Job Description Summary

Put simply, this role is about bringing people together and making sure a complex HVDC engineering programme gets delivered successfully.



Our HVDC Reference Solutions team is developing more standardised, repeatable solutions that can be reused across future projects and tenders – helping reduce unnecessary re-engineering, improve consistency and make delivery more efficient.



As the HVDC Programme Manager, you’ll lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary team working across different functions and locations. You’ll create structure, set priorities, keep people aligned and make sure the agreed scope moves forward. You’ll work closely with a Technical Lead, who owns the detailed technical direction, while you focus on programme delivery, organisation and leadership.



Because Reference Solutions is still evolving, not every process is already defined. We’re therefore looking for someone who is comfortable with complexity and ambiguity – someone who can take an objective, bring the right people together and confidently turn it into something practical and deliverable.

Job Description

HVDC Programme Manager | Stafford, United Kingdom

Do you want to lead a high-profile programme helping shape how HVDC solutions are standardised, delivered and reused across some of the world’s most complex power transmission projects?

GE Vernova is looking for an exceptional HVDC Programme Manager to join our HVDC Tendering & Reference Solutions team based in Stafford, United Kingdom.

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GE Vernova – The Energy to Change the World

With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our name reflects our mission. “GE” carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” signals Earth’s lush ecosystems, while “Nova” nods to a new era of lower-carbon energy we are helping to deliver.

Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, and quality of life.

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Electrification

Our Electrification solutions modernize grids, enable renewable integration, and strengthen energy systems. From software to power conversion and storage, we help create smarter, more resilient energy networks.

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Let’s Talk about the Role

The HVDC Programme Manager will lead the delivery of a defined portfolio of HVDC Reference Solutions, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to create scalable, repeatable solutions for use across tendering and project execution.

You will take ownership of a complex programme of engineering work, providing the organisation, leadership and delivery focus needed to bring together a geographically dispersed matrix team. Working in close partnership with a Technical Lead, you will drive planning, coordination and delivery while helping shape ways of working within an evolving Reference Solutions organisation.

This is an opportunity to combine HVDC industry knowledge with programme leadership, helping GE Vernova increase engineering reuse, improve consistency and lead times, and strengthen the competitiveness of our HVDC solutions.

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How You Will Make a Difference

• Leading the delivery of a defined HVDC Reference Solutions portfolio, coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities from planning through to completion.
• Managing a geographically dispersed matrix team, setting priorities, coordinating resources, monitoring progress and driving delivery against agreed objectives.
• Partnering with Technical Leads to combine strong technical direction with effective programme governance, organisation and execution.
• Driving the deployment and continuous improvement of repeatable HVDC reference solutions across tendering and project execution.
• Collaborating across Engineering, Tendering, Projects, Sourcing, NPI and other key functions to align priorities, resolve challenges and support effective implementation.
• Improving engineering reuse, delivery efficiency, cost and lead-time performance by embedding lessons learned and promoting greater standardisation.
• Identifying programme risks, dependencies and opportunities, bringing stakeholders together to resolve issues and maintain delivery momentum.

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Special Role Requirements

• Some travel within the UK and internationally may be required to support business, project and stakeholder needs.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across different locations and time zones.

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Skills for Success

You should be a confident engineering and programme leader who can bring structure to complex work, influence across a matrix organisation and drive delivery in an environment where processes and ways of working continue to evolve.

• The ability to lead and influence multidisciplinary, geographically dispersed teams without relying on direct reporting lines.
• A strong understanding of HVDC technology and engineering environments, with the credibility to work effectively alongside experienced technical specialists.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex engineering programmes, projects or scopes within HVDC, power transmission or a similarly complex engineering environment.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the confidence to establish priorities, create structure and maintain momentum across multiple stakeholders.
• The capability to operate with autonomy and ambiguity, using sound judgement and initiative to develop practical ways forward where processes are not fully established.
• Strong stakeholder and commercial awareness, with an understanding of how engineering decisions affect cost, lead time, delivery performance and competitiveness.
• Experience or exposure to engineering standardisation, reference solutions, reusable engineering packages or industrialisation would be advantageous.

A University Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering/technical discipline is required as a prerequisite, as the role requires the engineering grounding necessary to understand complex HVDC solutions, work credibly with technical teams and lead multidisciplinary engineering delivery.

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Where and How You’ll Work

• This is a permanent position based in our Stafford, United Kingdom office.
• We have a hybrid working model, giving you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.
• You will work with colleagues and stakeholders across our global HVDC organisation.

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Our Culture

Every action shapes our future. That’s why our north star is a culture of impact, where everyone is empowered to thrive and achieve.

Addressing the urgent need to build a more sustainable electric power system while improving the trajectory of climate change emissions are global priorities, and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world. We play a significant role in leading a new era of energy.

Our technology helps generate approximately twenty-five percent of the world’s electricity today, and we are working to power the rest. If we want the future of energy to be different, then join us and be the difference. Together, we are the Energy of Change!

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We're Determined to Be the Best Place to Grow

We believe that strong careers are built on a variety of experiences, strong connections, and continuous development. We’re committed to providing you the tools to navigate and shape a strong career journey that aligns with a healthy work-life balance. No two careers are the same, and yours should reflect your personal and professional goals. Your people leader and trusted mentors will support you through navigating your journey.

We also prioritize fair pay, performance-based rewards, and wellbeing programs for you and your family. With opportunities to move across teams and functions, your career can keep evolving while sustainability stays at the core of everything we do.

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Inclusion & Diversity

We are passionate about creating an inclusive work environment. By valuing the ideas and contributions of a diverse workforce, we help inspire others to grow, succeed, and raise the bar for everyone.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, GE Vernova is committed to supporting disadvantaged groups whilst providing equal opportunities for both GE Vernova associates and applicants alike.

Join us at GE Vernova, where results can be achieved by embracing a community of belonging.

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