Senior Project Engineer-3

The Senior Project Engineer will direct and coordinate the engineering and design of assigned projects along with technical aspects of the contract. 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 engineering work 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

Promptly review Design Change notices, identify change order candidates, segregate cost collection, and assist the Project Manager in pertinent aspects of change order management

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

Minimum of 8 years of power industry project management, design, or operation experience

Eligibility Requirements:

The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC or Markham, ON but highly qualified (US based) remote candidates will be considered.

Desired Characteristics:

Background in mechanical and/or civil discipline work.

Knowledge of nuclear business products, business processes, customers, and competitive environment

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

Ability and willingness to travel

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 $130K and $180KCAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: 15 percent

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes