Director - Power Systems

GE Vernova

14d • Remote

About The Position

GE Vernova is committed to helping the world achieve its decarbonization goals. Consulting Services, a part of GE Vernova, offers our global clients (external & internal GE Vernova) a wide range of solutions across the entire spectrum of power generation, delivery, and utilization. As part of an experienced team of consultants, the Integrated Systems Director will develop techno-economic power system projects focused on integrating GE Vernova technology and service offerings for our clients. We are looking for an established self-driven leader who combines strong consulting and business development skills with a track record of delivering world-class services and outcomes for clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in electrical, mechanical, or electric power engineering from an accredited university or college.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in engineering, product management or a related function, including at least 5 years experience leading diverse teams to provide technical, economic and/or policy related solutions
• Strong proven analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams to high value technical solutions.
• Strong written and oral communication skills suitable for making presentations to internal and external business executives.
• Demonstrated capability to complete projects on-time and on-budget as either individual contributor or project manager.
• Solid understanding of government structures and players, global energy policy, worldwide power system codes and standards, power market structures, macroeconomic impact of regulatory reform
• Widely recognized and awarded in industry for expertise in power systems engineering, planning and operations as well as for shaping industry policy, standards and practice
• Ability and willingness to travel a minimum of 25% of the time, as required.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in electrical, or power systems engineering from an accredited university or college.
• Ability to lead, motivate and influence individuals and teams
• At least 15 years of professional experience in engineering, product management or a related function, including at least 10 years experience leading diverse teams to provide technical, economic and/or policy related solutions
• Solid understanding of power systems phenomena including: power transfer capability, voltage stability, dynamic grid behavior, sub-synchronous phenomena, harmonics, system transients, insulation coordination, least-cost generation planning and operations.
• Solid understanding of technical regulatory standards and grid code compliance evaluation, testing and reporting
• Solid understanding of power systems equipment: generation, transmission, distribution and industrial. Specifically, generators, transformers, circuit breakers, arresters, shunt and series applications of capacitors, synchronous condensers, HVDC, power electronic converters for renewable energy (wind and solar) and industrial applications.
• Solid understanding of protection design concepts for major power systems equipment.
• Solid understanding of controls concepts for grid-interactive power systems equipment, e.g.: automatic voltage regulators, power system stabilizers, frequency response and load controls, stability controls for weak systems and plant regulator coordination, FACTS, HVDC and awareness of technology trends in power equipment.
• Solid understanding of loadflow, dynamic stability and EMT and production simulation modeling concepts, applications and validation as well as working knowledge of key software analytical tools, e.g., PSLF, PSS/E, PowerFactory, EMTP, MATLAB, Python, PSCAD, MAPS, PLEXOS
• Industry stature IEEE, IEC, CIGRE, NERC, ANSI, AWEA, PE with 50 or more publications in technical societies, industry journals or contributions to regulatory standards
• Pending or awarded patents
• Ability and willingness to travel 30% of the time, as required.

Responsibilities

• Designing and owning the electrical integration architecture, including the development and maintenance of Single Line Diagrams (SLDs) that integrate with various GE Vernova systems, such as electrical subsystems, gas power turbines, Energy Management Systems (EMS), battery energy storage, and grid hardware and software.
• Evaluating and proposing electrical design architectures on an application-specific basis, considering factors such as system stability, performance, and reliability by performing studies and simulations to validate the system’s response and performance.
• Defining and specifying the necessary protection functions for each electrical system component, ensuring the overall system's safety, reliability, and efficiency.
• Leading cross-functional efforts to perform coordination studies and requirements testing for the entire power system, working closely with internal stakeholders within Consulting Services and across GE Vernova’s business units, including those in engineering, sales, and product development, to drive the growth of GE Vernova's power systems capabilities.
• Determining and implementing coordination settings and requirements for the entire power system, ensuring seamless integration and operation of all components.
• Strong understanding of dynamic system studies, with the ability to perform and interpret these studies to inform system design and optimization decisions.
• Standardizing solutions by developing reference architectures to certain repeatable applications and subsequently applying those architectures to customer projects ensuring consistency and best practices across all power systems initiatives.
• Interface with external stakeholders, including utilities and Independent System Operators (ISOs), to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, and to identify opportunities for collaboration and innovation.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• prescription drug coverage
• Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
• access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• permissive time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director