Customer Project Engineer - Complex Gas Upgrades

GE Vernova • Greenville, NC

9d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Operations & Project Engineer – Complex Gas Upgrades is a senior professional role that combines operations leadership with project / requisition engineering for complex gas turbine and combined-cycle plant upgrades, conversions, modifications, and uprates across the global GE installed base. In this role, you will: Lead operational excellence initiatives within the Engineering function (metrics, dashboards, resource data, and processes). Own the technical execution of complex gas upgrades projects from inquiry/proposal through installation and closeout. Coordinate across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Field Services, and Customers to deliver scope safely, on schedule, within budget, and aligned to functional KPIs and business objectives. This Senior Professional position requires high evaluative judgment, advanced operational acumen, and the ability to influence across a global, cross-functional environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related engineering/science
• Minimum 8 years of engineering or field experience on gas turbines
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, as needed

Nice To Haves

• Strong operational acumen with demonstrated ability to design, implement, and interpret KPIs, dashboards, and functional processes.
• Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills; able to work across cultural and organizational boundaries in a global environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives and drive change, challenging the status quo to improve outcomes for GE and its customers.
• Systems thinker with a strong understanding of interactions between gas turbine, HRSG, steam turbine, and BOP systems in combined-cycle plants.
• Working knowledge of power plant electrical systems: excitation, LCI/static starting, generator protection, synchronization, LV/MV switchgear, MCCs.
• Familiarity with plant control and communication systems (DCS/PLC, turbine controls, industrial networks).
• Experience with GE Gas Turbine product lines, MLI/BOM structures, and requisition engineering processes.
• Prior field engineering / commissioning experience and/or a project management certification (e.g., PMP) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to improve Engineering function effectiveness, including metrics, dashboards, headcount/capacity tracking, and standard processes.
• Own process and metrics tracking, including headcount, capacity, and other operational data used for strategic and tactical decision-making.
• Develop and maintain functional dashboards and KPIs (e.g., on-time delivery, quality, cost, resource utilization) to drive performance and accountability.
• Own technical scope and execution for gas turbine and combined-cycle upgrades, conversions, modifications, and unit relocations.
• Develop and manage engineering project schedules, align milestones with project stakeholders, and drive timely issue and risk resolution.
• Define, control, and approve engineering deliverables (drawings, specifications, BOMs, FMIs) and ensure robust configuration control and change management.
• Provide technical support to Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Field Services, and Service Shops during project execution and installation.
• Communicate scope, status, and risks to internal stakeholders and customers; deliver clear technical presentations and support design and project reviews.
• Use operational data and KPIs to drive performance, quality, and continuous improvement within the Engineering function.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building a high-performing, safety- and quality-focused culture.

Benefits

• 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, as well as 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees