Portfolio Technical Director - Substation (North America)
Role Overview
Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide technical strategy, integrated direction, and leadership to all technical workstreams to ensure cohesive, integrated, consistent, and effective system design.
• As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), lead technical solutions during the Inquiry to Order (ITO) and Order to Remittance (OTR) phases, ensuring designs are modular, scalable, and aligned with customer needs.
• Partner with Project Engineering Directors/Managers to meet or exceed technical project goals, including engineering cost, schedule, and resource management.
• Serve as the principal technical liaison for PEMs, Application Engineers, and Bid Managers regarding solution integration, interface definition, and change management.
• Drive continuous improvement by leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for technical issues and conducting formal returns of experience.
• Ensure safety by design through mandated HAZID, HAZOP, and HAZCON processes across all portfolio projects.
• Define and validate design quality plans, including gate reviews at both the portfolio and project levels.
• Review and mitigate technical risks and opportunities, driving mitigation plans at both project and portfolio levels.
• Lead the North American Technical Expert Program (TEP) and represent the organization at technical conferences and professional meetings.
Key Skills for This Role
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Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide technical strategy, integrated direction, and leadership to all technical workstreams to ensure cohesive, integrated, consistent, and effective system design.
- As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), lead technical solutions during the Inquiry to Order (ITO) and Order to Remittance (OTR) phases, ensuring designs are modular, scalable, and aligned with customer needs.
- Partner with Project Engineering Directors/Managers to meet or exceed technical project goals, including engineering cost, schedule, and resource management.
- Serve as the principal technical liaison for PEMs, Application Engineers, and Bid Managers regarding solution integration, interface definition, and change management.
- Drive continuous improvement by leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for technical issues and conducting formal returns of experience.
- Ensure safety by design through mandated HAZID, HAZOP, and HAZCON processes across all portfolio projects.
- Define and validate design quality plans, including gate reviews at both the portfolio and project levels.
- Review and mitigate technical risks and opportunities, driving mitigation plans at both project and portfolio levels.
- Lead the North American Technical Expert Program (TEP) and represent the organization at technical conferences and professional meetings.
- Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited university or college.
- 15+ years of broad experience in engineering, with at least 10+ years of specific experience in large, complex HV substation project activities.
- Professional Engineer (PE) certification within the United States and/or Canada.
- Current US, Canada work authorization
- Desired Profile & Experience
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering.
- Proven experience as a Project Technical Lead with a deep understanding of ACIS, FACTS and HVDC solutions.
- Strong systems integration skills, including experience managing complex technical interfaces and requirements.
- Cross-functional experience interfacing with Gas Power, Wind, Power Conversion, and Battery Energy Storage systems.
- Deep technical domain knowledge of GE Grid Solutions (GIS, AIS, GCB, Transformers) and Grid Automation (P&C, SCADA, EMS/PMS).
- Demonstrated emotional maturity with a focus on leadership, humility, inclusion, and team development.
- Strong influencing skills and cultural competence for managing global, matrixed teams.
- Ability to communicate complex technical messages succinctly to diverse stakeholders, customers, and partners.
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, including occasional international travel.
- undefined Note: US work authorization required
- 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).
Relocation Assistance Provided
- Yes
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