Contract Performance Manager

Job Description Summary
Vernova Purpose

GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?


What impact you'll make
GE Vernova's Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and power plant technologies and services with the industry's largest installed base.
Seeking a proven leader with strong financial and commercial acumen, advanced technical expertise in gas turbine maintenance and upgrades, and a track record of successfully planning and executing complex outages. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, customer portfolio management, caring for customer operations, and delivering positive impact. Demonstrates excellent organizational capabilities.

Job Description

What you'll do

As the Contract Performance Manager, you will:

• Serve as a local liaison between internal/external organizations and your assigned customer(s) located near Madison, MS, USA.
• Own the customer relationship and contribute to the overall business strategy and growth.
• Develop and own site customer communication plan, coordinate and facilitate regular GE Vernova/Customer meetings reviewing open items, action plans, and review existing and new GE Vernova products/services that could provide value for the customer.
• Oversee Gas Power warranty and applicable commercial considerations including concessions as they arise balancing mutual benefits.
• Be responsible for outage/non-outage parts planning including requests for quotes, providing quotes to customers, placing/managing parts orders through delivery, and invoicing for parts as applicable.
• Be responsible for managing the Outage planning and execution process and processing of Change Orders.
• Be responsible for customer invoicing, collections, and support GE Vernova internal financial operating metrics.
• Act as the Customer Advocate within the GE Vernova organization.
• Provide leadership in owning and driving all emergent/forced outage matters to resolution.
• Manage safe outage planning and execution mindful of our GE Vernova "Life Saving Rules".
• Accountable for the wing-to-wing outage execution via organizing pre-outage, post-outage and outage milestone meetings to deliver desired outcomes.
• Own contract leadership and fulfillment including all project deliverables and understanding the T&Cs and contract requirements such as LD & Bonus structure
• Responsible for contract performance related activities, typically tied to a customer site. Perform in the role as the interface between the customer and the project team, managing the transfer of information and requests.
• Assure timely resolution of issues and keep the customer advised of the progress of the project and negotiate changes and variations and solutions to any issue arising. Responsible for adherence to contract service, operations, and performance specifications, as well as financial & technical metrics specific to contract. Perform proposal negotiation, and contract administration functions on assigned proposals / contracts with minimal supervision • Provide support to manager and senior contracts personnel on assigned contracts Function as the liaison for the customer on contract matters
• Requires specialized knowledge within the function. Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and influences policy formulation.
• Interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and at times will have to use influencing skills to help others understand points of view.

What you'll bring (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited University or College (Associates degree with 7 years of experience in the power generation industry) or a High School Diploma / GED and 10 years of experience in the power generation industry.
• Minimum of 5 years of knowledge and experience within the power plant field services and/or Outage Management within the Power/Energy Industry
• This role is offered within the greater Madison, Ridgeland, Jackson, MS area
• Visa sponsorship and immigration support are not available for this role.

What will make you stand out

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in a technical / engineering degree in Mechanical, Electrical
• Experience planning and executing outages
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to plan outages / lead programs / projects.
• Experience working with customer site & leadership teams
• Established project management skills.
• Strong leadership, financial and commercial skills
• Advance technical knowledge in Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, Generator, planning and executing maintenance and upgrade outages.
• Experience presenting and managing stakeholder teams.

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

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $119,600.00 and $199,400.00. 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 14, 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.