Technical Leader – Document Configuration Management H/F

Job Description SummarySystems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities that consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the users needs. The discipline that executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed. Process that proceeds from concept to production to operation.
Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Job Description

Organizational Context & Job description:

The Order to Remittance (OTR) Configuration Management (CM) organization is responsible for transforming product requirements as well as engineering design intent into actionable product definition. The OTR CM organization is focused on the creation & maintenance of the project hardware / document structures and Bill of Materials (BOM) for New Unit Requisitions from Order Release through the equipment’s Commercial Operation Date (COD), in addition to supporting Conversion, Modification and Uprate (CMU) projects. This product definition includes logical (BOM) structures and the interrelated master data essential to the project execution.

Through utilization of our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) space, we can deliver on-time and quality product definition to supply chain functions globally as well as receive technical documentation for outsourced designs. Gas Power is obliged to receive detailed design information from suppliers to support internal interface analysis, customer obligations, service records to maintain the equipment for the life of the power plant and technical compliance related documentation that demonstrates adherence to normative standards. Gas Power end customers are also partners and consumers of this CM output.

This position is for Technical Leader Document Configuration Management within Gas Power’s Engineering tool set related to the execution of Projects, taking the Customer Drawing Handbook requirements, and generating our document catalog, scheduling needs, and all setup up for internal and supplier documentation structures to fulfill document needs for the project. 

Detailed responsibilities:

The Technical Leader Document Configuration Management is responsible for execution of Project Document Lists and generating / managing New Unit & CMU requisitions’ project Documentation structures for Aero and HD products. This position is responsible for leading a team of CM engineers and specialists responsible for for this scope. 

Specifically, this position is responsible for the following tasks:

• Transforming project requirements and establishing project Division of Responsibility (DoR) with partners, into applicable Model List Items (MLI) for Project Specific documentation needs. This documentation consists of both customer documentation developed internally and that provided by suppliers. Internal documentation needs from suppliers may include interface management needs, e.g. between engineering disciplines, or documentation related to the serviceability of the equipment (e.g. Operation & Maintenance Manuals).

• Own the Project specific process for Customer Drawing Handbook handoff, and translation to Document BPM, Scheduling activities, setup of the document catalog and supplier technical collaboration setup.  This includes change management processes.

• Establishing routines and tools to be capable of establishing Project due dates for each document, both internally (Engineering & PDE) as well as externally (Suppliers).

• Providing for digitized due date transformation into Engineering (P6 – Primavera) schedule templates and Supplier Technical Collaboration (STC) standard target dates.

• Own and establish measurement criteria for the process (KPIs) that aligns with how the process serves the organization. Align with the value proposition and establish daily management that support process execution excellence and KPI alignment.

• Authoring, or facilitating the authoring of, technical requirements for documentation towards Suppliers.

• Working with he the functional owner of the Technical Master Documentation List across the GE Gas Power business to provide project feedback. This responsibility includes engaging appropriate GE functions/teams/organizations towards continuous improvement and Lean activities, leads the harmonization of format/processes/cycles.

• Providing support to problem solving across the documentation management process lifecycle & technical consultation (in processes and tools) to cross-functional teams throughout the business to improve or resolve issues & providing technical guidance, direction and training to new and experienced engineers, specialists, technicians, and co-ops.

• Defining and leading Kaizen events, conducting Gemba, developing Standard Work, creating, and maintaining quality documents, procedures, and work instructions.

• Establishing requirements for IT tools enhancement to Digital Engineering organizations and helping drive implementation when appropriate.

• Leading Monday Morning Planning & Daily Management call as team focal / execution Technical Leader for CDH / Doc Catalog workstream within the Document Structuring need.  Will own daily, weekly and monthly management of deliverables.  Provides timely status of progress to the executives and upper management.

• Forecast the demand vs resources, coordinates with Workstream Leader, FM, GM & Ops.

• Versatility & Growth Model Owner for this workstream.

• Collaborate with the Project Engineering on the timely handoff of the requisition’s scope definition within the PLM tool, or equivalent, to the OTR CM team.

• Collaborate with other functions (such as Sourcing, Manufacturing, Project Engineering, Design Engineering, other CMPD teams, etc.) towards continuous improvement and Lean activities.

• Timely solve any conflict among the different organizations, involving the scope of Document Structuring applicable to the different technologies.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following additional tasks:

• Providing input and expertise on transition plans and processes related to Supplier Design Exchange (SDE) movement to PALM as part of GTCC PLM sunset.

• Coordinating discussions & Owning transition plans and processes related to Services (CMU), Aeroderivative, Plant, Controls & SPS Products execution movement to a harmonized document management.

Qualifications – Required

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Computer Science.
• 8 years’ experience in Technical Management of Combined Cycle Projects.
• Experience in process use and development with regards to documentation requirements, compliance requirements and quality management system definition as they relate to Gas Power products and services.
• Experience implementing new processes and leading them through the development, debate, training and roll out of the same.

Qualifications – Desired

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with design engineering counterparts & to connect across Gas Power functions.
• Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills with peers across large organizations and various levels of leadership. Able to present key data effectively and clearly.

• Strong organizational, conflict resolution, facilitation, problem solving and leadership skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes in priorities.
• Ability to assess and understand complex processes in a short amount of time. Through process expertise, ability to lean out processes to remove waste and non-value-added routines.
• Gas Power Engineering tools knowledge: PLM, DCTM, PTS, PowerMax (SAP ERP), Alpha ERP (Oracle ERP)
• Sound understanding of PLM – STC concepts and objects, Supplier Deliverables, Supplier Deliverable Templates, Technical Definition Packages, STC* “Folders”.
• ISO 9001:2015 familiarity
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified

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