Project Engineering Manager

GE Vernova; Dubai; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in energy solutions seeks a Technical Leader/Manager to oversee engineering activities in power generation projects. You will be responsible for managing technical teams, ensuring project execution, and supporting manufacturing plants. The role requires strong leadership skills, technical acumen, and a collaborative approach to drive project success in a complex environment.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance Provided

Qualifications

• 10 years experience in engineering or technology role.
• Knowledge of turbomachinery and power plant.
• Ability to manage in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader to monitor engineering activities for customer projects.
• Provide technical management during project execution.
• Support manufacturing plants and resolve engineering issues.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Analysis

Technical Management

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Job Description SummaryOwns the project control activity globally and drives consistent functional specifications and common global processes for projects implementation with track record and experience in power generation plant technologies requiring high level of customer interaction and exposure to the regional and global leadership. Activities that are conducted to better understand or ultimately meet the expectations of the customer. Impacts approaches projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy requiring high levels of operational judgment.Job Description

What youll do;

• Serves as the technical leader/manager in the ITR engineering organization to develop a scope of work and plan schedule and monitor engineering activities for customer projects. Provide technical leadership and interface with Proposal Management Cost Estimating Partners Customers GE Product Engineering Sourcing Engineering sub-contractors.
• Represent the technical focal point in projects thru coordination and planning all aspects of assessing proposing and technical execution of projects by leveraging the regional and global teams.
• Supports manufacturing plants including GESAT in Saudi Arabia as a technical resource in engineering issue resolution.
• Experienced in combined-cycle power plants and aware of decarbonization technologies. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest technical developments in this area. Contributes towards strategy and policy development and ensure delivery within area of responsibility.
• Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Provides technical management throughout the project execution process and works closely with fulfillment teams in assuring a smooth handover and execution with mitigated risk plans.
• Embrace and drive a culture of horizontal thinking and execution by working in a boundaryless fashion and fostering the early detection of quality issues and risks as well as promoting lean processes that drive fulfillment excellence.
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management manufacturing technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.

What youll bring (Basic Qualifications);

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics Chemistry or Computer Science
• 10-Years experience in an engineering or technology role and/or Customer Project Engineering/Management
• Knowledge of general turbomachinery and power plant building blocks including balance of plant and EPC experience
• Ability to lead in a matrix organization with regional and global footprint
• Ability to identify and rectify gaps that can pose a risk to the profitability and success of the project
• High technical skills mixed with strong business acumen and influencing skills to lead and execute in high-risk projects.

What will make you stand out;

• Advanced Degree in Engineering or Science.
• Exposure to energy transition technologies
• Experience managing engineering teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Problem analysis and resolution skills.
• Fluency in Arabic language is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Required Experience:

Manager