Gas Turbine Project Engineer
About The Position
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 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. 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university OR a high school diploma/ GED with 5 years of relevant experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Project Engineering, Design Engineering, and/or Field Engineering related to Gas Turbines, rotating equipment or similar technology OR 5 years of related experience with a high school diploma/GED.
- Ability and willingness to travel, as required ~10%
- Ability and willingness to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Leadership-quality communication skills, both verbal and written
Nice To Haves
- 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
Responsibilities
- 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 gas turbine 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
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
- Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
