Commissioning Site Manager – Lead Field Service Engineer

Job Description Summary

The commissioning site manager is a fast-paced role, for people who like variation and problem solving, get creative finding effective methods to overcome short- and long-term challenges. This role will require the combination of technical expertise, good interpersonal skills, and fluid operational management to ensure success.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

As a Commissioning Site Manager and Lead Field Service Engineer, you will:

• Be the Site Leader and cultivate a proactive attitude to EHS in everything we do – HOME SAFE EVERYDAY!
• Develop practical and innovative ways to identify and meet goals.
• Provide electrical and/or mechanical support to various customers, GE field service engineers or 3rd party contractors.
• Be responsible for work that is less defined in scope, utilize your experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others and have the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals.
• Perform troubleshooting activities at site locations to diagnose problems, determine appropriate resolution, and implements corrective actions. 
• Perform installation and commissioning activities at customer site locations. 
• Perform a wide range of engineering tasks to ensure the technical integrity and proper installation and commissioning of GE drives, Power Systems and automation systems. 
• Be the single point of contact for the customer at site and be directly responsible for all site operations on Projects including site management, technical advisory services, Field execution performance (quality, schedule, EHS & Cost), customer Net Promoter Score (NPS). This includes from the proposal phase through installation, commissioning until final acceptance, on assigned extended scope projects.
• Lead a team of experienced GE personnel and contractors to achieve the target.
• Responsible to develop field execution strategies, site staffing estimates, customer/ constructor meetings, and tender documents.
• Record product issues and provide feedback to Engineering and Quality, identifying ongoing problems and common faults across similar products, analyze risks, establish contingency plans, and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigation action.
• Oversees the subcontracting process, pre-qualifications, and commercial structure; bid packages, negotiation through final award.
• Expertise in overall field operations to ensure process discipline on site and assign site teams based on project requirements to ensure contract requirements are met.
• During execution, monitor project performance in all areas including cost, schedule, technical advisory services, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and quality.
• Oversee that warranty and service obligations are met, including timely delivery, quality, compliance with contract scope, and expected profitability of the service order.
• Other duties may be assigned by management to meet business needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business from an accredited university or college; OR an associate’s degree with at least 5 years of field engineering experience; OR a high school diploma/GED with at least 10 years of relevant field engineering experience
• Minimum of 3 additional years of site installation and commissioning experience in a leadership role

Eligibility Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to travel 85% of the time
• Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and have the ability to obtain reliability and controlled goods clearance within Canada.

Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline from an accredited college or university (or Associate degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline from an accredited college or university with a minimum 5 additional years of related industry experience).
• Experience working in new build ship construction.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with GE Drive systems Including: MV7000, SD7000, MV3000
• Ability to execute increasingly complicated assignments, which require considerable engineering skill and creative ability and independent judgment.
• Possess detailed knowledge, competence and expertise with installation and commissioning tasks and services.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills which has resulted in success.
• Served as Customer focal point on project sites and manage subcontractors or partner contract to ensure success.
• Solid technical background, project management, and services experience.
• Construction subcontracting and contract administration experience.

As a federal government contractor, GE may in the future be required to have U.S. employees fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Some GE customers currently have vaccination mandates that may apply to GE employees. 

Additional Information

#LI-Remote - This is a remote positionCandidates should be aware that this role involves a client's critical infrastructure; shortlisted candidates would therefore be subject to heightened security checks as directed by our clients. All personal data will be handled with the utmost confidentiality and in accordance with our data protection policies, solely for recruitment and security purposes.