Lead Application Engineer - Substations

Come bring your energy to change the world

Grid Solutions, part of the GE Vernova portfolio of energy businesses, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

GE Vernova, a dynamic accelerator comprised of our Power, Renewable Energy, Digital and Energy Financial Services businesses, is focused on leading a new era of energy - electrifying the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.

If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of energy, come join us.

Why we come to work:

At GE Vernova, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we’re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the green energy transition.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the technological point person for the business for the entire Inquiry to Order (ITO) phase. Provides technical expertise and develops technical solutions (configuration, performance estimation, economics, etc.) as part of the pre-ITO (requisition) process while interfacing with the commercial team.
• Deliver high technical quality of GE’s proposals including processes & programs that make the proposals more accepted (compliant or clarified), effective, and cost competitive to the customer with reduced overall-performance risk. Proposal must be clear, provide customer value, and demonstrate how GE meets their specification requirement.
• Responsible for technical proposal accuracy including technical specifications & clarifications/ assumptions/ exceptions, quantifying design and deliverables, installation work scope definition, cost allocation, bill of materials, and estimation of engineering, installation and testing/commissioning based on customer specifications and/or industry standards (IEEE, NESC, ANSI, NEMA, IEC, etc.), sourcing, and historical data.
• Perform basic studies necessary to verify proper specification and design of proposed solutions
• Provide technical support to create subcontractors and power equipment bid packages
• Augment the commercial team for customer presentations of technical capabilities and proposals
• Design and implement methodologies, templates, and libraries that provide the most accurate cost estimates with the least amount of engineering effort for a given customer scope.
• Write technical specifications for equipment and services, working with PM’s & Sourcing to manage quotes and vendor responses.
• Work with the Proposal Manager, AE team, and assigned multi-discipline engineers to provide up to full Engineer, Procure, & Construct” estimates for conventional utility, industrial, & renewable substations, P&C and equipment programs, Systems & Communications projects, and BOP projects including FACTS, HVDC Segments
• Possesses a basic understanding of relevant markets and customer economic value that aid winning bid strategies.
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering.
• Works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent technical degree.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with design, studies, specifications, estimating, and construction experience in substation, transmission, or power generation projects for the power generation/distribution/transmission industry.
• Minimum 1 year of technical proposal writing and proposal management experience.
• Up to 20% travel (may include international travel) and must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies.

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience with large and complex Project proposal development.
• Experience with Full turnkey solutions, EPC, EPCI including Civil works.
• Passion to win--constantly providing ways to improve hit rate. Ability to develop the technical strategy after ensuring customer’s CTQs are understood and the outcome desired by the customer is defined.
• Basic expertise in the design of Power Transmission and Distribution equipment & systems, electrical substation, and protection devices. Knowledge of equipment installation, construction, and field operations.
• Experience with (and estimating the effort for) engineering design packages including drawings, calculations, studies, and bills of materials.
• Experience with power system studies and the application of MV/HV/EHV/UHV gear.
• Knowledge of project estimating methods and cost engineering theory.
• Knowledge of HV/EHV substation physical/outdoor design and construction including foundation design and site preparation.
• Knowledge of substation protection & control schemes, SCADA communication systems, factory and site testing, commissioning methods, and maintenance.
• Construction, field testing and commissioning experience.
• Knowledge of and experience using Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) & American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards and codes such as the National Electric Code (NEC) and NESC.
• Knowledge of the American Association of Cost Engineer (AACE) principles.
• Experience in computer aided estimating programs (Success, Timberline, MC2, HardDollar , etc.).
• Working knowledge of power systems automation equipment, SCADA applications and communication applications.
• PE license in the United States/Canada
• Experience in using national databases as estimating guides such as R. S. Means and Richardson.

We deliver integrated project solutions to enable large scale electrification and support our customer needs.

The salary range for this position is 98,400.00 - 131,200.00 USD Annual. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus. 98,400.00 - 131,200.00 - 164,000.00 USD Annual (US range ONLY)

Possible Closeout Date: November 13th, 2024

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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Rôles et responsabilités :

• Servir de personne-ressource technologique pour l'entreprise pendant toute la phase d'enquête sur commande (ITO). Fournit une expertise technique et développe des solutions techniques (configuration, estimation des performances, économie, etc.) dans le cadre du processus pré-ITO (réquisition) tout en étant en interface avec l'équipe commerciale.
• Fournir des propositions de GE de haute qualité technique, y compris des processus et des programmes qui rendent les propositions plus acceptées (conformes ou clarifiées), efficaces et compétitives pour le client avec un risque de performance global réduit. La proposition doit être claire, apporter de la valeur au client et démontrer comment GE répond aux exigences de ses spécifications.
• Responsable de l'exactitude des propositions techniques, y compris les spécifications techniques et les clarifications/hypothèses/exceptions, la quantification de la conception et des livrables, la définition de la portée des travaux d'installation, la répartition des coûts, la nomenclature et l'estimation de l'ingénierie, de l'installation et des tests/mise en service en fonction des spécifications du client et/ou de l'industrie. normes (IEEE, NESC, ANSI, NEMA, IEC, etc.), sourcing et données historiques.
• Effectuer les études de base nécessaires pour vérifier la spécification et la conception appropriées des solutions proposées
• Fournir un soutien technique pour créer des dossiers d'appel d'offres pour les sous-traitants et les équipements électriques.
• Renforcer l'équipe commerciale pour les présentations aux clients des capacités techniques et des propositions
• Concevoir et mettre en œuvre des méthodologies, des modèles et des bibliothèques qui fournissent les estimations de coûts les plus précises avec le moins d'efforts d'ingénierie pour un périmètre client donné.
• Rédiger les spécifications techniques des équipements et des services, en travaillant avec les PM et l'approvisionnement pour gérer les devis et les réponses des fournisseurs.
• Travailler avec le responsable des propositions, l'équipe AE et les ingénieurs multidisciplinaires affectés pour fournir des estimations complètes « Ingénierie, approvisionnement et construction » pour les sous-stations conventionnelles, industrielles et renouvelables, les programmes d'assurance P&C et d'équipement, les projets de systèmes et de communications, et Projets BOP, y compris FACTS et segments HVDC
• Possède une compréhension de base des marchés pertinents et de la valeur économique du client qui facilite les stratégies d'enchères gagnantes.
• Possède une connaissance des meilleures pratiques et de la manière dont son propre domaine s'intègre aux autres ; possède une connaissance pratique de la concurrence et des facteurs qui les différencient sur le marché.
• Fait preuve de jugement pour prendre des décisions ou résoudre des tâches ou des problèmes moyennement complexes dans les domaines de la gestion opérationnelle/produit, de la fabrication, de la technologie ou de l'ingénierie.
• Travaille à construire un consensus. Développer les compétences de persuasion nécessaires pour influencer les autres sur des sujets dans le domaine.