Project Engineering Director – Data Center Portfolio

GE Vernova•Oakbrook Terrace, IL

1d•Remote

About The Position

Leads overall Behind the Meter (BTM) Portfolio level engineering strategy and activities, providing technical leadership on Electrification Systems businesses, and driving integration across Power Transmission (PT) business line, Grid Automation (GA) Business Line, Power Conversion System (PCS), and Consulting Services (CS). Ensures system studies, equipment specifications, substation protection/control designs support portfolio execution, reliability, and customer requirements, while interfacing with GE Vernova (GEV) Power Teams and owner engineers. Enforces design freeze milestones, standardization, and cross-project design efficiency. This position has a high degree of accountability including GEV level stakeholder visibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
Minimum 12 years of related high voltage substation experience
Minimum of 5 years of Leadership experience
Strong preference for a candidate willing to relocate to Oakbrook, IL region where headquarters are.
25 - 30% travels

Nice To Haves

Experience execution worldwide projects and initiatives
Strong oral and written communication skills including presenting to Senior Executives
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and emotional maturity.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects multi country.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
EPC Project experience in the field of High voltage substations.
Strong EHS and Quality Mindset.
Mentoring mindset to develop and grow technical talent.

Responsibilities

Serves as the project technical leader/director to develop scope of work, plan schedule, budgets and monitor engineering activities and deliverables for customer projects.
Proactively identifies technical risk and its impact on project schedule, cost and actively mitigates in collaboration with stakeholders, supplying units
Provide technical leadership and interface with Tendering, Cost Estimating, Partners, Customers, GE Vernova Product Engineering, EHS, Quality, Project Management Sourcing, Engineering sub-contractors.
Proven experience leading HV substation/high-voltage engineering for large & complex projects, including system studies, equipment sizing, and substation protection/control interfaces, including interface with plant control Energy Management System (EMS).
Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership on Electrification Systems, pulling through PT, GA, PCS, and Consulting Services to support portfolio and project objectives.
Strong experience collaborating with GEV technical teams and owner/customer engineers to ensure system reliability and alignment with execution requirements.
Proven track record in design freeze enforcement
Experience related design standardization across projects and factories, maximizing interchangeability, schedule flexibility, and inventory efficiency.
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing cross-functional teams in a matrix organization without direct authority.
This position is accountable to design all activities in compliance with all applicable codes and standards, including all GE Grid Solutions policies and procedures
Knowledge of equipment such as FACTS, GIS, Transformers, P&C, Telecom and SCADA and HV Electrical system engineering including HVDC applications
Proposing and implementing an efficient reporting process to measure progress of engineering activities, on-time delivery of documents and answers to Customer comments
Propose and implement design strategy, design, GATE, safety reviews
Has awareness of latest technical developments in own area and specialized knowledge in their discipline.
Has in-depth 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
Use critical judgment to make decisions or solve complex tasks or problems in areas of technology or engineering.
Take an unique perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and LEAN/Root cause expertise for data analysis to support recommendations.
Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. Explains difficult or sensitive information to stakeholders; works to build consensus.
Uses persuasion skills required to influence project team, customer and stakeholders.
Identifying, alerting, and proposing corrective action plans to Project Director in case of any major deviation of scope
Own the Project Engineering activities globally and drive consistent functional specifications and common global processes for projects implementation.
Impacts quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of own team.
Has significant input into priorities to drive projects.

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
prescription drug coverage
access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
access to the 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