Generator Projects Lead Engineer

GE Vernova; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 98,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Generator Project Engineer to oversee technical project management and coordinate engineering activities for generator projects. You will act as the technical liaison among customers, EPCs, and internal teams to ensure contract compliance and drive continuous improvement.

The role requires collaboration across engineering, procurement, and field personnel, with travel ~10%, and a focus on timely delivery and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Project Engineering, Design Engineering, and/or Field Engineering related to Generator Projects.
• Ability and willingness to travel ~10% and manage multiple priorities.
• Leadership-quality communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous improvement and operational leadership as single point contact for all customer technical inquiries, change requests, and communications for all topics related to the generator and its auxiliaries.
• Drive lessons learned back into design engineering to avoid repeating issues.
• Provide technical guidance to Project Management and Applications/Regional Customer Applications Engineering.
• Conduct Customer Kick-Off Meetings (CKOMs) and/or Design Liaison Meetings (DLMs) with customers and/or their design representatives (EPCs).
• Review contract documentation and communicate project requirements to all design functions, utilizing internal systems and regular internal communication.
• Evaluate financial/schedule impacts of customer-requested scope changes via Cost & Cycle Estimates and implement changes through Change Orders.
• Support resolution of cross-functional design complexities and resolve technical issues.
• Mitigate engineering schedule issues and take preventative action to avoid delivery delays or late customer deliverables.
• Manage the Engineering Budget and provide quarterly EACs to Finance.
• Provide technical support to engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, suppliers, and installation personnel.
• Present project issue resolutions to upper management, highlight risks, and create action plans to remedy risks.

Skills

Leadership communication

Travel willingness

Multi-priority management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

PLM software

Job description

GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Generator Project Engineer to oversee technical project management and coordinate engineering activities for generator projects. You will act as the technical liaison among customers, EPCs, and internal teams to ensure contract compliance and drive continuous improvement.

The role requires collaboration across engineering, procurement, and field personnel, with travel ~10%, and a focus on timely delivery and risk mitigation.