Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GE Vernova is hiring a Senior Project Engineering Manager to lead cross-functional engineering teams delivering integrated gas power plant solutions. The role owns plant-level technical decisions and project engineering execution, including customer and partner interfaces, budgets, schedules, compliance, and project handovers.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical leader for assigned customer projects, developing the scope of work and schedule while monitoring engineering activities. Provide technical leadership and interface with project management, engineering disciplines, product lines, sourcing, and external Partners/Customers to ensure responsive, productive execution
- Develop specialized expertise within your discipline and serve as a best-practice and quality resource. Maintain awareness of the latest technical developments in your area and contribute to strategy and policy development to ensure effective delivery within your area of responsibility
- Exercise sound judgment to resolve complex challenges in operations, product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering. Remain open to new perspectives on existing solutions to inform decisions
- Serve as a resource and mentor for less experienced colleagues by clearly explaining complex or sensitive information and building consensus. Continue developing persuasion skills to effectively influence others on topics within your field
- Own the engineering execution of BOP-scoped projects, from contract signature through fulfillment of all GE contractual obligations
- Manage a cross-functional engineering team to navigate contractual risks and opportunities effectively
- Review Customer specifications and communicate contract and project requirements to all design functions using internal documentation systems. Evaluate the financial and schedule impact of Customer-requested scope changes
- Enforce quality procedures and actively participate in their continuous improvement. Capture and document lessons learned to support experience feedback and process improvement
- Operate within a matrix organization, collaborating across numerous interfaces
- When assigned as Senior Project Engineering Manager, lead and facilitate a total project solution across all product lines, including:
- Serving as the global technical project focal point, partnering with the Project Manager on Customer and EPC meetings
- Driving consistent flow-down of project requirements across product lines (GT/ST/Gen/HRSG/BOP) to ensure contractual and regulatory compliance
- Leading functional resolution of technical project issues at the system level across product lines
- Managing the plant/BOP budget allocated to the project, communicating any budget gaps, and maximizing profitability through cost-out initiatives within assigned budgets
Skills
- Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college
- 8-10+ years' related experience with increasing responsibilities
- Demonstrated customer interface experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of Turbo machinery, generator, electrical, controls and/or Power Plant Accessory systems and equipment
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects
- Demonstrates creativity and problem-solving capability
- Willingness/ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
- Motivated and able to motivate others
- Has a continuous improvement mind set
- Expertise in one of the disciplines (Mechanical/Electrical/Process)
- GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening
- Technical superior training with experience in project/team management preferred, in the field of energy or in the management of transverse teams
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- Tuition assistance
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- Permissive time off
- Remote position
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