Senior Project Engineer – Electrical, I&C
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $131,700 - $219,300 per year
Job Level
About the role
- The Lead - Project Engineer provides leadership and technical planning, scheduling, and oversight of near-term and longer-range projects.
- Articulate the work plan the team will use to address the technical work scope requested, with a focus on electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering disciplines.
- Work with project managers to develop and maintain good project schedules, ensuring alignment with electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering timelines.
- Work with Engineering leadership and personnel to assure compliance to procedures, standards, and regulatory criteria specific to electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering.
- Establish best practices and leverage them within the team, particularly in the context of electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering.
- Communicate effectively the status of engineering and project priorities to the team, stakeholders, and management, highlighting electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering milestones.
- Meet customer commitments and drive continuous improvement in electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering processes.
- Apply in-depth specialized knowledge in electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering to technical strategy, resourcing, and planning to develop quality and timely engineering solutions.
- Develop, mentor, and conduct the overall project engineering program plan to include system and plant operational functional requirements analysis, functional allocation, and the spectrum of testing and validation required for developing effective engineering documentation, with a focus on electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering.
- Well represent electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering concerns and principles with a team of internal and external customers, suppliers, partners, and regulatory authorities on technical issues.
- Provide expert consideration of system reliability, availability, and maintainability from an electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering perspective.
- Ensure the delivery of on-time, quality engineering documentation from a broad team in accordance with contract requirements, business procedures, and regulatory agency guidelines, with a focus on electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering.
- Demonstrated ability to use high-level judgment to analyze problems, develop solutions, and make decisions on complex tasks and challenges specific to electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering.
- Strong, professional oral and written communication skills to ask pertinent questions of stakeholders, persuasively convey programmatic priorities and concerns, and share difficult, complicated concepts clearly, particularly in the context of electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering.
- Be a valuable member or leader of cross-functional teams with high degrees of technical and programmatic complexity and aggressive schedules, with a strong background in electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers and technical staff, providing guidance, training, and career development opportunities, with a focus on electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related field from an accredited college or university
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in electrical, instrumentation, and/or controls engineering project management, design, or operation
- Knowledge of electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering business products, business processes, customers, and competitive environment
- Demonstrated ability in meeting project budget, schedule, and quality commitments in electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering projects
- Excellent leadership, influencing, communication, and presentation skills
- Experience working with Government contracts and contracting requirements
- Ability and willingness to travel
- Experience in power generation, industrial automation, or equivalent technical environment, with a focus on electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering aspects
- Prior experience working with architect engineers/subcontractors on electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering projects
- IT/Computer competency
- Proven ability to think strategically, be creative, and move quickly
- Established credibility with peers and managers based on experience in electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering
- Strong technical aptitude, including applicable engineering tools and systems specific to electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering
- Primavera project scheduling tool experience
- Graduate of GE leadership program (PMLP, JOLP, or similar)
- Six Sigma training (BB, DFSS, etc.) (GE Employees only)
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
electrical engineeringinstrumentation engineeringcontrols engineeringproject managementdesignoperationstrategic thinkingproblem analysisquality assurancesystem reliability
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationpresentationmentoringinfluencingteam collaborationdecision makingcreativitycustomer commitmentcontinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Electrical EngineeringBachelor of Science in Instrumentation EngineeringBachelor of Science in Controls EngineeringGE leadership program (PMLP, JOLP, etc.)Six Sigma training (BB, DFSS, etc.)