Senior Project Engineering Manager (m/w/d) HVDC
Berlin, GERMANY Design / Civil engineering / Industrial engineering
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Job Description Summary
GE Vernova – Grid Systems Integration product line is globally recognized for designing, manufacturing, and delivering customized High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) solutions for utilities worldwide. Every HVDC solution is tailored and designed based on a project-by-project assessment of the customers' individual requirements, whether it's for connecting offshore wind generation, long distance power transmission, or energy trading between independent networks.Within this cross-centers and multicultural organization, the Senior Project Engineering Manager is accountable for overall HVDC engineering activities, manages engineering budget, defines the quality plan, implements change management process, supervises and leads all HVDC Product Delivery Group (PDG) engineering activities required to execute a project, whether in house or by suppliers/subcontractors.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Manage and deliver the HVDC PDG scope of work for a project focusing on the close adherence to the global time schedule of HVDC PDG engineering scope, ensuring the coherency of links between engineering activities and other project functions activities (procurement, construction, commissioning) and anticipate and mitigate project delivery issues of concerned activities.
- Carry our regular and thorough reviews of the progress and delivery of the PDG scope of work assessing all aspects of the project, including time, cost, quality, and risks.
- Prepare and deliver a comprehensive project report as part of the governance of the PDG and as part of the reporting process for the overall project. This shall be done at least monthly
- Ensure that the provided resources are used efficiently and working in accordance with the established processes via rigorous and open collaboration with the PDG functions
- Plan and manage technical interfaces, put in place exchange interface sheets with partners, customers, and third-party contractors.
- Accountable for project delivery Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as on-time delivery and budget for PDG scope including with suitable quality of partner documents
- Providing leadership and supporting solution engineer to ensure the reference solution and the agreed gaps are delivered in accordance with the project technical specifications and rigorously enforcing the change process and policy on any deviations
- Leading and directing project team to deliver PDG engineering scope according to DOR and manage in conjunction with project team day to day activities
- Motivate and empower project engineering team, insights and rewards to the team and provide feedback on project team to their respect functional managers during performance reviews
- Conduct Risk Management
- Request / attend Customer technical meetings when needed/upon request
- Integrate EHS requirements based on project Strategy and deploy HAZID (Hazard identification) sessions at different project phases. Actively participates in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed
- Support site organization during site preparation and throughout construction and commissioning stage, when required
- Organize input data acquisition for O&MM & As built
- Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes defined at Unit, project level, and in EMH and Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner
Requirements
- Engineering degree level or equivalent education in Electrical Engineering
- Extensive experience, of which 2 to 4 projects in a position of Project Engineering Manager, managing medium set projects, across several project contexts (technology, scope, contract environment) in EPC type environment in T&D, Power Gen or Oil&Gas industry
- Mastering of involved discipline (process, tools, technical aspects) and successful experience in management of multi-disciplinary teams with multiple interfaces and with products coming from several countries
- Willingness to work in different locations for short or medium period and to travel worldwide
- Fluent in English
- Demonstrated presentation skills
- Ability to succinctly communicate complex messages
- Demonstrates ownership & accountability, judgment and decision making, influences & inspires team
- Relationship building skills and strong technical problem solving skills and experience
- Creates a vision and strategy, and has passion for the role
What we offer
- Extensive professional growth opportunities in an international and future-oriented environment at GE Grid Solutions' HVDC Centre of Excellence
- Long-term, permanent position
- Pleasant working atmosphere and corporate culture
- A high degree of flexibility and independent work
- Appealing compensation package.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No