Switzerland Global Enterprise

Project Engineering Director – High Voltage Substations

Switzerland Global Enterprise

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $167,600 - $279,400 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Leads overall Behind the Meter (BTM) Portfolio level engineering strategy and activities
  • Provides technical leadership on Electrification Systems businesses
  • Drives 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
  • Interfaces with GE Vernova (GEV) Power Teams and owner engineers
  • Enforces design freeze milestones, standardization, and cross-project design efficiency
  • 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
  • Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership on Electrification Systems

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
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova
  • 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
  • Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
high voltage engineeringsubstation designsystem studiesequipment specificationsproject managementrisk mitigationelectrification systemsdesign efficiencyscope developmentbudget monitoring
Soft Skills
technical leadershipcollaborationcommunicationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingorganizational skillsstrategic planningteam leadershipcustomer focusadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering