Lead Engineer – Gas Turbine Project Engineering
GE VernovaAbout the role
Job Description Summary
Looking to make a global impact and solve problems?Through relentless innovation and continuous collaboration with our customers, GE Gas Power, part of GE Vernova, is providing more advanced, cleaner, and efficient power that people depend on today and building the energy technologies of the future.
What impact you’ll make
As a member of the Project Engineering team, you will provide input and make decisions that influence major technical and financial outcomes for GEV and/or the customer and customer representatives.
What you’ll do
The Lead Gas Turbine Project Engineer provides technical project management, technical direction, and drives coordination of engineering activities and critical issue resolution for OTR-related issues for all assigned Gas Turbine projects. The Lead Gas Turbine Project Engineer functions as the technical liaison for the Customer and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) representatives to ensure that the supplied design documentation and equipment fully complies with the contract requirements and drives continuous improvement in project execution. This position reports to the Project Engineering Leader (Americas) - Manager of Gas Turbine and Generator.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
This position will require coordination with customers, Engineering, Procurement, and Construction firms (EPCs), Project Management, multiple engineering organizations, Centers of Excellence (COEs), Commercial Operations, Business Associates (BAs), Global Supply Chain (GSC), and installation/field personnel by:
Providing continuous improvement and operational leadership as single point contact for all customer technical inquiries, change requests, and communications for all topics related to the generator and its auxiliaries (Gas Turbine Project Engineer scope)
Driving lessons learned back into the design engineering organizations to avoid repeating issues
Providing technical guidance to Project Management and Applications/Regional Customer Applications Engineering
Conducting Customer Kick-Off Meetings (CKOMs) and/or Design Liaison Meetings (DLMs) with customers and/or their design representatives (EPCs)
Reviewing contract documentation and communicating project requirements to all design functions, utilizing internal documentation systems and regular communication with internal engineering organizations
Evaluating the financial/schedule impacts of customer-requested scope changes via Cost & Cycle Estimates (CCEs) and implementing changes agreed to by Change Orders via the Change Management Process
Supporting resolution of cross-functional design complexities and working to resolve technical issues
Mitigating engineering schedule issues and taking preventative action to avoid delivery delays or late customer deliverables
Managing the Engineering Budget and providing quarterly Estimate at Completions (EACs) to Finance
Providing technical support to engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, suppliers, and installation personnel to ensure equipment meets all customer requirements and business objectives
Presenting project issue resolutions periodically to upper management, highlighting risks, and creating action plans to remedy the risks
What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university OR a high school diploma/ GED with 6 years of relevant experience
Minimum 2 years of experience in Project Engineering, Design Engineering, and/or Field Engineering related to Gas Turbine Projects
Leadership-quality communication skills, both verbal and written
Eligibility Requirement:
Ability and willingness to travel, as required ~10%
Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future
What will make you stand out
Ability and willingness to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Customer-facing experience
Experience with GTCC – Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software
Demonstrated creativity and problem-solving capability
Experience and/or knowledge of plant system design engineering, manufacturing, assembly, installation, and/or testing
Continuous process improvement mindset
Demonstration and adherence to Vernova Way Behaviors
For U.S. based candidates only, for purposes of complying with U.S. pay transparency requirements, the base pay range for this position is $98,400
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