Engineered Solutions Operations Leader (Onsite)

Job Description Summary

The Engineered Solutions Operations Leader will be a core leader within the product line. Specifically, this role will work closely with the broader planning and delivery teams in product management, project management, engineering and sourcing to drive the lean strategic roadmap and facilitate the continuous improvement initiatives to ensure success (e.g. KPIs/bowler charts, running the Obeya room). The ideal candidate has a passion for nuclear energy, experience implementing process improvements, and exceptional influencing and communication skills.

Job Description

The Operations Leader will serve as facilitator, educator, advocate, consultant and accountability partner to the Engineered Solutions business and all supporting functions to ensure the application of lean to vital cross-functional business processes. They will also be responsible for driving projects to create value through lean while coaching the leadership of those organizations.

Essential Responsibilities

• Run the Obeya Room (aka Command Center or War Room) … a dedicated physical or virtual space where project teams and leaders gather to collaborate, monitor progress, and make decisions
• Drive real-time problem-solving rigor among cross-functional teams to assure successful product development and project fulfillment
• Champion LEAN efforts, including Leader Standard Work for all supporting functions
• Lead the Strategic Lean Roadmap and facilitate the kaizens, projects, actions to drive continuous improvements
• Broaden the application of problem solving & continuous improvement tools & daily management in a way that will improve quality, efficiency, capacity and process reliability
• Partner with the Nuclear Lean Leaders to facilitate the Hoshin Kanri & Transformational Action Planning processes across the product line to define & drive the necessary objectives and improvement actions aligned with the Nuclear strategy
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college
• 5 years of experience leading teams with lean techniques in a matrixed environment with particular emphasis on transactional process versus manufacturing process.
• 5 years of experience leading large-scale programs/projects
• 10 years of industrial related experience
  
  

Eligibility Requirements

• The work location for this role is at the GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) headquarters in Wilmington, NC. (Relocation assistance provided)
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. government.
  
  

Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Demonstrated experience with process improvement methodologies
• Prior Nuclear industry experience
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions in complex situations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus among diverse stakeholders.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including process documentation and communication.
• Demonstrated skill for influencing without direct authority.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Experience with LEAN concepts and methodologies
• Appropriate experience driving business transformation and/or lean adoption. The ideal candidate is a change agent that has led through tough situations and brings a will to win
• Relentless desire to challenge status quo, not accept “as-is” and find a better way … focus on continuous improvement
• Comfortable with conflict but leads as a collaborator, facilitator and strong partner.
• Critical, systems thinker with the ability to bring others along, even those with conflicting priorities.
• Data-driven but decisive despite ambiguity
• Follows the principles of how we work together ... the Vernova way with focus on Innovation, Customers, Lean, One Team and Accountability
• Customer-focused with clear, concise written and oral communications to the appropriate level
• Candidates must be willing to travel if/as needed
  
  

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

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 $89,700.00 and $149,500.00. 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 December 08, 2025.

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.