Job Description

Customer Project Engineer provides technical project management, technical direction and coordination of GT engineering activities. 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 GT 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.

Required Qualifications

• Engineering Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related discipline) from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 3 years of experience minimum in Engineering, Design engineering, Field Engineering and/or Project Management in GT projects
• 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.

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

Desired Characteristics

• Fluency in Arabic and/or French is a plus
• 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 GT Product engineering, manufacture, assembly, installation and/or testing
• Continuous process improvement mindset
• Demonstration and adherence to the GE Vernova ways

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