Lead Engineer - Steam Turbine Project Engineer

Lead ST Project Engineer

As a member of the Project Engineering team, you will provide input and make decisions that influence major technical and financial outcomes for GEV and/or the customer and customer representatives. Own the project control activity globally and drive consistent functional specifications and common global processes for projects implementation. Activities that are conducted to better understand or ultimately meet the expectations of the customer. Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results. The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.).

Roles and Responsibilities

The Lead ST 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 ST projects. The Lead ST 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 Steam Turbine and HRSG. Essential Responsibilities:

• 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 ST and any associated auxiliaries (ST 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 OR a high school diploma/ GED with 5 years of relevant experience Minimum 2 years of experience in Project Engineering, Design Engineering, and/or Field Engineering related to Steam Turbine or HRSG 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