Lead Project Engineer – Customer Project Engineering

Job Description Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for retrofit control systems under the overall management responsibility of the project manager. Be accountable for project deliverables, customer CTQ compliance, on-time schedule execution and team performance.
• Apply electrical and mechanical engineering principles to analyze, propose, design, test, and troubleshoot control systems.
• Lead Project team to achieve business Key Performance Indicators and on-time execution of the project deliverables, while ensuring conformance to applicable design practices & procedures, assuring product quality
• Own the Project Engineering hours budgets and assign them to the project team(s).
• Own the Project Milestone schedules and make sure all deliverables are provide on schedule.
• Ensure regulatory compliance of deliverables
• Review contract documentation and customer specifications for technical impact.
• Provides mentoring, direction, and leadership to team members.
• Design systems for interface to existing turbine control equipment, and evaluate all system components, requirements, and interactions.
• Responsible to coordinate technical design reviews of projects and insure all required documentation is archived.
• Apply knowledge of industry practices and international standards to produce high-quality and cost-effective designs.
• Support customer meetings, factory acceptance testing, and eventually installation and commissioning of control systems.
• Frequently interact with customers and suppliers.
• Demonstrated expertise in technical problem resolution, especially with regards to power plants operation.
• Domestic and international travel may be required

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering or related disciplines, or equivalent experience
• At least 6 years of experience including a detailed understanding of power application with turbine-generator control systems for Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines and respective Excitation Controls
• Knowledge and experience with electrical and mechanical control systems
• Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously in a matrix management environment
• This role requires 15-20% travel both domestic and international
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal

Desired Characteristics

• Familiarity with Non-GE turbines or Non-GE control systems.
• Experience on ALSTOM Steam Turbines and Compressor Controls.
• Experience on MarkV, MarkVI, MarkVIe and EX2100e Systems.
• Familiarity on GE HMIs, Networking and Cyber Solutions.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field.
• Green Belt certified, or other lean training.
• Familiarity with the ControlST software suit.
• Familiarity with power plant methods of communication and networking with DCS systems such as MODBUS.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving ability and adept at communicating with several levels of the organization.
• Strong influence, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong process discipline with sound analytical and statistical skills.
• Strong customer service mindset.
• Fluency in Arabic is an advantage
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