Technical Proposals Manager
About The Position
The Technical Proposals Manager leads technical bid development and negotiation for wind turbine projects. The role owns technical analysis of customer inquiries, RFQs, and tenders to determine proposal requirements, scope of supply, and suitable wind turbine configurations. It provides matrix leadership to technical contributors across application engineering, EHS, product engineering, product line, and other technical disciplines, and is accountable for high-quality, well-defined technical proposals that incorporate relevant scope-of-supply options and support profitable orders. The position supports the sales team with technical expertise, negotiation support, and timely customer responses. It contributes to cycle-time reduction, proposal-quality improvement, technical risk analysis and optimization, weekly proposal risk reviews, and order release from sales to project implementation. The role also supports forecasting, technical strategy, risk management, technical issue resolution, tool development and deployment, simplification, growth, and lean initiatives. As the main technical contact within commercial operations, the manager builds relationships with customers’ technical teams and facilitates regular two-way communication on technical and project-specific matters. The role mentors less-experienced team members and works to build consensus while influencing others on matters within its field. Some travel is required, primarily for customer meetings and negotiations. GE Vernova describes its work environment as offering professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. Relocation assistance is provided. The listed U.S. pay range is $108,600 to $181,000, with geographic differentials in certain areas and eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus. The posting lists medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; health and employee assistance resources; retirement savings and company contributions; tuition and adoption assistance; paid parental leave; disability benefits; life insurance; 12 paid holidays; and permissive time off.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline; STEM fields are preferred.
- At least 5 years of experience in power or wind projects, including tender preparation and/or project implementation.
- Fluency in English.
- Strong knowledge of wind turbine components, including gearboxes, blades, towers, and controls.
- Knowledge of mechanical loads analysis and wind resource assessment processes.
- Ability to manage high volumes of work at various stages of maturity and prioritize workload.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs or projects.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
- Established project management skills.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.
- Successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable.
Nice To Haves
- Process improvement and team leadership experience.
- Success working directly with customers, independent engineers, sales, engineering, product line, and project management teams.
- Demonstrated sensitivity to customer needs and awareness of market conditions.
- Some travel availability for customer meetings and negotiations.
Responsibilities
- Lead wind turbine technical bid development and negotiation.
- Analyze customer inquiries, RFQs, and tenders to determine proposal requirements, scope of supply, and wind turbine configurations.
- Provide matrix leadership to technical teams, including application engineering, EHS, product engineering, and product line contributors.
- Ensure technical proposals are high quality, well defined, and include applicable scope-of-supply options to support profitable orders.
- Support sales with technical expertise, negotiation support, and timely responses to customer needs.
- Participate in cycle-time reduction, proposal-quality improvement, and technical risk analysis and optimization activities.
- Participate in weekly proposal risk reviews and own the technical risk review for each transaction.
- Participate in order release from sales to project implementation and associated critical process steps.
- Support functional reviews related to forecasting, technical strategy, technical risk management, technical issue resolution, technical leader tools, simplification, growth, and lean initiatives.
- Mentor team members with less experience and work to build consensus on difficult or sensitive matters.
- Serve as the main point of contact for technical issues within the commercial operations team.
- Develop relationships with customers’ technical teams and facilitate periodic two-way communication about technical and project-specific issues.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Health Coach access and 24/7 nurse-based resource
- Employee Assistance Program with confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, including a 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching and 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
- Relocation assistance
- Discretionary annual bonus eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
