Tendering and Project Engineering Manager (TPEM) Leader

GE Vernova • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Tendering and Project Engineering Manager (TPEM) Leader will lead the broader project engineering team to deliver comprehensive customer solutions, focusing on world-class risk-adjusted technical proposals and excellence in engineering project execution and governance. This role emphasizes safety, quality, on-time delivery, and a defect-free customer experience. It is a highly visible leadership position with single-point ITR engineering accountability for Aeroderivative New units project engineering. The TPEM scope includes Tendering Engineering Management (TEM), which involves developing and executing the plant and equipment proposal technical strategy, ensuring feasibility and constructability, managing technical risks, and leading the application engineering team to deliver quality technical proposals. It also covers Project Engineering Management (PEM), which entails leading internal engineering coordination, managing subcontracted services, overseeing customer and partner deliverables, and ensuring contractual technical scope compliance. The leader will be an active part of the Aero Engineering team, ensuring optimal use of resources, processes, and tools for superior customer outcomes. Additionally, this role involves inspiring a LEAN culture of continuous improvement, collaborating with engineering, project management, commercial, and sales teams to enhance customer experience, and fostering a safe, inspirational, and inclusive workplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college of Science in Engineering or related technical field.
• 8-10 years of experience with progressive growth in engineering.
• 3-5 years of experience in direct people leadership

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in design, applications, or project engineering.
• Exhibits the GE Vernova Way Behaviors: we drive Innovation, we serve our Customers, Lean is how we work, win as One Team, we are Accountable.
• Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Technology experience.
• Experience in application engineering, proposal development and project execution.
• Leads with a Lean mindset and is skilled in applying Lean tools to improving business operations.
• Demonstrated ability to perform inclusively in a diverse environment and to promote inclusion and diversity in the workplace.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Able to work with different levels of management, vendors, customers, and cultures.
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects/workload.
• Outstanding written and verbal English communication skills (oral and written).
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Experience with coaching and developing people leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provides Leadership and technical direction to enable the TPEM organization to successfully execute as part of the broader ITR process, with firm focus on risk-adjusted technical proposals and project execution excellence.
• Collaborates within Aero Engineering, Project Management, Product Line, Supply Chain, and Commercial and Sales teams to ensure safe and on-time delivery of technical proposals and projects that exceed customer expectations.
• Works effectively with customers, partners, and suppliers to ensure successful completion of projects.
• Leads the team to properly resolve complex technical issues and drives technical risk mitigation actions to closure.
• Assures proposal and project technical excellence and safety.
• Responsible for implementing sound application and project engineering management processes.
• Develops tracking systems to ensure key TPEM performance milestones are met and prioritized according to SQDC.
• Tracks and prioritizes resolution of systemic project issues through open communication and feedback processes with interacting teams, covering proposal development, project kickoff, project reviews, lessons learned, design freeze, as-builts, project installation, construction, start-up and commissioning activities ensuring adherence to all ISO-procedures and work instructions.
• Exemplifies unyielding compliance and ethical behavior.
• Responsible for coaching, developing and engaging the global team.
• Creates initiatives and strategies that are responsive to our customers’ needs.
• Participates in cross-functional business and cultural development.
• Leads with a Lean mindset.
• Leverages Lean in the quest to reduce waste and improve customer value.
• Practices and promotes Lean concepts.
• Provides long range strategy to improve organizational effectiveness globally and support business needs.

Benefits

• professional development
• 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
• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
• discretionary annual bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior