Secondary Design Engineer

GE Vernova Inc; Stafford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Secondary Design Engineer, where you'll lead a diverse team in delivering innovative solutions for the Green Energy transition. This role offers a unique opportunity to oversee design activities while ensuring compliance with customer specifications and quality standards. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to exciting projects in the energy sector, all while enjoying a dynamic work environment that values flexibility and professional growth. Be part of a mission to electrify the world and drive towards a sustainable future.

Benefits

Private Health Insurance

Flexible Work Arrangements

Competitive Benefits

Qualifications

• Significant engineering experience in project & EPC environments.
• Experience managing subcontracted design work packages.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the design team, ensuring quality and deadlines.
• Manage detailed execution progress and deliver engineering documentation.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

Technical Management

Cost Optimization

Education

Relevant Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.

The Secondary Design Engineer will lead a geographically diverse team of designers, subcontractors, engineers, and project teams working on protection and control schematics and substation equipment.

This role offers a high-level overview of design and interface with various teams throughout the project cycle.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

The Secondary Design Engineer is the technical guarantor of the proper performance of design work conditions in their field of activity, ensuring adherence to the design budget (man-days), deadlines, and quality standards, in line with customer expectations, while promoting ease of installation, operation, and maintenance of the system.

The successful candidate will plan basic and detailed design activities, manage and oversee detailed execution progress, coordinate the delivery of required engineering documentation for procurement, manufacturing, and site erection, based on customer specifications and internal standards.

• Establish document list for your field based on tender, contract analysis, and project strategy.
• Evaluate engineering workload and deliverable dates with PEM or PM, and commit to budget and timelines.
• Ensure on-time delivery of designs and partner documents with suitable quality.
• Lead and coordinate the design team, managing detailed execution progress.
• Request and coordinate technical meetings with partners or suppliers as needed.
• Highlight scope or design changes, inform PEM/PM of issues, and propose solutions.
• Ensure compliance with customer technical requirements and look for cost optimizations.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Relevant degree - electrical or mechanical, depending on the field of activity involved.
• Significant engineering experience in the related activity/discipline, preferably in project & EPC environments in T&D, Power Generation, or Oil & Gas industry, or 2 to 4 medium-sized projects as Lead Engineer.
• Experience in project technical management processes, preferably in a multidisciplinary team with multiple interfaces.
• Experience managing externally subcontracted design work packages of various sizes.
• Knowledge of the Transmission or Distribution industry.

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

Grid Solutions, a GE Vernova business, employs over 20,000 people worldwide. We provide equipment, systems, and services to power utilities and industries to ensure reliable and efficient power delivery from generation to consumers. We focus on addressing energy transition challenges by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid, helping to 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. Our goal is to accelerate the transition to a more energy-efficient grid to meet future needs. We play a pivotal role in integrating renewables into the grid to drive toward carbon neutrality. Our comprehensive product and solution portfolio within the energy sector supports a greener, more reliable grid.

Why we come to work:

Our engineers are always up for challenges and driven to find the best solutions. Our projects are unique and interesting, requiring a solution-focused, positive approach. Surrounded by committed colleagues, bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact to participate in game-changing, diverse projects that contribute to the energy transition.

What we offer:

• A key role in a dynamic, international environment with flexible work arrangements.
• Competitive benefits and excellent development opportunities, including private health insurance.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No