2024 General Electric Field Engineering Programme (Mechanical Alstom)

General Electric (GE) Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification businesses and is supported by its accelerator businesses of Advanced Research, Consulting Services, and Financial Services. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with more than 80,000 employees across 100+ countries around the world.

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Job Position: 2024 Field Engineering Programme (Mechanical Alstom) 

Job ID: 24-9589
Job Location: Nigeria (Remote)
Category: Field Engineer/Technical Field

Description

• A TFA FEP is an entry level position. You will start by being enrolled in FieldCore’s Field Engineering Program (FEP). While in the FEP, you will develop in-depth technical expertise, lean thinking and leadership skills and will have a unique opportunity to go through:
  • In-person and Online training Curriculum
  • On-the-job trainings
  • Learning from experienced Technical Field Advisors (TFA’s)
• You will gain experience and grow your career while traveling and helping provide power to communities. Upon successful graduation from the FEP program, you will be eligible for a TFA – HD Gas Turbine position.
• A TFA – HD Gas Turbine will contribute to the management of site activities including planning, organizing, integrating, and monitoring of resources such as labor, tools and technical assist;
• Will work within defined parameters to make decisions, apply concepts to issues of great complexity, and resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning at customer power generating facilities;
• Will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of Gas Turbines.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain strong safety mindset to assure the executed work reflects the technical requirements within GE safety standards. 
• Extensive travel to and from projects and various field assignments will be required.
• Ability and willingness to work holidays, weekends and overtime as required by field assignments.
• Manage, coordinate, and/or monitor HD Gas Turbine site activities
• Direct and manage on-site installation of systems and equipment and ongoing preventive maintenance, repair, and calibration after installation. 
• Drive customer satisfaction through commitment to quality
• Knowledge to troubleshoot and provide routine maintenance checkout for wide range of equipment vintage.
• Prepare timely and accurate technical reports for customer records and a reference for future outages.
• Perform walk-downs during installation to verify that the customer’s contractors are working properly.
• Respond to requests for emergency repairs and services to troublesome equipment. 
• Provide technical instruction and assistance to customer representatives regarding installation, operation, calibration, repair, and maintenance at customer's sites. 
• Responsible for writing technical reports, ordering materials, preparing job status reports, reports to customers, time sheet and expense sheets on a complete timely and thorough basis.
• Direct and manage aftermarket upgrades that need to be performed at the site level.
• May be assigned other duties to help proactively drive our FieldCore vision and align with our organization’s core values.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Must have an Engineering Degree or equivalent.
• Strong technical competence in reading and interpreting electrical/mechanical flow and instrument diagrams.
• Extensive travel to and from projects and various field assignments will be required.
• English proficiency required.

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience in Field Services or Power Generation.
• Positive can-do attitude with the ability to communicate with internal and external customers.
• Experience and training on Alstom, Siemens, GE Aeroderivative, or other OEM equipment
• Pipe fitting and tubing experience
• Willingness to learn and problem solve
• Strong ownership and work ethic

Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Benefits
• Extensive training opportunities and mentorship
• Classroom and virtual trainings
• Regional and Global exposure
• Working on multimillion dollar equipment
• Wide range of career path opportunities
• LEAN training
• Learning and developing communication skills