Operational Improvement Senior Technical Expert

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Deer Park (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Health benefits

Paid time off

401K with match

Family benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking an Operational Improvement Senior Technical Expert to optimize outage costs across planning, execution and closeout. You will act as a senior technical authority, using field execution expertise and operational data to identify, prioritize and eliminate avoidable costs while preserving safety, quality and schedule performance.

Leading standardized, repeatable cost-optimization solutions across outage lifecycles, you will influence operational leaders and collaborate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years in power-generation field service or outage execution.
• Expertise in Operational Improvement, Continuous Improvement, or Project Controls.
• Experience reducing operational costs in complex field environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication; cross-functional collaboration.
• Willing to travel 35% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead identification and prioritization of outage-cost drivers across planning, execution, and closeout.
• Perform root cause analysis on cost overruns and translate findings into corrective actions.
• Define and support standardized outage practices, including tooling, staffing, sequencing, and work scopes.
• Translate field data into quantified cost-saving improvements with measurable impact.
• Engage with field teams to capture improvement opportunities and implement cost-reduction initiatives.

Skills

Operational Improvement

Continuous Improvement

Project Controls

Lean/Six Sigma

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Join our team as an Operational Improvement Senior Technical Expert and play a crucial role in optimizing outage costs! In this position, you will serve as a senior technical authority, leveraging your deep field execution expertise and operational data to identify, prioritize, and eliminate avoidable operational costs during service outages. You will collaborate cross-functionally to reduce labor, tooling, material, logistics, and rework costs while ensuring safety, quality, and schedule performance are maintained. By leading the development and deployment of standardized, repeatable cost-optimization solutions across the outage lifecycle, you will influence operational leaders and establish sustainable practices that enhance execution consistency and financial performance.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Lead the identification and prioritization of structural outage-cost drivers and sources of cost variability throughout planning, execution, and closeout phases.
• Perform root cause analysis on cost overruns and recurring execution inefficiencies, translating findings into scalable corrective actions.
• Define and support standardized outage practices, including tooling, staffing models, sequencing, and work scopes.
• Translate field experience and data insights into operational improvements with clearly quantified savings and performance impacts.
• Engage directly with field teams to capture practical improvement opportunities and support the implementation of cost reduction initiatives.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of relevant technical experience, with substantial direct involvement in power-generation field service, outage execution, or a comparable complex service environment, complemented by a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline (or equivalent relevant experience).
• Demonstrate expertise in Operational Improvement, Continuous Improvement, or Project Controls, with a focus on outage estimating, labor productivity, tooling strategy, staffing, logistics, work-scope optimization, or rework reduction, along with Lean/Six Sigma or similar improvement training.
• Proven experience in reducing operational costs in complex field environments.
• Advanced understanding of outage planning, mobilization, execution, demobilization, and closeout workflows.
• Exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills, enabling you to effectively present complex technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences while fostering excellent cross-functional collaboration.
• Willing to travel 35% domestically and internationally.

Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About The Team

You will be part of the Gas Services North America team, where we focus on delivering exceptional service operations and operational improvement. Our team is dedicated to enhancing performance and efficiency across the outage lifecycle, ensuring that we meet the highest standards of safety and quality. We collaborate closely with various stakeholders to implement innovative solutions that drive cost optimization and operational excellence. Together, we are committed to making a significant impact in the energy sector.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Rewards/Benefits

• Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:
• Opportunities for career growth and development in a supportive work culture
• Company-paid health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off and paid holidays401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo