Job Description Summary

For Grid Solutions, HVDC Substations represent a key differentiating technology and a central focus for the business, particularly in Europe where Transmission System Operators have very ambitious renewable energy targets.

In this context, Grid Solutions is looking for a Senior Tendering Engineering Manager who will oversee the technical coordination and management of technical tenders of the entire HVDC substations.

The Senior Tendering Engineering Manager will be accountable of the proper performance of the design in terms of engineering cost, deadlines, and quality on the complete Engineering scope of the Substation’s tender.

Job Description

Senior Tendering Engineering Manager

Project management

• Scope of work & time schedule

• Accountable for consolidation of technical tender deliverables list issue with submission dates and global time schedule of tender engineering activities.

• Issue Engineering DOR with the split of the engineering scope of work between all involved project parties

• Perform the follow up of critical activities

• Lead and ensure the coordination between all GE technical teams involved in the tender

• Time delivery mastering

• Support Engineering Discipline Leaders to anticipate and mitigate delivery issues

• Ensure technical disciplines are Coordinated in terms of interfaces and synchronization

• Lead and animate the technical coordination sessions, design reviews and technical validation meetings

Budget and Resources

• Accountable for the definition of the project engineering budget in term of man-hours and resources

Tender strategy & risk management

• Define the tender technical strategy and ensure that it is followed by all involved GE technical tendering teams

• Consolidate the whole project technical risks & opportunities and the corresponding mitigation/ action plan

• Implement a design freeze process for the tender and validate the design freeze following relevant design reviews and technical risks assessment for the project

• elaborate the execution design strategy in collaboration with the Project COE ITO Engineering leader and Project COE OTR Engineering Operation leader and the support of a Project Engineering Director. with the project COE engineering operation leader and the support of a project engineering director.

• Participate to project strategy elaboration with Project Director

• Ensure implementation of EMH guidelines

Customer relationship

• Accountable for the compliance to customer technical requirements, he/she organizes the clause by clause analysis

• Ensure with discipline leaders compliance to customer requirements

• Consolidate technical queries to customer

• Ensure that answers to customer queries are consistent and check cross impact of comment

• Manage customer technical meetings

Document & configuration management

• Organize with the proposal Manager the technical document management for the project: deliverables list, Q/R follow up, technical offer consolidation

• Validate and check consistency of the engineering documents before final release to customer and to other functions

• Coordinate the way to Track & manage identified or potential deviations

Pre-engineering expediting

• Accountable for the on-Time Delivery of the tender engineering deliverables

• Check effectiveness of design against contract requirements and look for global cost optimization

• Approve transmittal of documents to customer

• Review and validate the Bill of Quantities. Ensure that relevant BOQ are communicated to sourcing, logistics, construction.

Process & Tools

• Ensure deployment of Engineering tools (CAD, costing tools)

• Organize Design review plan and manage design review

• Integrate EHS requirements

Quality

• Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes in EMH

• Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner

Health and Safety

• Implement design freeze and EHS in design

• Demonstrate EHS leadership

• Actively participates in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.

Desired Profile and Experience

• 10 + yrs of Engineering activities in EPC type environment in T&D, Power Gen or O&G industry

• Mastering of some engineering processes such as: Civil work, Plant configuration, control &protection hardware, System & performance studies or Electrical design

• Successful experience in project technical management

• Strong influencing and relationship building skills

• Knowledge of project execution risks and financial processes

• Willingness to travel worldwide.

• Demonstrated presentation skills and ability to succinctly communicate complex messages

• Demonstrated ability to lead in an unstructured environment and deliver results

• Flexibility, operational problem solving, innovation, focus to results

• Demonstrates ownership & accountability, judgment and decision making, influences & inspires team, creates a vision and strategy, and has passion for the role

The North Europe Grid System Integration (GSI) team delivers a wide range of turnkey high voltage AC and DC transmission projects to its Customers in the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia.

Grid Solutions, a GE Vernova business, serves customers globally with over 20,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. Grid Solutions is focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

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 full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. 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

Relocation Assistance Provided: No