Engineering Interface Manager for GSI NAM Region

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary

The Engineering Interface Manager - GSI NAM Region will serve as Single Point of Contact between the GSI Global Engineering Center Office and assigned GSI NAM Region and is also responsible for the internal execution and delivery of engineering projects within the Global Engineering Center.

This role involves in understanding the workload demands of the assigned region and managing engineering activities, supervising engineers, allocating resources to tasks, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
The Engineering Interface Manager collaborates closely with Global Engineering Center Discipline Leaders, Project Lead Engineers to ensure technical excellence, alongside with Project Lead Engineer (Primary, Secondary, Civil....) and alignment with project objectives.

• Develop and coordinate with the respective department associated with the scope of engineering works, prepare a schedule, and monitor engineering activities for assigned global GSI Regions projects.
• Provide technical leadership and interface with GSI Regions to estimate the optimized manhour cost for the engineering activities / other required activities for the execution of the project / Tender.
• Proactively manage administrative activities such as PO's, Invoices, amendments coordinating between Region and Global Engineering Center.
• Own the project plan for engineering scope, Engineering mobilization planning, on-time delivery and business process adherence, raise change request where appropriate.
• Implementing process and ensure quality of deliverables.
• Leading project engineering resources to deliver engineering scope.
• Motivate and empower the project team providing insights and rewards to the team.
• Responsible for GSI Regions management for technical scope of the Project works.
• Uses judgement to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, or engineering.
• Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations and uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
• Follow the engineering process & procedures, guidelines, Local Practices / Standards / Codes as per the assigned projects of GSI Regions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage technical risks.
• Ensure project on-time delivery and reduce Cost of Poor Quality.
• Ability to decide on priority call on various tasks within the project.
• Provide constructive feedback where appropriate.
• Provide immediate feedback and seek to correct behaviors of the team that do not foster a good culture or contribute towards unsafe behavior or bad practices that could jeopardize our achievements.
• Stay connected with other Engineering Interface Managers to collect ROE's and drive best practice/ROE sharing.
• Accelerate learning curve of team on customer processes, tools, standards etc. and continuously enhance competency

• Quotation for Engineering (ITO): Provide scope and cost estimates, gather regional/GEC data
• Project-Level Resource Planning (OTR): Define design approach, assign number and profile of resources.
• Region-Wide Workload Consolidation: Aggregate multi-project staffing, align with region ramp-up
• Project: On-Time Delivery and Risk Management: Drive schedules, resolve bottlenecks, oversee EHS at region
• Quality and Gate Reviews: Ensure design reviews occur, enforce quality processes and EHS standards
• Document: Validate technical accuracy, completeness, consistency
• Standard Man-Hour Table and Continuous Improvement: Maintain references, drive cost/productivity
• Competence Development and Tools: Identify skill/tool gaps, coordinate upskilling with function leads
• KPIs and Lessons Learned (ROE): Track Region (as needed) and GEC performance, capture best practices.
• Engineering Invoicing and Cost Control: Lead invoicing with Finance, track man-hours vs. budgets.

• Engineering degree or equivalent including power systems and power electronics subjects or proven equivalent knowledge and / or experience in Electrical Substations business (AIS/GIS/HVDC/FACTS/STATCOM/Onshore/Offshore/Renewable/etc.,).
• Min 10+ years of design / project engineering experience in the EHV/HV electrical substations (AIS/GIS/HVDC/FACTS/STATCOM/Onshore/Offshore/Renewable/etc.,) and min 5+ Years of People Management role.
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage team organizational risks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, experienced in creating and presenting to other stake holders.
• Able to work to deadlines under pressure whilst maintaining the safety, quality, and engineering integrity of the solution / system.
• Experience in technical leadership.
• Must be flexible with working hours and willing to travel to support projects globally.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrate ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project engineering management skills.
• Experienced working alongside GE Vernova would be advantageous although non-critical.