Project Engineering Management Function Leader

Job Description Summary
The Project Engineering Management Function Leader, supervises, and coordinates the Project Engineering Management Team (PEMs) to undertake their role, and lead the Engineering on their assigned projects.

Assists the PEMs at project launching phase, controls engineering process follow up, ensures the proper management of interfaces with our partners and main suppliers. Be accountable for the proper allocation of resources required to execute the projects, looks for design subcontractors to adapt resources to the workload plan and optimize design budget. Handles specific actions, organize know how capitalization and RoE to improve global engineering efficiency for relevant activities.

The Project Engineering Management Function Leader is accountable for the proper compliance to the 'state of the art' and applicable standard and regulation in his field of activity, and is considered as technical referent for the teams. As manager, the Head of group is in charge of conducting annual reviews of the teams.

Job Description

GE Vernova - The Energy to Change the World

With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our name reflects our mission. "GE" carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. "Ver" signals Earth's lush ecosystems, while "Nova" nods to a new era of lower-carbon energy we are helping to deliver.

Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, and quality of life.

Electrification

Our Electrification solutions modernize grids, enable renewable integration, and strengthen energy systems. From software to power conversion and storage, we help create smarter, more resilient energy networks.

Key missions

Project management

Scope of work, time schedule,

• Consulted on design task list at project launch
• Review of general time schedule and assignment of resources to start engineering
• Check that all required engineering tools are available to execute the project for relevant activities

Resources

• Accountable for design budget on ongoing projects
• One monthly basis allocates design resources to execute all ongoing projects.
• Manage design workload plan for his/her discipline and proposes resource arbitration

Team management

• Lead & coordinate design teams of his/her discipline
• Animate regular internal team meeting
• Hold performance development meeting with his/her team members and propose development plan
• Perform skills mapping for his/her teams

Engineering process control

• Ensure consistency of process and tools used on all projects
• Detect any malfunctioning during different engineering phases and implement corrective actions
• Ensures planning and realization on time of design reviews, and conduct discipline basic design /gate reviews

Project strategy & risk management

• Support PEM in design strategy definition
• Support team to manage scope or design changes (data for claims, VO..)
• Ensure implementation of EMH guidelines
• Identify and consolidate for his/her discipline technical risks & opportunities and the corresponding mitigation/ action plan
• Validating the result of design reviews and technical risks assessment for the involved discipline

Customer knowledge

• Consulted to understand customer requirement and check that proposed solutions are coherent with solution proposed in the same geographical area, with similar constraints
• Consulted about answers to be done to customer technical request

Document & configuration management

• Check that traceability from Customer requirements to equipment specifications is done
• Check that Tracking & management of identified or potential deviations are done
• Ensure that Management of return status of project documentation internal or external (approved, comments, resubmit, rejected) is performed for his/her discipline

Design expediting

• Consult on basic design phase
• Support to ensure technical consistency of design area and associated performance level
• Accountable for the compliance to the 'state of the art' and applicable standard and regulation in his field of activity
• Accountable on completeness of subcontracting files (Scope, Deliverables, Inputs, Schedule) in his/:her discipline

Process & Tools

• Deploy GRID Engineering tools associated to his/her discipline (CAD, PDM/DMS,)
• Integrate EHS requirements in engineering process and deploy HAZID (Hazard identification) sessions at different project phases
• Give necessary support to consolidate engineering KPI's for the discipline

Interface with Procurement, Supplier/Partner management

• Support Sourcing and Procurement in the definition of the Supplier's list according to the project strategy
• For his/her discipline, consulted for the technical evaluation of offers from suppliers
• Consulted in the equipment ITP review and approval
• Consulted in the review of FAT procedure and participant list to support FAT.
• Involved in subcontracting strategy for his/her discipline & support sourcing for design subcontractor audits
• Follows Subcontractor competences and workloads on regular basis
• Verify the quality of services provided on projects and competitiveness of offers received from design subcontractors

Return of Experience & Knowledge Capitalisation

• Accountable for Site/Design return of experience & design validation
• Organize functional knowledge capitalization for dedicated practice areas

Quality

• Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes defined at Unit, project level, and in EMH
• Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner

Health and Safety

• Deploy design freeze and EHS in design
• Demonstrate EHS leadership and ensure Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team
• Sets the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observes work conditions and behaviors, giving constructive feedback and celebrating EHS effective prevention.
• Actively participates in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.
• Routinely observes routines and behaviors of others and provides immediate feedback regarding unsafe behavior and celebrates achievements or safe behaviors.

Performance Measurement

• Discipline Schedule updated with achievable task duration
• Discipline Design reviews & Gate reviews plan formalized and followed
• ROR integrates design part and Mitigation plan formalized and actions status identified (not started, ongoing, closed.)
• Design management tools strictly followed, and submission of coherent data
• Discipline workload plans updated on regular base
• Discipline Design budget mastered
• Design change process in place
• No serious claim from main Suppliers
• Engineering platform in place when relevant, coordination meetings organized
• NCR system used for the discipline
• Compliance to Quality processes and procedures and GE policies and procedures
• Engineering Subcontractors audit available and evaluation of services, some evidence of subcontractors' workload plan
• Performance development done with his/her team
• ROE done

Desired Profile and Experience

• Significant experience in Engineering activities in EPC type environment in T&D, Power Gen or Oil & Gas industry
• Mastering of involved discipline (process, tools, technical aspects)
• Successful experience in project technical management of the discipline in a multi-disciplinary team's context including multiple interfaces and with products coming from several countries
• Fluent in English
• Strong influencing and relationship building skills
• Experience in technical problem solving
• Knowledge of GRID factories and products through FAT, site visits
• Knowledge of project execution risks and financial processes
• Willingness to work in different locations for short or medium period and to travel in worldwide.
• Demonstrated presentation skills and ability to succinctly communicate complex messages
• Demonstrates ownership & accountability, judgment and decision making, influences & inspires team, creates a vision and strategy, and has passion for the role

Our Culture

Every action shapes our future. That's why our north star is a culture of impact, where everyone is empowered to thrive and achieve.

Addressing the urgent need to build a more sustainable electric power system while improving the trajectory of climate change emissions are global priorities, and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world We play a significant role in leading a new era of energy.

Our technology helps generate approximately twenty-five percent of the world's electricity today, and we are working to power the rest. If we want the future of energy to be different, then join us and be the difference. Together, we are the Energy of Change!

We're determined to be the best place to grow

We believe that strong careers are built on a variety of experiences, strong connections, and continuous development. We're committed to providing you the tools to navigate and shape a strong career journey that aligns with a healthy work-life balance. No two careers are the same, and yours should reflect your personal and professional goals. Your people leader and trusted mentors will support you through navigating your journey.

We also prioritize fair pay, performance-based rewards, and wellbeing programs for you and your family. With opportunities to move across teams and functions, your career can keep evolving while sustainability stays at the core of everything we do.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are passionate about creating an inclusive work environment. By valuing the ideas and contributions of a diverse workforce we help inspire others to grow, succeed, and raise the bar for everyone.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, GE Vernova is committed to support disadvantaged groups whilst providing equal opportunities for both GE Vernova associates and applicants alike.

Join us at GE Vernova where results can be achieved by embracing a community of belonging.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No