Technical Proposals Manager

GE Vernova, Inc.; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 109,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance Provided

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Health Coach

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) with company matching

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Wind Turbine Technical Bid Lead to own the technical analysis of inquiries, RFQs, and tenders, shaping the scope of supply and winning configurations. You will mentor a cross-disciplinary team and coordinate with sales to deliver high-quality proposals.

You will guide risk analysis, cycle-time reduction, and technical issue resolution while building strong relationships with customers’ engineering teams and leading programs from proposal to order release.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Mechanical, Electrical or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years in power or wind projects, including tender prep or project delivery.
• Fluent in English; strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Owns technical analysis of customer inquiries, RFQs and tenders.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary proposal team to define scope and configuration.
• Support sales with technical negotiation and timely customer responses.
• Mentor team members and drive risk analysis and cycle-time improvements.
• Serve as main technical contact within the commercial operations team.

Skills

Wind turbine knowledge

English fluency

Technical leadership

Negotiation support

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary Job Description Wind turbine technical bid development and negotiation. Owns the technical analysis of customer inquiries, RFQs, or tenders, to determine proposal requirements, scope of supply, and winning wind turbine configurations. Matrix leadership of technical team including application engineering, EHS, product engineering, product line and all other technical disciplines for proposal development. Accountable for ensuring high quality, well defined technical proposals that include applicable scope of supply options to position GE to win profitable orders. Has in-depth knowledge of technical and commercial best practices and how that work product integrates with other teams; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market Support sales team in closing orders by providing technical expertise, negotiation support and timely responses to customer needs. Responsible to participate in cycle time reduction, proposal quality improvement and technical risk analysis and optimization activities. Participation in weekly proposal risk reviews owning the technical risk review on each transaction. Participation in order release from sales to project implementation and associated critical process steps. Support functional reviews for forecasting, technical strategy development, technical risk management, technical issues resolutions, Technical Leader tools development & deployment, simplification, growth and lean initiatives. Mentor team members with less experience. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field. Main point of contact for technical issues within the commercial operations team. Develop deep relationships with customers technical team to enable collaborative development of their project pipelines. Facilitate periodic touch points with customers to enable bi-directional communication/feedback on technical and project-specific issues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or a related engineering discipline (STEM fields preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years experience in power or wind projects, including tender preparation and/or project implementation.

Desired Characteristics

• Process improvement & team leadership experience.
• Success in working directly with customers, independent engineers, sales, engineering, product line and project management teams.
• Some travel required away from assignment location primarily for customer meetings and negotiations.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to customer needs and awareness of market conditions.
• Fluent in English.
• Strong knowledge of wind turbine components (gearbox, blades, tower, controls, etc.).
• Knowledge of mechanical loads analysis and wind resource assessment processes.
• Multi-tasking high volumes of work at various stages of maturity and ability to 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 / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Benefits and Compensation

• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
• For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $108,600.00 and $181,000.00.
• The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.
• The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
• Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
• Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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