Director, Steam Turbine Service Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical, operational, and organizational leadership to managers and individual contributors supporting steam turbine service engineering.
• Drive people development through IDPs, succession planning, leadership development, and structured mentorship programs for junior engineers.
• Manage staffing, capacity planning, skill matrices, and resource allocation using formal planning and task management systems.
• Serve as primary technical owner for steam turbine service criteria used in field service and repair facilities, ensuring consistent disposition of non-conformances.
• Provide engineering governance for complex steam turbine repairs, including feasibility assessments, risk evaluation, and approval of repair plans.
• Lead cross-functional technical reviews for high-risk or non-standard steam turbine scopes and ensure appropriate documentation and customer communication.
• Cookordination with manufacturing and repair partners to ensure repair execution meets quality, safety, and schedule requirements.
• Develop and maintain steam turbine component life assessment methods, inspection planning inputs, and data-driven decision governance.
• Drive risk assessment, RCCAs, and 8D corrective actions for steam turbine parts failures and fleet issues.
• Ensure fleet experience and lessons learned are integrated into service products, repair specifications, and design reviews.
• Provide onsite and remote technical support during steam turbine outage execution, prioritizing safety, quality, and critical path issues.
• Support sales and marketing activities through technical documentation, presentations, and customer engagement.
• Support ISO 9001 compliance efforts and represent the organization in industry and customer technical forums.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience in power generation engineering functions relevant to steam turbine service engineering; combined cycle experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex steam turbine repairs, life and condition assessments, and failure investigations.
• Proven people leadership, mentoring, and development experience in critical-path environments.
• Strong multidisciplinary program and project management capability within collaborative organizations.
• Ability to apply engineering fundamentals related to steam turbine component life, thermal-mechanical behavior, and risk-based decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present technical information to customers, leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with database, project management, spreadsheet, word processing, and technical documentation tools.
• Ability to meet physical requirements including standing, walking, bending, and lifting up to 25–50 pounds; ability to work in loud or industrial environments using required PPE.