Job Description Summary
With the growth of the Grid Solutions Integration NAM Region business portfolio and increased work scope and complexity of our customer projects, the Portfolio Engineering Manager shall lead direct reports, sub-disciplines, and contractors. NAM GSI encompasses ACS, FACTS, Service, and HVDC Segments. GSI is under of GE Vernova’s electrification businesses, part of Grid Solutions.The GSI NAM Region Portfolio Engineering Manager leads a team of engineers, direct reports, and contractors, supervises and coordinates design team assignments & responsibilities in their portfolio which include project engineers and is considered as a technical referent for the teams. The Portfolio Engineering Manager is accountable to the Engineering Manager-PEM/Civil Engineering to meet department KPI’s and the performance of their team. The Portfolio Engineering Manager role is a hands-on role that may include detailed project work.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
As the Portfolio Engineering Manager, you are responsible for optimized resource planning, recruiting and hiring, retention, annual performance coaching, salary & bonus planning and communication, continuous quality improvement, training, and development plans. For programs and projects, you will guide and direct sub-disciplines, lead engineers at project launching phase & during project execution, engineering process follow up, and ensure the proper management of interfaces with our partners and main suppliers. You are accountable for the proper allocation of resources required to execute the projects, to identify and review/approve design subcontractors to align resources with to the workload plan and to optimize design budget. You must work as a team with other managers and disciplines with respect & integrity. You develop quality procedures, processes, and organizes knowledge capitalization to improve engineering efficiency. The Portfolio Engineering manager may lead projects or initiatives to support the department as assigned by the Engineering Manager.
Accountable with the sub discipline and PEM’s for design budget, schedule adherence, technical change orders, and quality on ongoing projects, you ensure that the Engineers are following the BMS and Code of Conduct; engineering schedules are updated regularly with achievable task duration and resources including design gate review plans formalized and tracked to completion. The teams are accountable for meeting the engineering KPI targets on project activities – including On Time Deliverable (OTD), Say-Do ratio, Average days late, cost of poor quality, and technical related budget deviations.
Support your team in design strategy definition, design tasks and deliverables, assignment of resources to start engineering, design safety, project performance, and the availability of tools, templates, references, and standards.
Oversee, lead, & coordinate project execution procedures, conduct regular internal team meetings, performance development meetings with your team members, review development plans with engineers, perform skills mapping for your teams and grow competencies. Support department and business data gathering requirements for metrics and reviews.
Support the ITO team with OTR resources, technical validation, engineering work scope & labor hours review, execution plan, and statement of clarifications, assumptions, and exceptions based on customer RFP, specifications, SOW, applicable standards, regulations, and accepted industry practices.
Update resource and workload plans on a regular basis while monitoring utilization & billable time, engineering budgets, Design Change Notices, Budget Deviation Requests & Cost of Poor Quality, ACT actions, non-conformances, and scheduled training.
Deploy engineering and automation tools, document control, KPI’s, interface requirements, and Division of Responsibility with partners and business lines associated to project engineering
Support sourcing and procurement in the definition of technical specifications, subcontracting strategy, identification and technical evaluation of suppliers who provide design, engineering and consultancy services and evaluate their workload and performance.
Accountable for site/design engineering return of experience, drive lessons learned documentation & design validation, functional knowledge capitalization through check sheets, design guides, training curriculum, work instructions, etc.
Ensure compliance with quality procedures and processes defined at project and region level, and in EMH, support internal and external audits, and resolve non-conformances in a timely manner.
Support Quality team in development and use of Lean methods throughout the team with participation in training, Lean projects, Kaizens, and other initiatives
Demonstrate EHS leadership and ensure zero deviation plan from safety policies is implemented within the team. Provides immediate feedback regarding unsafe behavior and celebrates safe behaviors.
Lead business quality and transformation initiatives, with a team mindset, to increase competitiveness, and drive productivity & efficiency while overcoming unknowns in a high growth environment
Retain key talent through regular contact including recognition, coaching, and development planning.
Plan succession of senior engineers
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited university
15+ years of experience with power systems design & management including EPC projects.
3+ years of experience leading a multi-discipline engineering team
Professional Engineering License in the United States and willingness to review & seal drawings.
Eligibility Requirements:
Ability and willingness to travel 20% of the time, including international, and must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies
Desired Characteristics:
Work experience in the specific portfolio you’ll be managing
5+ years of experience managing people, including resource loading, performance reviews, recruiting/hiring, training/development plans, and salary planning.
Project Management experience on power systems EPC projects
15+ years of Engineering project execution experience in service and/or EPC type environments for AC Substations, and/or FACTS and HVDC
Demonstrated successful experience in project technical management of the discipline in a multi-disciplinary team’s context including multiple interfaces and with products coming from several countries.
Experience in technical problem solving. Mastering of involved discipline (process, tools, technical aspects)
Demonstrates ownership & accountability, judgment and decision making, influences & inspires team, creates a vision and strategy, and has passion for the role.
Fluent in English, speaking and writing. Strong influencing and relationship building skills
Knowledge of GRID product development groups, products, and personnel through FAT, site visits.
Demonstrated presentation skills and ability to succinctly communicate complex messages
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes