Lead EHS Specialist - Lead Crane Technical Authority

Role

GE Vernova seeks a full-time lifting-safety specialist in Schenectady, New York. As Site Mechanical Lifting Lead, the successful applicant supports safe heavy-equipment operations through technical guidance, field engagement and programme execution.

Responsibilities

• Act as the site expert for mechanical lifting; review lift plans, audit field work and coach technicians and contractors.
• Oversee lifting activities against local rules and GE Vernova safety standards.
• Maintain the lifting-equipment register and coordinate crane, hoist and rigging inspections, certification and maintenance with facilities colleagues.
• Investigate incidents and near misses, determine root causes and implement practical prevention measures.
• Verify training and certification for employees and subcontractors; lead briefings and toolbox talks.
• Assess changing site conditions, including weather and load movement, and stop unsafe work.

Qualifications

For this US role, applicants require a bachelor's degree or a high-school diploma/GED with at least six years of relevant functional experience. Heavy-equipment mechanical-lifting/crane-operation experience and investigation/root-cause analysis skills are required. The employer expects substantial lifting-equipment experience in industrial, heavy manufacturing or construction environments and detailed familiarity with applicable standards, including OSHA, ASME and LOLER examples.

Applicants must communicate complex instructions clearly, influence field crews and contractors and solve problems under pressure. NCCCO, CPCS or equivalent qualifications are preferred. Desired strengths include planning, documentation, programme execution, project management, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, resilience, flexibility and union-environment experience.

Conditions and benefits

US work authorisation is required; offers may depend on drug screening. Relocation assistance is available. The stated US pay range is $85,500–$142,600, with no explicit pay period; geographic differentials may apply and a discretionary annual bonus is available.

Benefits include health/prescription cover, health coaching, employee assistance, 401(k) contributions, financial planning, tuition/adoption assistance, parental leave, disability and life insurance, 12 holidays and permissive time off, subject to employer plan terms.

Application

Use the vacancy-specific Workday application, reference R5051741. The employer confirms October 16, 2026 as the posting date; no final deadline is stated.