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GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

Lead Project Engineer

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeVilleurbanne, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field is required.
  • At least 10 years of project management experience, including planning, tracking, and reporting, is required.
  • Strong knowledge of engineering tools and processes is required.
  • Strong knowledge of low-voltage secondary design, preferably in an HVDC, substation, or power plant environment, is required.
  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills are required.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving capabilities are required.
  • Strong communication skills are required.
  • Strong conflict-management, facilitation, and influencing skills are required.
  • Experience mentoring, guiding, and developing engineers in a project or departmental environment is required.
  • Ability to define training and competency-development roadmaps aligned with organizational needs is required.
  • A demonstrated Lean and continuous-improvement mindset is required.
  • Availability to travel approximately 20% of the time is required.
  • Fluency in English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the project team in delivering the low-voltage secondary project scope, from customer requirements capture through equipment delivery.
  • Define, manage, and maintain project scope based on customer requirements.
  • Define and maintain detailed project planning aligned with the P6 schedule.
  • Lead the team to deliver according to the defined execution plan.
  • Define and maintain the project risk register and escalate critical risks to the project team as needed.
  • Review planned hours and Cost-to-Completion against budgeted hours.
  • Adhere to the GE HVDC operating rhythm.
  • Ensure compliance with departmental standard design practices, engineering reviews, and guidelines.
  • Ensure that an adequate resource plan is in place.
  • Take accountability for the project's On-Time Delivery and Say/Do ratio key performance indicators.
  • Raise Change Requests when required because of budget deviations or scope changes.
  • Report project progress through defined operating mechanisms, including achievements, budget status, risk reviews, resource plans, and look-ahead activities.
  • Represent the LV Secondary team in customer meetings and interactions with GE partners.
  • Travel as required to attend customer meetings and witness type testing in the presence of the customer.
  • Share and implement best practices and lessons learned to improve project execution.
  • Interface with equipment suppliers and review in-house designs and designs produced by external contractors, analyzing engineering data, documents, and reports.
  • Support departmental continuous-improvement initiatives.
  • Act as a Project Engineering reference point for less experienced Project Engineers, providing cross-functional support across multiple projects to help secure successful delivery, mentoring and supporting their development, and contributing to the improvement, standardization, and deployment of Project Engineering activities and practices.
  • Act as the central point of contact for Project Engineers, providing guidance and support to ensure project success across projects and locations.
  • Coordinate, lead, own, and deploy Project Engineering processes to ensure consistency and application of best practices across projects.
  • Monitor Project Engineers' workload, delivery progress, and quality; identify risks and recommend improvements or resource support where required.
  • Lead continuous-improvement initiatives related to Project Engineering processes, tools, and reporting to improve project execution and delivery performance.
  • Support the definition and delivery of training and competency-development roadmaps for Project Engineers, aligning them with project requirements and business needs.
  • Support Project Engineers' performance assessment by providing relevant feedback to team leaders.

Desired Qualifications

  • Strong knowledge of HVDC systems is desired.
  • Strong experience developing electrical designs for industrial control systems, preferably in an HVDC, substation, or power plant environment, is desired.
  • Fluency in French is desired.

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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