GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

Lead Engineer - Operations & Maintenance Manuals

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Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in engineering, sciences, documentation, or digitization, or equivalent, and 8+ years of experience in the power generation industry or documentation domain.
Prior experience leading or establishing digital web-based tools for documentation or similar engineering use.
Demonstrated ability to lead organizational initiatives, such as Lean waste elimination or digital tools, within a small area of expertise.
Fair knowledge of either GE Vernova power-generation products in the engineering domain or documentation standards, rules, and tools.

Responsibilities

Ensure all released projects are captured for OMM delivery tracking.
Visit the work area with OMM contractor teams and collect KPI and metric data, as well as data for problem solving.
Determine the need for OMM internal standard work and cross-functional QMS work instructions in alignment with the OMM workstream leader, and prepare a plan for revision or new release.
Create or revise process documents, maps, and work instructions, independently or with contractors and the OMM workstream leader.
Develop KPIs, metrics, leading and lagging indicators for OMM, and finalize a performance bowler for the assigned sub-business line in coordination with the OMM workstream leader.
Establish daily and weekly management cadence and monthly operating reviews with relevant stakeholders.
Identify problems through work-area visits, daily management, and monthly operating reviews; prepare and prioritize a list of problems to solve.
Lead problem solving with relevant stakeholders using Lean tools.
Identify opportunities in the assigned OMM area to leverage AI and automation to reduce or eliminate waste.
Develop ideas to address challenges with current OMM tools and define the future tools landscape; contribute to implementation and digitization.
Apply lessons learned to continually improve OMM standard work documents.
Collaborate with relevant functional teams on OMM topics.
Ensure on-time delivery of OMM for customer projects in the assigned sub-business line through contractor teams, processes, work instructions, daily management routines, Lean, and AI.
Implement OMM strategy in consultation with the OMM workstream leader and CMPD leadership.
Contribute to digitizing OMMs, including tools, templates, integrations with other tools, and data-migration projects as requested.
Develop OMM KPIs and metrics and organize digital visual dashboards that support daily management.
Engage with cross-functional teams to establish processes and deliver OMMs on customer projects.

Desired Qualifications

Proceed with limited input and uncertainty, prioritizing progress over perfection.
Prioritize work with the highest impact.
Challenge existing processes and systems or tools to develop improvements.
Focus on business imperatives in the order of safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
Coordinate across teams toward business objectives.
Communicate transparently and with urgency as circumstances demand.
Present problems and context using data.
Work within applicable GE Vernova policies and procedures.
Contribute to organizational KPIs and initiatives.
Manage multiple cross-functional projects, including new product introduction, new units, services, and cost-out initiatives, ensuring on-time delivery, high quality, and budget adherence.

Job Description Summary

Lead Engineer (LE) – Operation & Maintenance Manuals (OMM) will be responsible for ensuring on time delivery of OMM for all the customer projects of the assigned sub-business line within GE Vernova Gas power business; e.g. HDNU (Heavy Duty New Units), Aero Derivatives (Aero), Heavy Duty Services (HDS), SCS (Software & Controls Solutions). They will accomplish the stated objectives through teams of contractors while facilitating their work through establishment of processes, work instructions, Daily management (DM) routines and by leveraging Lean and AI. This role will also involve engaging with cross-functional teams within GE Vernova (e.g. project engineering, project management, vendoc CoE, Project Finance Manager etc.) to set up processes as well as for delivery of OMMs on customer projects.

The LE – OMM shall also be responsible for implementing OMM strategy in consultation with the OMM workstream leader and CMPD leadership. When asked upon, this position will also contribute to digitization of OMMs which might involve tools, templates, integration with other tools, data migration projects etc. Responsibilities further include developing KPIs and metrics towards OMM bowlers, organizing development of digital visual dashboards that facilitate daily management.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Ensure to capture all “Released” projects for OMM delivery tracking purpose
Go to Gemba with OMM contractor teams and collect data points towards KPI/metric as well as for problem solving
Determine need for OMM internal standard work as well as cross-functional QMS work instruction in alignment with OMM work stream leader and prepare a plan for revision/new release
Create/revise process documents- maps/work instructions either by self or with the help of contractors and OMM workstream leader
Come up with KPIs, metrics, leading/lagging indicators for OMM and finalize a bowler for assigned sub-business line, in coordination with OMM work stream leader
Set up cadence for Daily/Weekly management as well as MOR (Monthly Operating Reviews) with relevant stakeholders
Identify problems via Gemba walks as well as through Daily management/MORs and prepare a list of problems to solve, together with their prioritization
Take up problem solving with help of relevant stakeholders, using Lean toolkit
Conceive opportunities within the assigned OMM sub-area to leverage AI/Automation for waste reduction/elimination
Digitization/Tools: Conceive ideas for challenges facing the current OMM tools and a tools landscape for future; contribute to implementation
Apply lessons learned to continually improve OMM standard work documents
Collaborates seamlessly with relevant functions teams for OMM topics

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/sciences/Documentation/Digitization or equivalent with 8+ years of experience either in power generation industry or in documentation domain
Prior experience in leading/establishing digital web-based tools for documentation or for other similar engineering usage
Demonstrated ability to lead organizational initiatives (e.g. Lean- waste elimination or digital tools or similar) in small area of expertise
Has fair knowledge either of:
- GE Vernova power generation products (engineering domain)
- Documentation standards, rules, tools

Desired Characteristics

Ability to proceed with limited inputs/uncertainties; progress over perfection
Team player; listening and influencing
Prioritization to work on the items that have highest impact
Challenges status quo in order to come up with better processes and systems/tools
Focused on delivering on business imperatives with Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC) in that order
One team: contributes and coordinates across teams towards business objectives
Communicates with transparency and urgency as the situation demands
Presentation skills: ability to articulate problem/context through data
Work within the guidelines of applicable GE Vernova Policies and Procedures
Contribute to fulfilling organizational KPIs and Initiatives
Demonstrated ability in managing several projects across functions (New Product Introduction, New Units, Services, Cost Out, etc.), ensuring On-time Delivery, with high quality and on-budget.
Strong team player with the ability to effectively work under pressure

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

About the Company

GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

GE Vernova makes equipment and software that generate and manage electricity for utilities, power producers, and industrial customers. Its Power, Wind, and Electrification businesses span gas turbines, wind generation, and the systems that move electricity across grids. The company supplies generators, grid equipment, and controls, while its software coordinates network operations and integrates changing sources of power. Customers buy equipment and enter service agreements for maintenance, upgrades, and technical support over its operating life, alongside purchases of software and related services. GE Vernova became an independent company in 2024 after separating from GE and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: N/A
Total funding: $17.6M
Headquarters: Cambridge, MA
Founded: 2024

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