As the Lead Project Engineer for GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s Reactor Internals Design Team, you will facilitate cross-functional interactions between engineers, project management, and product line business organizations to support the ongoing operation and performance of our customers’ existing Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) Nuclear Fleet. In this role, you will coordinate with the Reactor Internals Design Engineering Technical Leader, and you will oversee project planning, scheduling, and resource allocation.
Essential Responsibilities
- Clear, concise communication and problem solving
- Experience in all phases of a design project including planning, design, fabrication, testing/qualification, and implementation
- Creation of schedules and estimates for projects to drive the Reactor Internals Hardware design and qualification process, meeting business and customer needs.
- Oversee project progression, adapting and pivoting to achieve project and business objectives.
- Manage and facilitate collaboration with internal and external teams throughout Engineering and Services Business to deliver designs that meet our standards for Nuclear Quality and Safety
- Participate in emergent issue support facilitating solutions to challenging problems with technical understanding and fast-paced evaluate, execute, output response.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline from an accredited university or college
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in design projects as project manager, project engineer, or lead contributor
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Power Generation Industry
Eligibility requirements:
- The preferred work location is the GVH Wilmington, NC Headquarters. Will consider those willing to work onsite in our hubs in either Atlanta, GA or Greenville SC
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% to domestic and international sites occasionally.
- 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
- Demonstrated ability in meeting project budget, schedule, and quality commitments
- Excellent leadership, influencing, communication, and presentation skills
- Nuclear industry experience, understanding of nuclear reactor components and regulations is highly desirable
- Ability to understand and communicate technical content to a wide variety of stakeholders: engineers, project managers, product managers, as well as business and engineering leadership
- Strong project planning, scheduling, and execution experience as an engineer or engineering team lead
- Ability to successfully lead multi-disciplined teams on first-of-a-kind projects
- P6 Primavera project scheduling tool experience
- Emergent issue leadership response
- Strong technical aptitude in engineering tools such as 3D modeling, drafting, and Finite Element Analysis
- Ability to obtain, consolidate, and analyze data against key performance indicators, establish potential root causes and implement mitigating solutions
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.
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 $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. 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 August 19, 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.
