Controls Instructor, ( 24-9567)
Description
About GE Vernova:
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.
GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. As part of the Gas Power One Field Services team, FieldCore installs, maintains, and upgrades power generation equipment, enabling operators of the world’s energy infrastructure to provide more reliable and affordable energy.
Job Summary:
The Technical Field Instructor III will provide state-of-the-art technical training on controls installation, operation, maintenance, and repair to internal or customer students. This role includes the management and upkeep of lab equipment at the Houston Learning Center. The Technical Field Instructor III will contribute as a subject matter expert (SME) with various internal teams to improve training content and delivery.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Deliver training for internal and/or customer participants focusing on Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost as enabler of One Field Services business priorities.
- Support the design, development, updating and delivery of training for gas turbine, steam turbine, generators and/or combined cycle installation, operation, maintenance and/or repair including preparation of classroom, trouble shooting, maintenance and repair of required equipment.
- Use participants reaction and learning data to recommend areas for instructor improvement, instructional method, curriculum or other changes.
- Balance a variety of learning and delivery methodologies (virtual, classroom, hands on, augmented reality, mentoring, etc) as options to enhance participant engagement and learning efficacy.
- Support as subject matter expert in the technology and liaise with other teams in the creation or modification of training content, delivery methods and other continuous improvement projects.
- Maintain accurate training records, update course materials, and evaluate student performance.
- Travel may be required.
- Ability and willingness to work holidays, weekends and overtime as required by field assignments.
- You may be assigned other duties as per organizational priorities.
- Ensure company policies and procedures are part of the learning objectives of the participants. Enforce all company policies and procedures during the execution of the training.
- Integrate Field Engineering e-tools, reporting systems, service notices, and other business processes into training programs where applicable.
- Provide feedback about students to Training and Development Managers and students people leaders when required. Escalate students lack of pre-requisites or performance pro-actively and timely in order not to impact other students as well as allow proper time for remediation.
- Some travel may be required.
- Ability and willingness to work holidays, weekends and overtime on occasion.
- Significant travel may be required to deliver courses at customer sites.
- Ability and willingness to work holidays, weekends and overtime as required by field assignments.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical / scientific fields (or at least 7 years of equivalent professional experience in the relevant technology in installations, operations, maintenance and/or repairs).
- Minimum of 5 years of field service or engineering experience in relevant technology related to installation, operation, maintenance or repairs.
- Ability to speak, read, and write English fluently.
- For customer training positions, we welcome candidates based in any location.
- Our internal training positions require the instructor’s fixed presence in one of our Learning Centers. We welcome applications from candidates in any location but if not local to one of our locations (Houston – TX, USA, or Birr – Switzerland), relocation will be required.
Desired Characteristics:
- Previous technical instructor or adult learning delivery experience.
- Adult Learning Strategies Certification
- Energy field service, field engineering, or installation and commissioning of GE Energy Turbine products and GE excitation, controls, mechanical, Heavy Duty Excitation, Turbine Operations and Maintenance
- Demonstrated leadership, organizational and planning skills
- Proven ability and track record to produce and deliver results
- Strong computer skills with Word, Excel, and Power Point
- Familiar with excitation, controls, or mechanical operation, and control philosophies
- Self-starter with proven experience managing multiple tasks
- Initiative to learn and apply state-of-the-art technology / concepts in the day-to-day requirements of this position
- Strong analytical skills working independently and in a team
- Excellent written and oral communication skills to convey technical concepts to business, technical/technical writing personnel and presentation skills to an audience with a wide range of experience levels
FieldCore is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.