GE Vernova

Outage Manager

GE Vernova$112K — $162K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering or High School Diploma/GED with 4 years of experience in power generation industry
  • 8+ years applicable experience in steam turbine or generator maintenance
  • 3+ years specialized experience in gas/steam turbine generator outage planning and execution
  • Proficiency in English required

Responsibilities

  • Support outage event preparation and execution from start to finish
  • Lead onsite execution during outages, ensuring fulfillment goals are met
  • Manage cost tracking and productivity while mitigating risks
  • Drive improvement of delivery, outage cost, and productivity
  • Assist in project quotation development and preliminary safety analysis
  • Support customer operations during all stages of turbine and generator performance testing
  • Ensure proper execution documentation is prepared and managed

Benefits

  • Discretionary annual bonus eligibility
  • Remote position option
  • Opportunities for extensive travel (50%+) for site assignments
  • Work in dynamic and complex environments
  • Exposure to leading projects in the power generation sector
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
What impact you’ll make

The Outage Manager is responsible for preparation, planning, leading execution, and close out of complex planned/emergent Outage events for steam turbine and generator outages while supporting the development of the business strategy for field fulfilment excellence in GE Steam Power. The OM is a focal role, with accountability for driving consistent outage planning and execution, and adoption of best practices and lessons learned. Will lead complex outages for their assigned territory or location(s) wherever possible.

Job Description

What you’ll do

  • ·Support CSM in all outage event preparation and execution (Planned/Emergent/Upgrade) from start to finish, including outage schedule development, TFA/craft labor/tooling/cost planning, customer management - pre/post outage meetings, mobilization planning, JCE execution, and event close out
  • Own onsite execution (site lead) with large teams during assigned outages, ensuring Fulfilment-5 goals and requirements are met.
  • Manage on job cost tracking, productivity, while managing execution risk/FMEA
  • Drive improvement of on-time delivery, outage cost and productivity, implementation, effectively update and maintain accurate tracking files, control man hour cost and pacing
  • Support project quotation development including work scope, site condition check, preliminary safety and risk analysis to identify potential issues or obstacles and to minimize cost impact for site execution
  • Support customer operations team during shut-down, start-up, running and performance testing of turbine, generator and auxiliary systems as required
  • Ensure proper execution documentation is prepared, used, reviewed, stored and delivered including, Field Procedures, Quality Procedures, EHS, and Customer Outage Reports
  • Work with web systems applications for proper allocation, preparation, planning and forecasting of labor, tooling, vendor management
  • Respond to forced outages/emergency promptly, be on site when needed, investigate/escalate site issues to restore the units to operating conditions in a timely manner
  • Support Customer Service Manager on technical communication to customer staff during outage execution
  • Actively work to improve and optimize existing processes and look for simplification opportunities
  • Ability and willingness to work holidays, weekends and overtime as required by field assignments
  • Ability and willingness to travel 50%+ of the time
  • May be assigned other duties to help proactively drive our Steam Power strategies and align with our organization’s core values.

What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor’s degree in Science/engineering or a High School Diploma / GED and 4 years of experience in power generation industry.
  • Minimum of 8+ years applicable experience and demonstrated success/knowledge on steam turbine or generator maintenance (depending on needs)
  • 3+ years of specialized/industry experience of gas/steam turbine generator & auxiliary system outage planning and execution.
  • English proficiency required

What will make you stand out

  • Strong Project Management and planning skills (Primavera scheduling tool preferred)
  • PC proficiency, web applications including advanced Excel skills
  • Able to interface effectively with all levels of the organization and external customers
  • Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills and influencing skill
  • Strong technical and maintenance knowledge of gas/steam turbines and generators
  • Strong team leader in dynamic, energetic and complex customer site environments
  • Ability to work under high pressure and constraint time, committed and process oriented
  • Ability to work multiple project simultaneously and effectively in a cross-functional team
  • Ability to influence stakeholders to deliver customer and business needs
  • FEP graduate

For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $112,500 and $162,500 CAD. 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 for an existing vacancy.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

About GE Vernova

GE Vernova is an energy business company. They provide digital, energy consulting, energy financial services, gas power, grid solutions, nuclear energy, power conversion, renewable energy, steam power, and so on.

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