Project Engineering Manager

The Role
The Project Engineering Manager oversees engineering activities of the project, (or on a particular work package of the project in case of Large & Complex project) considering the quality/Cost/ time delivery criteria.
He plans overall design activities, manages Project design budget, defines the design quality plan, implements design change process, supervises and coordinates all engineering tasks required to execute the project, whether in house or by suppliers/subcontractors, and ensures technical coordination of the Grid Solutions project. He warrants that optimized technical solutions (cost effective solution, ease of installation and operation of the systems) in line with Customer expectations are implemented by project engineering team and involved Partners, and that documentation is delivered as per project general time schedule.
Project Engineering Manager is accountable of the proper performance of design in matter of time spent, deadlines, and quality. His field of intervention is linked to project strategy defined by Project Manager. In case of multi-unit project, he will be focusing on overall Technical Coordination, and according to global load, may be assisted by deputy PEM to follow Solutions team package.

A PEM has the capacity to perform technical coordination of projects which are classified full set according to PMH, within an (inter)national environment with many complex internal and suppliers interfaces
With an important customer in terms of secured and potential contracts or target market.
That constitutes a major financial, technical and or commercial risk & opportunities
The impact of the project will have a significant effect on the Business unit

Project management
Scope of work & time schedule

• Responsible for issuing consolidation of provisional drawing list of the project or of his/her work package, integrating submission dates
• Manage global time schedule of concerned engineering activities, check coherency of links between engineering activities and other project functions activities (procurement, construction, commissioning) and organize follow up of critical activities of the project or of his/her work package.

Time delivery mastering

• Plan and manage delivery time of technical interfaces with his/her work package, put in place exchange interface sheets with partners, customer and third-party contractors
• Ensure on-time delivery of design to stakeholders with suitable quality including Partner documents
• anticipate and mitigate delivery issues of concerned activities
• Manage time schedule for his/her work package engineering activities in close collaboration with the planner
• He/she is responsible of relevant co-engineering sessions with other disciplines, main partners or key suppliers if & when appropriate and of work package design reviews
• For large & complex project support PED and Project I&I manager in the engineering change management

Resources

• Lead & coordinate design teams
• Follow the engineering budget and identify potential savings and highlight to Project manager all motivated situation requiring extra budget
• Manage design workload plan and request resource arbitration

Interface Management

• Participate and contribute to the project multidisciplinary design reviews according to the EMH procedures and per the project strategy
• Organize and manage disciplinary design reviews

Project strategy & risk management

• Participate to project strategy elaboration with PM
• Prepare design strategy with Engineering management
• Implement design strategy
• Manage scope or design changes & prepare related claims and VO to be approved by PED or PM
• Inform of design issues throughout execution
• Updates risk assessment related to design & applies mitigation plan when required
• Participate to project risk cession
• Manage design issues up to resolution

Customer relationship

• Analyse customer technical requirements, prepare and or consolidate clause by clause analysis and ensure compliance to Customer requirements through Technical queries, identify, track, manage potential exception
• Represents customer interests in the design decisions at PM request
• Manage customer comments
• Instruct customer technical request or comments
• Request/attend Customer technical meetings when needed/upon request
• Coordinate with partners regarding customer technical comments on their scope
• Validate design throughout customer acceptance

Document & configuration management

• Manage & track evolution of input data
• Submit documents to customer & review submission status (for information/approval)
• Validate and check consistency of engineering documents before final release to customer
• Coordinate Tracking of customer comments and answers, along with document
• Ensure that Management of return status of project documentation internal or external (approved, comments, resubmit, rejected) is performed for his/her work package
• Manage evolution of customer requirements & associated impacts
• Ensures conformance of material with specification & documentation
• Tracks & manage identified or potential deviations

Design expediting

• Prepare or review technical specifications and suppliers documents to enable procurement of materials and plant detailed design
• Check effectiveness of design against delivery of contract requirements within project budget and look for global cost optimization in all design phase and mainly during basic design
• Get or give support to ensure compliance to technical "state of the art" and applicable standards & regulations
• Approve internal, external own discipline documents before transmittal
• Prepare engineering subcontracting files (Scope, Deliverables, Inputs, Schedule)
• Support to design subcontract preparation
• Provide technical assistance upon request
• Support OMM execution

Process & Tools

• Deploy Engineering tools associated to his/her work package (CAD, PDM/DMS,) as per strategy
• Integrate EHS requirements based on project Strategy, and deploy HAZID (Hazard identification) sessions at different project phases
• Implement KPIs defined on engineering process and provide support to elaborate project reporting
• Define with Engineering management (or PED if applicable) the Project Design review plan
• Conduct design reviews following Engineering management instruction
• Apply Design subcontracting process
• When applicable measure waste linked to internal design reworks made necessary for Grid Solution liability that could not claim to partners or suppliers or Customer

Interface with Procurement, Supplier/Partner management

• In line with general time schedule, participate to project equipment and materials procurement cycle

• Support Sourcing and Procurement in the definition of the Suppliers list according to the project strategy

• Organize and follow transmission of required Supply Requests on time ; coordinate any required updates

• Coordinate with relevant people the review of technical offers from suppliers

• Approve the technical evaluation of offers from suppliers

• Support Procurement during commercial negotiation for POs issuance and during post order stage

• Manage technical interface with sub suppliers & partners, prepare input data , check consistency

• Convene technical coordination meetings with partners or key suppliers if & when appropriate

• Ensure the technical follow up (review, comment, approval) of the suppliers documentations

• Support Procurement in the equipment ITP review and approval

• Support Procurement in the review of FAT procedure and participate to FAT, as per project FAT plan. and request resources function of project strategy

Interface with construction

• Involve Construction Team on Design review to Perform constructability analysis
• Support site organization during site preparation and throughout construction and commissioning stage, when required
• Organize input data acquisition for O&MM & As built

Return of Experience & Knowledge Capitalisation

• Organize Eng project teams ROE according to unit process
• Provide data & inputs for project RoE
• Site/Design return of experience & perform Design Validation Review
• Support functional knowledge capitalization for dedicated practice areas

Quality

• Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes defined at Unit, project level, and in EMH
• Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner

Health and Safety

• Implement design freeze and EHS in design
• Demonstrate EHS leadership and ensure Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team
• Sets the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observes work conditions and behaviors, giving constructive feedback and celebrating EHS effective prevention.
• Actively participates in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.
• Routinely observes routines and behaviors of others and provides immediate feedback regarding unsafe behavior and celebrates achievements or safe behaviors.

Performance Measurement

• Design activities schedule updated with achievable task duration
• KPIs linked to large project implemented including S curve and aging of unanswered comments
• Design reviews & Gate reviews plan formalized and followed
• ROR integrates design part and Mitigation plan formalized and actions status identified (not started, ongoing, closed.)
• Design management tools strictly followed, and submission of coherent data
• Workload plan updated on regular base
• Design hours mastered
• Design change process in place
• Interface sheets deployed and validated for the project
• No significant gap in scope and exchange of information between partners or main suppliers from our partners & Suppliers
• No serious claim from main Suppliers
• Engineering platform in place when relevant, coordination meetings organized
• NCR system used for the discipline
• Document to be attached to the OM&M delivered on time
• Compliance to Quality processes and procedures and GE policies and procedures

Desired Profile and Experience

• Engineering degree level or equivalent education
• 8+ years experience, of which 2 to 4 projects in a position of Project Engineering Manager, managing medium set projects, across several project contexts (technology, scope, contract environment) in EPC type environment in T&D, Power Gen or Oil&Gas industry
• Mastering of involved discipline (process, tools, technical aspects)
• Successful experience in management of multi-disciplinary teams with multiple interfaces and with products coming from several countries
• Fluent in English
• Exposure as Technical leader in international environment (preferred)
• Experience of team building
• Strong influencing and relationship building skills
• Strong technical problem-solving skills & experience
• General Knowledge of GRID Solutions factories and products through FAT, site visits
• Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution industry
• Knowledge of project execution risks and financial processes
• Willingness to work in different locations for short or medium period and to travel worldwide.
• Demonstrated presentation skills and ability to succinctly communicate complex messages
• Demonstrates ownership & accountability, judgment and decision making, influences & inspires team, creates a vision and strategy, and has passion for the role.

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Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes