Job Description Summary
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and oversight of team. Primary focus is on work identification, definition, planning, resourcing then scheduling followed by defining the optimal technical approach, oversight for design assurance and integrity, and execution excellence by leveraging LEAN principles and standard work practices.
Job Description
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Reports to and support Firstline Engineering Manager – Plant Electrical Systems
- Lead team and ensure designs meets a broad set of requirements encompassing AC and DC systems, components, and equipment; generator plus unit and reserve auxiliary transformers, isolation phase bus duct, medium, and low voltage circuit breakers and disconnect switches with their trip units, digital protective relays, switchgear, switchboards, load or power centers, motor control centers, lighting and power service panels, cable and wire, building and containment penetrations, conduit, ducts, raceway, tray, grounding, lightning, and cathodic protection, motors, adjustable speed drives, batteries, chargers, inverters, uninterruptible power supplies, contactors, switches, etc.
- Lead team with mentorship while assessing competencies, and providing technical oversight of their standard work practices, design processes, software based data- centric tools and guides for design, analysis, modeling, simulation, configuration, change, and document management
- Lead preparation of both high level strategic and low level detailed work identification, definition, planning, resource assignment then costs, labor budgets, durations, activity logic, and scheduling across lifecycle phases of Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) projects
- Lead “day-to-day” operations using adaptive, risk informed oversight governance [Pre-Job Brief, 30%, 60%, 90%, 100%, Post- Mortem Reviews] to ensure deliverables are produced and commitments met on-specification, on-budget, and on-schedule
- Use data centric metrics to manage resource load balancing as well as delivery on-time performance in collaboration with support from Project Engineer and Project Manager
- Support Scheduler, Project Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Project Manager with understanding work execution quality, delivery, and productivity metrics as well as changes in scope, issues or risks with their associated recovery or mitigation plans
- Coordinate across matrixed Engineering Discipline teams to ensure interfacing systems designs and component or equipment selections are informed and optimized to provide the required features, functions, performance, reliability, availability, maintainability, and inspectability to meet higher level integrated plant design goals including fabrication or manufacturing, construction, and commissioning tests
- Identify, document, and lead problem solving to resolution of technical or execution risks or issues
- Host learning sessions as well as knowledge capture, and transfer initiatives
- Champion conformance with nuclear and discipline specific industry technical codes and standards including orders, positions, plans, notices, guides, bulletins, etc.
- Remain knowledgeable on electrical system, component, and equipment products and technologies
- Support LEAN, simplification, continuous process improvement, and cost-out
- Champion nuclear safety culture; Ensure compliance with GVH policies, quality management system, and corrective action program
- Deliver work with integrity, safety, security, quality, delivery on-time, and with competitive cost
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics or equivalent 4-year technical degree
- solid experience in heavy industrial, thermal power, or nuclear industry working in facilities or plant electric power distribution systems design, analysis-simulation-modeling, sizing calculations, component and equipment application selection and specification including requisition engineering and procurement support
- strong experience in designing and specifying AC and DC systems, components, and equipment; generator plus unit and reserve auxiliary transformers, isolation phase bus duct, medium, and low voltage circuit breakers and disconnect switches with their trip units, digital protective relays, switchgear, switchboards, load or power centers, motor control centers, lighting and power service panels, cable and wire, building and containment penetrations, conduit, ducts, raceway, tray, grounding, lightning, and cathodic protection, motors, adjustable speed drives, batteries, chargers, inverters, uninterruptible power supplies, contactors, switches, etc.
- Significant experince field or site engineering responsible for power electrical equipment installation, test, and commissioning
- Experience in performing independent, or preferably team based, system design or technical reviews including interfacing with requirements management, independent verification and validation, and independent quality assurance organizations
- Experience with applicable industry global and national industry electrical codes and standards
- Excellent knowledge, skill, and experience with PC and desktop engineering productivity software, computer aided design or analysis and modelling, and project collaboration tools
- Experience in leading and performing work identification, definition, planning, resource assignment or task assignment then costs, labor budgets, durations, activity logic, and scheduling and coordination as well as rigorous technical oversight of both internal and external Engineering Disciplines or organizations [e.g.; Architect Engineering (A/E firms]
- Excellent English language skills, both verbal and written
Desired Characteristics:
- Master of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics or equivalent 4-year technical degree
- Professional Engineer
- PMI/PMP certified with proven project management experience
- Experience working in or with architect engineering (A/E) firms
- Experience performing of power electrical circuit dynamic to transient analysis [e.g.; ETAP, SKM] and functional simulation modeling [e.g.; 3KeyMAster, Easy5, Simulink, Matlab, MathCAD] using applicable software tools
- Experience with thermal power, preferably nuclear, plant system design, operations, maintenance, modifications, and licensing support
- Experience collaborating with Mechanical or other Process Systems Engineering to realize optimal large, complex, multi- discipline designs thru procurement and successful commissioning
- Experience collaborating with Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineering including electrical field device interface to the digital distributed control and information systems (DCIS) to realize optimal large, complex, multi- discipline designs thru procurement and successful commissioning
- Experience in data communications and networking architectures and protocols for protection, control, and monitoring functions for digitally enabled electrical components and equipment
- Experience in equipment proof, qualification, or type testing including functional, environmental, seismic or vibration, electro-magnetic conformance and interference, radiation, etc.
- Experience in US and international nuclear regulatory affairs, licensing, laws, rules, regulations, guidance, etc. applicable to electric power generation reactors
- Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, balanced, and a results-oriented analyst and leader
- Self-starter with energy, positive “Can-Do” attitude and inclusive style – Proven track record of delivering commitments on specification, on budget, and on schedule
- Strong verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills for technical and business audiences – Able to communicate openly, calmly, and crisply in stressful situations
- Able to learn and adapt to diverse and varying priorities, situations, and organizational changes with calm, professional astuteness
- Solid PC as well as enterprise, functional, and team productivity software and tools
- Solid technical writing skills with focus on requirements, design, test, report, and procurement documents
- Working knowledge and skill in reliability engineering principles including failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), and design to cost (DTC) techniques and tools
- Continuous improvement “mindset” – LEAN Leader trained or certified
Additional Information
Engineering Innovation Center (EIC) in Warsaw, Poland is an integral part of the global engineering structure of GE Vernova. The site was officially founded in 2007, as GE Gas Power focused engineering organization. Currently the site extends engineering activities for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy in Poland.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE 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 will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Poland for this opening. This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws, which mandate all citizenships be from the U.S. Department of Energy’s List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A); otherwise a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy will be required. More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
