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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Program Manager - Controls Sub-System - **Company:** GE Vernova - **Location:** Barcelona, Spain - **Salary:** €98,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Subsystems, Systems Integration, Process Control Systems - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/6EEFDB1B630A4FC189666CEF418EA948/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university * Minimum of 3 years of experience in program management, project management, renewable energy engineering, or a related technical field., * Experience coordinating work across cross-functional teams and managing multiple priorities in a structured execution environment. * Demonstrated ability to organize work, track actions, communicate status, and drive follow-through on commitments. * Experience in wind turbine product development, industrial controls, automation, or complex electro-mechanical systems. * Demonstrated project management capability, including schedule management, risk management, stakeholder communication, and action tracking. * Ability to analyze complex technical and programmatic information, identify options, and support effective decision making. * Strong communication skills with the ability to present information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. * Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal, facilitation, and influencing skills in a matrixed organization. * Proactive mindset, attention to detail, and ability to anticipate risks, remove barriers, and support continuous improvement. * Knowledge of GE Vernova internal standards, engineering processes, product development practices, and change management expectations. ## Description As a Lead Program Manager, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving execution of the Controls sub-system scope across the product lifecycle. You will report to the Controls Integration Leader and work closely with the Sub-System Operations Leader, program leadership, systems engineering, functional teams, and partner sub-systems to ensure priorities, schedules, risks, and deliverables are clearly aligned. The successful candidate will be a proactive, collaborative, and structured program leader who can operate effectively in a global engineering environment, support timely decision making, and help teams deliver with quality and predictability., * Develop, maintain, and communicate the integrated Controls sub-system program schedule, including milestones, dependencies, budget inputs, resource needs, and key execution priorities. * Partner with program leaders, systems integration leaders, functional managers, and other engineering sub-systems to align Controls deliverables with overall Wind Engineering program objectives. * Apply disciplined program management practices, daily management routines, and appropriate GE Vernova Wind tools and other planning and tracking systems. * Identify, track, and help resolve programmatic and technical issues by facilitating cross-functional discussion, recovery planning, scenario evaluation, and timely escalation when needed. * Provide clear visibility to risks, actions, owners, and decisions to support accountability, stakeholder alignment, and predictable execution. * Coordinate change management execution to the product bill of materials related to Controls Sub-Systems parts. * Prepare for and lead periodic Controls internal program reviews with the sub-system leader, functional managers, program leadership, and other key stakeholders. * Support compliance with engineering processes, quality requirements, and internal operating standards while promoting continuous improvement in execution practices. ## Related Videos - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [Building a Multi-Agent Orchestration Engine That Actually Follows the Rules](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100159-building-a-multi-agent-orchestration-engine-that-actually-follows-the-rules) - [10M Data Records Lost, Underwater Computing, and Psychedelic Fish - Matthias Geniar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1908-10m-data-records-lost-underwater-computing-and-psychedelic-fish-matthias-geniar) - [AI Agents & Agentic AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2017-ai-agents-agentic-ai) - [Automated Driving - Why is it so hard to introduce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/628-automated-driving-why-is-it-so-hard-to-introduce) - [Valven Atlas: Engineering Intelligence That Delivers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1660-valven-atlas-engineering-intelligence-that-delivers) ## Related Articles - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)