Project Engineer

Job Description SummaryThe Lead Project Engineer, with a special concentration on I&C technology development. This role will facilitate cross functional interactions between engineering, project management, and product line organizations. They will coordinate timely decision making on project technical issues relying on internal technical authorities as necessary. Also, they will establish & manage the technical interface between all parties involved in the project including engineers, customers, and subcontractors.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Work with functional engineering teams' to build estimates, schedules, and change orders
• Coordinate and provide technical and delivery leadership for the project
• Be accountable for engineering interfaces with multiple engineering disciplines, business project management, subcontractors, and customers
• Provide oversight for subcontractor/outsourced engineering work scopes on assigned projects
• Define critical technical project issues and ensure their timely resolution
• Identify technical risks and implement risk mitigation plans
• Ensure engineering activities are performed in compliance with customer, internal, and regulatory requirements
• Support commercial and marketing opportunities for Engineering including generating technical portions of proposals
• Keep project and engineering management advised of project progress, performance, and resource utilization with particular attention to delays, adverse trends, errors and omissions 
• Work with Chief Consulting Engineers to coordinate Engineering Design Reviews as required for successful completion of the project
• Review engineering performance on the project to ensure quality, conformance with design process, procedures and completeness of engineering tasks
• Perform Responsible Configuration Management reviews as required for assigned projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an accredited college or university or equivalent Engineering degree.
• Minimum of 4 years of power industry project management, design, or operation experience
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with I&C system design and implementation.

Eligibility Requirements

For Canada

• GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.

• This position will report onsite to the Markham office 2 days a week. (Tuesday and Thursday).

For US

• The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC; but highly qualified (US based) remote candidates will be considered.
• Ability and Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time. 

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of nuclear business products, business processes, customers, and competitive environment
• Experience with new product development and introduction in a highly regulated industry
• Demonstrated ability in meeting project budget, schedule, and quality commitments
• Excellent Leadership, influencing, communication, and presentation skills
• Experience working with Government contracts and contracting requirements
• Experience in boiling water or advanced reactors and/or equivalent technical environment
• Prior experience working with architect engineer / subcontractors
• IT / Computer competency
• Proven ability to think strategically, be creative and move quickly 
• Established credibility with peers and managers based on experience
• Strong technical aptitude, including applicable engineering tools and systems
• Primavera project scheduling tool experience
• Graduate of GE leadership program (PMLP, JOLP, or similar)
• Six Sigma training (BB, DFSS, etc.) (GE Employees only)

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.

This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws, which mandate all citizenships (including dual citizenships) be from the U.S. Department of Energy’s List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A, which includes Canada and can be found here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-III/part-810/appendix-Appendix%20A%20to%20Part%20810) unless a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy is obtained or unless you are a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or protected individual under the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)). More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810.

You must have legal authorization to work in Canada and any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The drug screen requirement in the background check process is not required if the role is based in Canada.

Strong consideration will be given to Indigenous persons. The term Indigenous refers to individuals who identify as being descended from the original inhabitants (the first peoples) of what is now known as Canada. In this context, Indigenous people are First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit

For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $96K and $145K CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. 

Bonus eligibility: Discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Additional Information#LI-Remote - This is a remote positionApplication Deadline: