Project Engineering Director -HVDC (m/f/d)
BerlinAll locationsBerlinKatowiceDresden Remote
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About the role
As a Project Engineering Director at GE Vernova, you will guide the technical delivery of large-scale HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) projects, working across teams, partners, and customers to help deliver more reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy systems. In this role, your work connects engineering excellence with real-world energy impact. You will help deliver advanced grid solutions that support electrification, grid stability, and decarbonization at scale. You will also work at the center of technical decision-making on projects that are both strategically important and technically demanding.
What you'll bring
- Proven experience leading or coordinating engineering delivery on large-scale HVDC transmission projects.
- Demonstrated capability to coordinate technical activities across multiple engineering disciplines, including electrical, control & protection, plant engineering, and civil engineering.
- Experience making technical decisions and driving engineering solutions based on input from subject matter experts and technical specialists.
- Proven ability to present, defend, and obtain customer validation of technical solutions.
- Experience managing technical interfaces with partners, suppliers, subcontractors, and consortium members.
- Experience acting as the engineering focal point for technical risk management, engineering governance, and technical decision-making within an EPC project environment.
- Please note: HVDC experience is a mandatory requirement.
- Significant engineering experience in an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) environment within power generation, transmission, or distribution.
- Sound judgment and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to make decisions and resolve issues in demanding project environments.
- Comfortable working across cultures and willing to travel globally for short- to medium-term project needs.
- A collaborative engineering leader who brings technical depth, clear direction, and the ability to help teams deliver complex projects together.
- A formal education and subsequent Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering is nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.