Lead Generator Project Engineer-2

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

Job Description Summary

The Lead Generator 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 Generator projects. The Lead Generator Project Engineer functions as the technical liaison for the Customer and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) representatives to ensure that the supplied design 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.

Job Description

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 by:

• 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 generator and its auxiliaries (Generator 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

What you'll bring (Basic 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

Eligibility Requirement:

• Ability and willingness to travel, as required ~10%
• Ability and willingness to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Leadership-quality communication skills, both verbal and written

What will make you stand out

• Preference will be given to current Gas Power Engineering employees
• 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

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For U.S. based candidates only, for purposes of complying with U.S. pay transparency requirements, the base pay range for this position is 98,400.00 - 131,200.00 - 164,000.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set. This Lead Professional Band position is also eligible for a 10% performance bonus.

*The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.

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