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Project Cost Manager roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in quantity surveying, construction management, or engineering. Australian professionals bring globally recognised cost control skills that U.S. construction and infrastructure employers actively seek, and the E-3's unlimited renewals mean long-term career stability without lottery risk.
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INTRODUCTION
The Full-Service Agreements (FSA) Cost Catalog Manager serves as the global process owner for catalog methodology and model input governance. The role is responsible for the global ownership, governance, accuracy, and timely release of the FSA Cost Catalog inputs used in the Wind FSA Cost Model. This role maintains the catalog structure, methodology, data standards, model input processes and related Services Modeling Tool aspects to support contract margin review, underwriting, and portfolio planning.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In this role, you will own and maintain the FSA Cost Catalog framework, including its taxonomy, methodology, governance, controls, and release process, to ensure consistent, high-quality inputs into the Wind Cost Modeling tool. You will lead the end-to-end process for collecting, validating, consolidating, and publishing catalog inputs for both installed base and new product introductions.
You will partner cross-functionally with Product Engineering, Engineering & Services, Finance, Commercial, and regional operations teams to define data standards and intake requirements, while ensuring a consistent and controlled approach to cost catalog updates.
You will also evolve the Wind Cost Modeling tool and supporting processes to improve usability, transparency, auditability, and alignment with business needs and processes such as contract margin review, new bids underwriting, contract loss analysis and Long Term Strategy planning.
Core Responsibilities
- Own and execute the global FSA Cost Catalog process for collecting, validating, approving, and uploading cost inputs into the Wind Cost Modeling tool for both installed base and new product introductions.
- Maintain global ownership of catalog structure, taxonomy, data definitions, assumptions hierarchy, and update methodologies across regions, platforms, and service scopes.
- Develop and govern the catalog release approach for new product solutions, NPI platforms, and emerging service offerings, including interim assumptions, phased releases, version control, and assumption maturity documentation.
- Define and govern catalog input standards, calculation logic, and change control for key cost elements in partnership with Product Engineering, Services, Finance, Commercial, and other subject matter experts.
- Establish and maintain catalog governance processes, including submission requirements, approval workflows, release schedules, documentation standards, and data quality controls.
- Evolve the Wind Cost Modeling tool and catalog architecture to improve usability, transparency, auditability, and support contract margin review, underwriting, portfolio planning, and future business needs.
- Partner with regional and functional teams to collect source inputs, resolve data gaps, improve point-of-origin data quality, and support reconciliation and cost categorization through clear catalog mapping standards.
- Analyze catalog-level trends, assumption changes, and data exceptions to identify methodology updates, data remediation needs, and opportunities to improve catalog quality and business decision support.
Additional Responsibilities
- Maintain documentation for catalog methodologies, business rules, data sources, and governance procedures.
- Lead periodic reviews of catalog assumptions, structures, and inputs to ensure continued relevance, consistency, and business alignment.
- Conduct sensitivity analyses and scenario support for key catalog assumptions used in modeling, underwriting, and planning.
- Review proposed changes to cost structures, service scopes, or reporting needs and determine required updates to catalog logic and inputs.
- Drive continuous improvement in catalog processes, tools, controls, and stakeholder training to improve efficiency, quality, and transparency.
- Communicate catalog updates, methodology changes, release impacts, and key assumptions to relevant stakeholders.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- Significant experience in cost modeling, financial analysis, service operations, product costing, or a related analytical function.
- Experience managing structured datasets, business rules, and cross-functional data collection processes.
- Strong analytical skills with experience in cost drivers, assumptions management, and data quality controls.
- Experience working in a matrixed, cross-functional environment with multiple input owners and stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain methodologies and requirements clearly.
- Executive presentation and communication skills.
- Travel required up to 15%.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Business, Statistics, or a related field.
- Experience with Full Service Agreements, long-term service agreements, or lifecycle/service cost modeling.
- Experience with model governance, master data management, or enterprise reporting controls.
- Familiarity with contract margin review, underwriting, and commercial decision support processes.
- Experience improving data governance, catalog architecture, or cost model tools.
- Strong process discipline, documentation skills, and attention to detail.
- Ability to energize teams, perceive change as an opportunity, and drive cross-functional process improvements.
- Ability to prioritize workload according to business objectives.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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: No
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $104,200.00 and $173,700.00. 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 July 24, 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.
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Frame your credentials for U.S. employers
Australian cost management qualifications are highly transferable, but U.S. hiring managers may not recognise AIQS membership or RICS accreditation. Translate your credentials into U.S. equivalents and explicitly tie your degree field to the specialty occupation definition DOL uses for E-3 visa LCA approvals.
Target sectors with active LCA filings
Focus your search on construction, engineering consultancies, and infrastructure developers. These sectors file LCAs regularly for cost management roles and already understand the E-3 process, which shortens the time between offer and visa approval significantly.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Many Project Cost Manager roles that qualify for E-3 sponsorship are never labelled as such in job listings. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with active E-3 and LCA filing history in construction and project management, so you're targeting companies already set up to sponsor.
Address prevailing wage early in negotiations
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location. Request a written offer before your interview stage concludes so your employer has time to submit the LCA to DOL, which typically takes seven business days.
Clarify your degree equivalency before applying
A three-year Australian bachelor's degree is generally accepted for E-3 purposes, but if your degree is in a field adjacent to cost management, such as civil engineering or quantity surveying, get a credential evaluation done before your consulate appointment to pre-empt officer questions.
Streamline filing with a dedicated E-3 service
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork. This is especially important for Project Cost Manager roles where the specialty occupation documentation needs to clearly link your degree field to cost control functions.
E-3 Visa Project Cost Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Project Cost Manager jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to search. Most job listings for Project Cost Manager roles don't specify E-3 sponsorship, even when the employer is set up to file. Migrate Mate filters by employers with verified LCA and E-3 filing history in construction and project management, so you're not wasting applications on companies that have never sponsored an Australian before.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Project Cost Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, in most cases. The E-3 requires the role to normally require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field. Project Cost Manager positions typically require degrees in quantity surveying, construction management, civil engineering, or a related field. The key is that the job description must reflect a degree requirement, not just a preference, and your own degree must align with that field.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Australian Project Cost Managers?
The E-3 is significantly more practical for this role. There's no annual lottery, no cap anxiety, and your employer can file anytime a qualifying offer exists. The H-1B visa is capped at 85,000 per year and subject to a random lottery, meaning a qualified candidate can be rejected simply by chance. For construction and infrastructure roles where project timelines are fixed, the E-3's predictability is a major advantage.
Can I switch employers while working as a Project Cost Manager on an E-3?
Yes, but your new employer must file a fresh LCA and you'll need a new E-3 visa stamp to re-enter the U.S. if you travel internationally after the job change. If you stay in the U.S. throughout the transition, you can begin work once the new LCA is certified and your status reflects the new employer. Build transition time into your planning, particularly around project handover commitments.