Sr Principal Engineer CTH (M/D/F) - Steam Turbine Upgrades & Retrofits Integration
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Job Description Summary Job Description Do you want to help shape the next generation of steam turbine upgrades and retrofits for major fossil and nuclear projects? GE Vernova is looking for an exceptional Sr Principal Engineer CTH - Steam Turbine Upgrades & Retrofits Integration to join our Power team based in Rugby, UK, Querétaro, Mexico and Baden, Switzerland . GE Vernova - The Energy to Change the World With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our name reflects our mission. "GE" carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. "Ver" signals Earth's lush ecosystems, while "Nova" nods to a new era of lower-carbon energy we are helping to deliver. Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, and quality of life. Power Our Power portfolio provides sustainable, more efficient energy solutions. With expertise across Gas, Hydro, Nuclear, and Steam Power, we help customers deliver electricity to homes, industries, and communities worldwide. Let's Talk about the Role As Sr Principal Engineer CTH - Steam Turbine Upgrades & Retrofits Integration , you serve as a technical authority for steam turbine upgrade and retrofit integration across fossil and nuclear projects, guiding work from tendering through to project execution. You lead technical reviews, support tenders and projects, shape design rules and technology roadmaps, and help ensure upgrade solutions are rigorous, consistent, and aligned to best practice. You work closely with engineering teams, customers, and suppliers to resolve complex technical issues, reduce risk, improve customer value, and strengthen engineering productivity. You also support knowledge sharing, mentoring, and the development of technical capability across global teams. How You Will Make a Difference Technical authority for Fossil and Nuclear Steam Turbine retrofits including oOEM Serve as Lead Reviewer to tenders and projects in execution for the Fossil and Nuclear Steam Turbine retrofits to ensure its rigorous, consistent, and challenging application across projects. This will involve close liaison and cooperation with the PEM community Guide and review NPIs for the Nuclear upgrade design (e.g. HP mixing chamber design) Defining technology and tools roadmap with the goal to drive customer value and engineering productivity. Authority and technical competence for ITB technology being applied in large upgrades Represent GEV technical expertise and technology in front of customers Provide technical consultancy to the global engineering teams to assist the resolution of specific technical issues encountered on projects. Actively participate in special (non-routine) technical investigations, including RCAs initiated in response to NCRs, engineering issues, operational incidents, etc. Ensure that the available design rules (design practices, methods & standards) meet the requirements of the ITR SPS business for project execution, consistent with current best practice and experience feedback. This includes liaison to initiate and drive the preparation or modification of 'standard' design rules for new / existing products, as well as new NPI projects to support future market development and competitive positioning of products. Actively participate in Tender kick-off meetings to provide technical consultancy that complements the formal experience feedback process into Tendering, thereby minimizing technical risks from the outset. Promote the development, capture and sharing of best practice knowledge and ensure consistent application across SP Operations Engineering. Assist in the development of technical resources through mentoring, advising, and supporting the global engineering teams during the design review process & associated specific technical reviews. Skills for Success You are a technically strong, collaborative engineering leader who brings deep steam turbine knowledge, sound judgement, and a pragmatic approach to complex retrofit and upgrade challenges. Deep technical expertise in design principals, proprietarily design tools and operational experience of the Rugby-ITB technology being todays standard for Fossil and Nuclear upgrades Significant experience in steam turbine design with technical responsibility Effectively communicate and provide recommendations through the analysis, preparation and presentation of technical data. Able to interface effectively with all levels of the organization as well as represent the business externally with customers/suppliers. Lead with uncompromising standards for integrity, compliance, and safety. Focused, continual improvement mindset. Strong oral and written communication skills. Collaborative, inclusive, and supportive behaviors. Strong interpersonal and leadership s
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