Technical Leader - Customer Project Engineering

Posted 15 Days Ago
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3 Locations
In-Office or Remote
113K-189K Annually
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
The Technical Leader oversees engineering for gas turbine projects, manages resources, drives performance metrics, and promotes continuous improvement while collaborating across teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Description SummaryThe Heavy-Duty Services Agile Gas Americas OTR Technical Leader owns the engineering execution of conversions, modifications, and uprates to the installed fleet of GE B/E/F/H/GT Fleet Gas Turbines and associated Plant equipment. The OTR Technical Leader will provide leadership and technical direction to domestic and global requisition engineers supporting Agile B/E/F/H/GT Fleet Gas Turbine CM&U projects. In this role you will be responsible for managing the ITO to OTR handoff on behalf of the requisition team for all Agile B/E/F/H/GT Fleet Class projects, supporting initiatives that drive productivity and providing technical, oversight/direction to ensure safety, quality, cost and on time delivery to our Gas Power Service customers.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Act as a systems thinker, understanding, adapting to, and anticipating interactions among major equipment within a combined cycle power plant.
  • Provide leadership and technical direction for assigned tasks and personnel across domestic and global teams, demonstrating full accountability for functional and business objectives.
  • Manage the ITO to OTR handoff (R3 case) and assign incoming CM&U orders to Agile Requisitions Engineering team members based on workload, capability, and technical fit.
  • Own and drive OTR performance, including KPIs and metrics such as EAC, NCR escapes, Schedule Release, Parts OTD, FMI OTD, ER case OTD, and Project Closure.
  • Ensure effective resource planning and workload distribution by maintaining broad awareness of team efforts and interfacing with Contractor Team Leaders to optimize resource allocation, quality, and on-time delivery.
  • Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives and kaizens, challenging the status quo to drive measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) for Gas Turbine Services projects.
  • Maintain technical quality excellence, timely completion of work and reviews, appropriate use of resources, and strong responsiveness to customer and program needs.
  • Communicate effectively with management and cross‑functional stakeholders on technical, organizational, resource, and personnel matters in a dynamic, global environment.
  • Demonstrate strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration across a wide variety of organizations and individuals.
  • Promote professional growth and team development through timely performance feedback, coaching, and mentoring, while bringing enthusiasm and results-driven mindset to the role.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related engineering/science
  • Minimum 8 -10 years of engineering or field experience on gas turbines
  • Willingness to travel domestically, as needed on occasion

Desired Characteristics

  • Understanding of Gas Turbines Power train operation in Peaking and Combined Cycle configurations
  • Knowledge of GE Gas Turbine product lines and systems.
  • Familiar with GT MLI/BOM structure.
  • Proficient in the Gas Turbine Requisition process.
  • Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills, as well as a high degree of enthusiasm to drive results.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic environment with a wide variety of organizations and individuals in global locations.
  • Ability and an eagerness to challenge the status quo, without allegiance to past or current practices and technology, resulting in the best outcome for GE and our customers
  • Knowledge of BOP Electrical equipment. Excitation, Load Commutator Inverter, One-line diagrams, Generator Protection, Synchronization, Motor Control Centers.
  • Knowledge of Plant Communication Networks GE controllers with DCS
  • Effective interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Field experience on GE Heavy Duty Gas Turbines
  • Fluency in Spanish is a plus

Additional Information

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: No

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

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $113,200.00 and $188,800.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. 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 expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on February 03, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Top Skills

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Electrical Equipment
Gas Turbines
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The Company
HQ: , Cambridge, MA
75,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.

If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different.

Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.

GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.

Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

Why Work With Us

Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.

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