Secondary Design Manager

AL8238 UK Grid Solutions Limited; Stafford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Career development

Job summary

GE Vernova Grid Solutions is seeking a seasoned Team Leader for the GSI Secondary Design Engineering team. You will act as the technical authority for C&P systems on HV/EHV substation and FACTS projects, delivering end-to-end design across global EPC programs.

You will lead, mentor, and manage a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring adherence to engineering standards and project milestones while balancing Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Budget within the EMH framework.

Qualifications

• Lead technical authority for C&P systems within HV/EHV substations and FACTS projects.
• Proven ability to manage complex EPC project interfaces and deliverables.
• Experience with multi-disciplinary teams and subcontracted design work.

Responsibilities

• Provide final technical sign-off for secondary design packages per IEEE, IEC, SEEN and NG standards.
• Lead the team through full project lifecycle and design freeze milestones.
• Mentor team members and manage resource planning to ensure on-time delivery.

Skills

Technical leadership

C&P engineering

FACTS/STATCOM

Interface management

Project management

Education

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

EMH

Job description

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Team Leader to oversee our GSI Secondary Design Engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will act as the technical authority for Control, Protection, and Automation (C&P) systems on complex HV/EHV and FACTS projects.

Job Description About GE Vernova Grid Solutions

At GE Vernova Grid Solutions, we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space, our goal is to accelerate the transition to a more energy-efficient grid to fulfill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability, GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotal role in integrating renewables onto the grid to drive the transition to carbon neutrality. We enable a greener, more reliable grid through the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio in the energy sector.

Role Overview

As the Team Leader for Secondary Design Engineering, you will provide technical leadership and operational management for our GSI (Grid Solutions Integration) team. You are the technical authority responsible for the end-to-end design delivery of Control, Protection, and Automation (C&P) systems for HV/EHV substations, including FACTS (STATCOMs, Harmonic Filters, Shunt Reactors). You will balance technical excellence with the SQDB (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Budget) framework, ensuring seamless execution across complex global EPC projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Authority: Provide final technical sign-off for secondary design packages, ensuring strict compliance with IEEE, IEC, SEEN, and NG standards.
• Design Delivery: Lead the team through the full project lifecycle; ensure active participation in planning, "War Rooms," and adherence to critical design freeze milestones.
• Interface Management: Act as the primary technical bridge between Primary Design, PEM, Planners, Solution Lines, and Commissioning/Manufacturing teams.
• Subcontracting: Collaborate with Subcontracting Package Managers to monitor and deliver high-quality external design work packages.
• People Leadership: Mentor team members through tracked Individual Development Plans (IDPs); oversee resource management (holidays, timesheets) to ensure zero disruption to project delivery.
• Process Development: Drive adherence to the Engineering Management Handbook (EMH) and lead the identification and implementation of process improvements.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Education: Relevant Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Industry Experience: 15+ years of engineering experience within the T&D, Power Gen, or Oil & Gas sectors, with a strong preference for EPC project environments.
• Technical Expertise: Advanced knowledge of AC/DC Transmission or Distribution systems and C&P engineering.
• Specific experience with FACTS/STATCOM is highly desirable.
• Project Management: Proven experience managing technical processes within multi-disciplinary teams and complex interfaces.
• Subcontracting: Demonstrated history of managing externally subcontracted design work packages of various scales.

What We Offer

• Impactful Leadership: A key role in a dynamic, international working environment where you will influence the future of Grid Solutions.
• Flexibility: A large degree of flexibility in work agreements to support a healthy work-life balance.
• Growth & Well-being: Competitive benefits, comprehensive development opportunities, and private health insurance.

Additional Information

• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

www.gevernova.com