Tendering and Project Engineering Manager (TPEM) Leader

Location: Houston

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Tendering and Project Engineering Manager (TPEM) Leader will be responsible to lead the broader project engineering team to deliver wing-to-wing customer solutions, delivering world-class risk-adjusted technical proposals and excellence on engineering project execution and governance with focus on safety, bolstering quality, on-time delivery, and an all-around defect-free customer experience. This is a highly visible and challenging leadership role, with single point ITR engineering accountability for Aeroderivative New units project engineering.
The TPEM scope entails; Tendering Engineering Management (TEM), developing and executing the plant and equipment proposal technical strategy, ensuring feasibility and constructability of engineering solutions, technical risk management and leading the application engineering team to deliver a quality technical proposal. Project Engineering Management (PEM), leading internal engineering coordination and subcontracted services, managing customer and partner deliverables, and ensuring contractual technical scope compliance.
The leader of this organization will operate and be an active part of the Aero Engineering team ensuring proper use of engineering resources, processes, and tools to deliver the best possible customer outcome. In addition, he or she will inspire a LEAN culture of continuous improvement with clarity in KPIs and initiatives. This person will work in collaboration with other engineering, project management and commercial and sales teams to drive customer experience excellence while creating a safe, inspirational, and inclusive workplace that enables the team to achieve its purpose.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provides Leadership and technical direction to enable the TPEM organization to successfully execute as part of the broader ITR process, with firm focus on risk-adjusted technical proposals and project execution excellence.
• Collaborates within Aero Engineering, Project Management, Product Line, Supply Chain, and Commercial and Sales teams to ensure safe and on-time delivery of technical proposals and projects that exceed customer expectations.
• Works effectively with customers, partners, and suppliers to ensure successful completion of projects.
• Leads the team to properly resolve complex technical issues and drives technical risk mitigation actions to closure.
• Assures proposal and project technical excellence and safety.
• Responsible for implementing sound application and project engineering management processes.
• Develops tracking systems to ensure key TPEM performance milestones are met and prioritized according to SQDC.
• Tracks and prioritizes resolution of systemic project issues through open communication and feedback processes with interacting teams, covering proposal development, project kickoff, project reviews, lessons learned, design freeze, as-builts, project installation, construction, start-up and commissioning activities ensuring adherence to all ISO-procedures and work instructions.
• Exemplifies unyielding compliance and ethical behavior.
• Responsible for coaching, developing and engaging the global team.
• Creates initiatives and strategies that are responsive to our customers’ needs.
• Participates in cross-functional business and cultural development.
• Leads with a Lean mindset. Leverages Lean in the quest to reduce waste and improve customer value. Practices and promotes Lean concepts.
• Provides long range strategy to improve organizational effectiveness globally and support business needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college of Science in Engineering or related technical field.
• 8-10 years of experience with progressive growth in engineering.
• 3-5 years of experience in direct people leadership

Desired Characteristics

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in design, applications, or project engineering.
• Exhibits the GE Vernova Way Behaviors: we drive Innovation, we serve our Customers, Lean is how we work, win as One Team, we are Accountable.
• Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Technology experience.
• Experience in application engineering, proposal development and project execution.
• Leads with a Lean mindset and is skilled in applying Lean tools to improving business operations.
• Demonstrated ability to perform inclusively in a diverse environment and to promote inclusion and diversity in the workplace.
• Strong interpersonal skills.  Able to work with different levels of management, vendors, customers, and cultures.
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects/workload.
• Outstanding written and verbal English communication skills (oral and written).
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Significant experience of progressive experience in an engineering environment.
• Experience with coaching and developing people leaders.

 

 

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $152,400.00 and $254,000.00. 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 April 21, 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.