Senior Customer Project Engineer/Senior Project Technical Lead M/F

Job Description Summary #

Project Engineering provides technical project management, technical direction and coordination of engineering activities for GT scope. The Project Engineer functions as the technical liaison with the customer and their Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) representatives to ensure that that the supplied design documentation and equipment fully complies with the contract requirements. The Project Engineer makes judgements and inputs that influence major technical and financial outcomes for GE and/or the customer and customer representatives. This is a project leadership position and reports to the Manager of EMEA Project Engineering.

The Senior Project Technical Lead ensures technical project management, technical decisions and coordination of engineering activities for the GT scope. The Senior Project Technical Lead acts as the technical liaison with the customer and their Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) representatives to ensure that the supplied design documentation and equipment are fully compliant with the contract requirements. The Senior Project Technical Lead provides data and makes decisions that influence the main technical and financial outcomes for GE and/or the customer and its representatives. This is a project leadership position that reports to the manager of the EMEA Project Technical Leads team.

Job Description #

Essential Responsibilities:

This position will require coordination with/across multiple customers, project management, engineering organizations, commercial operations, procurement, construction firms (EPCs), business associates (BAs), manufacturing, finance, and installation/field personnel by:

• Providing single point contact for all customer technical inquiries, questions and communications related to assigned projects.
• Driving lessons learned back into the design engineering organizations to avoid repeating issues.
• Providing technical guidance to Project Management, & 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.
• Evaluating financial/schedule impact of customer requested scope changes via Cost & Cycle Estimates (CCE's).
• Monitoring the progress of design activities and working to resolve technical issues.
• Monitoring engineering schedules and taking preventative action to avoid schedule delays or late customer deliverables.
• Monitoring 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 priorities.
• Presenting project review slides periodically to upper management, highlighting risks and action plans to remedy the risks.
• Providing technical guidance to other Project Engineers within the organization, and coaching to new team members/interns.
• Carrying out special assignments which apply to procedures, cost reductions, continuous improvements, new features, forms, preparation, etc. as assigned.
• Leading efforts to create and implement improved business processes, or resolve systemic/recurrent issues.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Engineering Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related discipline) from an accredited college or university.
• Significant experience in Engineering, Design Engineering, Field Engineering and/or Project Management in a related field preferred.
• Proficiency in the following Microsoft Office tools: Excel, Word, and Power Point.
• Ability and willingness to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Leadership-quality communication skills, both verbal and written.
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Eligibility Requirement:

• Ability and willingness to travel (less than 10%, as required).

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software
• Demonstrated Customer interface experience
• Ability to pivot between deep technical issues and delicate commercial issues
• Demonstrated creativity and problem-solving capability
• Ability to manage resolution of broad technical issues and as well as guide continuous improvement projects forward
• Experience and/or knowledge of Product engineering, manufacture, assembly, installation and/or testing
• Continuous process improvement mindset
• Demonstration and adherence to the GE Vernova ways

Essential Responsibilities :

This position will require coordination with/among several customers, project managers, engineering organizations, commercial operations, procurement, construction companies (EPC), business associates (BA), manufacturing, finance and installation/field personnel by :

• * Providing a single point of contact for all customer technical inquiries, questions and communications related to assigned projects.
• Feeding lessons learned back into design engineering organizations to avoid the repetition of problems.
• Providing technical advice to the project manager and applications engineering.
• Organizing customer kick-off meetings (CKOM) and/or design reviews with customers and/or their design representatives (EPC).
• Reviewing contract documentation and communicating project requirements to all design functions, using internal documentation tools.
• Evaluating the financial/schedule impact of changes requested by the customer via cost and cycle estimates (CCE).
• Monitoring the progress of design activities and working to resolve technical problems.
• Monitoring engineering schedules and taking preventive measures to prevent...