Outage Manager

Role Overview

• Manage complex outage event preparation (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 goals and requirements are met
• Manage on job cost tracking, productivity, while managing execution risk/FMEA and any NU/Service warranty
• Drive improvement of on-time delivery, outage cost and productivity, implementation, effectively update and maintain accurate tracking files, control man hour cost and pacing
• Lead 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
• 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 Leader on technical communication to customer staff during outage execution
• Actively work to improve and optimize existing processes and look for simplification opportunities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science/engineering or equivalent
• 4 years of experience in power generation industry or 8+ years applicable experience and demonstrated success/knowledge on steam turbine or generator maintenance
• 3+ years of specialized/industry experience of gas/steam turbine generator & auxiliary system outage planning and execution (ie Field Engineering, Technical Direction, Outage Management)
• English proficiency required
• Strong Project Management and planning skills (Primavera scheduling tool preferred)
• PC proficiency, web applications including advanced Excel skills
• Strong technical and maintenance knowledge of gas/steam turbines and generators

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• Permissive time off