Job Description Summary
Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.
GE Renewable Energy are looking for a Secondary Design Manager to work in our Grid Solutions business from our Stafford office.
Grid Solutions serves customers globally with over 20,000 employees in around 80 countries. Grid Solutions equips 90% of power utilities worldwide to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to the end power consumers.
Grid Solutions offers advanced products and services ranging from power electronics, high voltage equipment, automation & protection, software solutions to projects & services. As part of Projects & Service, GS provides Turnkey Projects & Consulting, Electrical Balance of Plant, HV substations, and maintenance & asset management.
Job Description
The Role
The Secondary Design Manager will lead a geographically diverse team of designers, subcontractors, engineers, and project teams working on protection and control schematics and substation equipment.
The role will offer a high-level overview of design and interface with various teams throughout the project cycle.
Job Responsibilities:
* The Secondary Design Manager is the technical guarantor of the proper performance of design works conditions in his/her field of activity, in terms of committed design budget (man days), deadline, and quality, in line with customer expectations, while promoting ease of installation, operation, and maintenance of the system.
* Plans basic and detailed design activities, manages & oversees detailed execution progress, and coordinates delivery of required engineering documentation for procurement, manufacturing, and site erection associated with concerned activity, based on customer specifications and requirements, and internal standards.
* Scope of work & time schedule.
* Establishes, based on tender and contract analysis and project strategy, the list of documents to produce for his/her field of activity.
* Evaluates with PEM or PM engineering workload and deliverables dates for concerned package, and commits to such budget in man days and in time delivery.
* Ensures on-time delivery of design, including partner documents, to stakeholders with suitable quality.
* Anticipates and mitigates delivery issues and recommends changes.
* Leads & coordinates his/her design team.
* Manages and monitors detailed execution progress and short-term plan.
* Requests from PEM or PM required technical coordination meetings with partners or key suppliers if & when appropriate, to synchronize respective designs.
* Manages design time spent in man-hours on relevant activities.
* Follows & implements project strategy.
* Highlights scope or design changes (data for claims, VO..).
* Informs PEM / PM of design issues all along project execution and proposes a range of solutions for decision; follows solutions agreed up to resolution.
* Analyzes customer technical requirements.
* Ensures compliance with customer requirements.
* Represents customer interests in the design decisions at PM request.
* Coordinates with partners regarding customer technical comments on their scope.
* Looks for cost optimization in all design phases and mainly during basic design.
* Ensures technical consistency of the design area.
* Checks design subcontractor deliverables.
Desired Skills and Experience
* Relevant degree - electrical or mechanical, depending on the field of activity involved.
* Good level of years engineering experience in the related activity/discipline, preferably in project & EPC type environment in T&D, Power Gen or Oil & Gas industry, or 2 to 4 Medium Set projects in the position of Lead Engineer.
* Experience of project technical management processes, preferably in a multi-disciplinary team's context with multiple interfaces.
* Several experiences in managing externally subcontracted design work packages of various sizes.
* Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution industry.
About GE Grid Solutions:
At GE Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space, our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy-efficient grid to fulfill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability, GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotal role in integrating renewables onto the grid to drive towards carbon neutrality. In Grid Solutions, we help enable the transition for a greener, more reliable grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.
Why we come to work:
At GE Renewable Energy, 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 energy transition.
What we offer:
A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements.
Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.
Additional Information
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