Senior Project Engineering Manager

Job Description Summary GE Renewable Energy’s portfolio of solutions for hydropower generation includes the broadest range of hydro solutions and services: from water to wire, from individual equipment to complete turnkey solutions, for new plants and the installed base. At GE, we believe that the combination of our extensive hydro and digital intelligence makes GE Renewable Energy well-suited to serve the intense & ongoing energy transition. Smarter and more connected, GE’s hydro plants no longer just generate power, they store it and deliver it to the grid with an unmatched level of predictability, flexibility and efficiency. GE is the largest player with 30% of globally installed base in hydro storage. The company’s turbines and generators portfolio represent more than 25% of the total installed capacity worldwide and encompasses a wide range of solutions from 5 MW to 850 MW power per unit to meet a wide range of needs.

At GE Renewable Energy, our engineers are always up for the challenge -and we’re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the green energy transition. Job Description

Work location: 14000 Niagara River Parkway, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0 (project office)

Essential Responsibilities

The Senior Project Engineering Manager ( Sr. PEM) will be responsible for the technical execution of the integration of components and product subsystems for large hydro projects. The Senior PEM be responsible for the coordination of the Product Management, Engineering Centres of Excellence and Project Office functions. The Sr. PEM will ensure targeted cost and product performance are met on the technical side throughout execution.

As the Sr. Project Engineering Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Define customer requirements and the conformity of the system to the contractual specifications;
• Provide WORK packages to the Centre of Excellence for the project, including client requirements, interfaces, planning, performance, reliability and costs in accordance with what has been sold;
• Coordinate and control the interfaces internally, for customers and partners, as defined in the Interface Matrix (DOW);
• Responsible for the risks and opportunities as well as the movement of margin on what is under project scope;
• Manage and harmonize technical documentation (including numbering of documents on the use and maintenance of equipment);
• Technical point of contact for customers and external partners; At the design stage, identify alternatives and optimization opportunities that could impact the design, supplies or site operations, based on the strategy determined by Product Management;
• Deliver specifications and interface data to the partners (system, turbines, generators and civil engineers).
• Responsible for the validation of schematics and documentation on specific aspects of projects;
• Receive and coordinate feedback from the other parts of the process (design, site and client) from the beginning of the basic design to final product approval, also including information on the completed work and leads post-mortems to improve process;
• Accept or reject changes in case of deviations from customer requirements or GE standards and manage order changes in conjunction with project management;
• Participates in project review meetings, project milestone meetings;
• Coordinates support of site activities with the Centre of Excellence.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering;
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in project execution and engineering design of hydro turbine and generator;
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time;
• Ability to work from the project office location 3 times per week
• Significant experience in managing in a global matrix Environment;
• Fluent communication (written and spoken) in English;
• Strong communication and project management skills;
• Proven leadership and negotiation skills;
• Team-player, positive & engaged contributor to the team, willingness to learn & adapt to business needs.;
• Proven analytical skills and strategic mindset paired with strong communication skills;
• Relevant experience in planning and management of work-packages.
  
  

Conditions Offered

• Annual salary starting at 100 000$ CAD per year
• Eligibility to the annual incentive program
• Complete benefits offering (flexible health and dental benefits, life & disability insurance, paid vacation and holidays)
  
  

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

• This is a remote position