senior Project Engineering Manager

Job Description Summary

Job Description

What You'll Do

• Lead Engineering Design & Compliance: Direct engineering design activities, ensuring compliance with local regulations, contracted codes, and technical standards while managing planning, progress measurement, and timely deliverable releases to the Owner and EPC partners.
• Drive Supplier & Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as the primary technical interface for substation Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), local suppliers, and project stakeholders, resolving technical queries and ensuring rigorous quality control across all subcontracts.
• Manage Technical Risks & Mitigations: Perform comprehensive technical risk assessments, support project management with data for Extensions of Time (EOT) and claims, and collaborate with planning teams to implement recovery options for project delays.
• Support Field Execution & Commissioning: Provide expert engineering support for installation, commissioning, and local supplier technical clarifications to ensure seamless site execution.
• Promote Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS): Champion a proactive EHS and stop-work culture across all engineering and site activities.
• Capture Learnings & Close-Out: Document lessons learned and return of experience insights to drive continuous improvement for future project close-outs.

What You Bring

A strong technical foundation in power, grid, or substation engineering, paired with the confidence to interface directly with EPCs, suppliers, and owners on a fast-moving program, that's what will make you successful in this role.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline
• 8+ years of professional experience in engineering of power, grid, or substation systems
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and validating engineering design packages (drawings, calculations, and specifications)
• Fluent in Arabic and English, written and spoken
• Experience working on Saudi energy projects in a field or engineering capacity
• Legal right to work in Saudi Arabia without company sponsorship or time restrictions

Preferred:

• Working knowledge across engineering disciplines involved in power conversion and storage, including balance-of-plant equipment
• Experience interfacing directly with EPC partners
• Strong communication and technical dispute-resolution skills

Life at GE Vernova

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. We offer a robust, competitive benefits package designed to support your health, your family, and your financial well-beingalong with real paths for continued learning and career growth.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No