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

During a period of rapid expansion GE Vernova are looking to recruit Project Engineering Leaders to work on our exciting new projects within our Northern European Grid Solutions Business which covers the UK & Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. You’ll be based from our Oslo office (circa 2 days per week), we have a flexible approach to working operating a hybrid system and reduced working hours on Fridays.

As a Project Engineering Leader you will be instructing, supervising co-ordinating and leading the engineering activities of the project in line with the project’s safety, quality, time delivery, and cost criteria, you’ll be the technical lead of electrical design and engineering of large energy projects – including preparing specifications, leading on deviations and clarifications, attending FATs and SATs.

As a Project Engineering Leader, you’ll be co-ordinating design activities, managing the project design budget, overseeing the design change process, supervising, and coordinating engineering activities required to execute the project, whether done in house or by our delivery partners, and ensure technical co-ordination of the Grid Solutions Project.

Job Description

Please only apply if you have knowledge of the Transmission or Distribution industry (essential) and fluent Norwegian ...

About Us:

GE Vernova is a world leader in the energy solutions market with a portfolio of energy businesses across the globe. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition – and we want you to be part of that change and enjoy imagination at work.

If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of clean, reliable energy, come join us.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for issuing consolidation of provisional drawing list of the project or of your work package, integrating submission dates.

• Manage global time schedule of concerned engineering activities, check coherency of links between engineering activities and other project functions activities (procurement, construction, commissioning) and organise follow up of critical activities of the project or of your discipline.

• Plan and manage delivery time of technical interfaces with your work package, put in place exchange interface sheets with partners, customer, and third-party contractors.

• Ensure on-time delivery of design to stakeholders with suitable quality including Partner documents.

• For large & complex projects support Project Engineering Director and Project I&I manager in the engineering change management.

• Lead & coordinate design teams – you’ll be supported by Primary, Secondary and Civil Designers.

• Follow the engineering budget and identify potential savings and highlight to the Project Manager all instances requiring additional budget.

• Participate and contribute to the project multidisciplinary design reviews according to the EMH procedures and per the project strategy.

• Manage scope or design changes & prepare related claims and VO to be approved by Project Engineering Director or Project Manager.

• Analyse customer technical requirements, prepare and or consolidate clause by clause analysis and ensure compliance to Customer requirements through Technical Queries, identify, track, manage potential change.

• Represent customer interests in the design decisions at Project Manager’s request.

• Validate design throughout customer acceptance.

• Ensure that Management of return status of project documentation internal or external (approved, comments, resubmit, rejected) is performed for your work package.

• Prepare or review technical specifications and supplier’s documents to enable procurement of materials and plant detailed design.

• Check effectiveness of design against delivery of contract requirements within project budget and look for global cost optimisation in all design phase and mainly during basic design.

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the Transmission or Distribution industry is essential.

• Fluent Norwegien

• Engineering degree level or equivalent education/experience

• Experience of Engineering activities as lead engineer in EPC type environment.

• Successful experience in project technical management in a multi-disciplinary team’s context including multiple interfaces and with products coming from several countries.

Desired Characteristics:

• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills are advantageous.

• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously.

• Knowledge of Renewable Energy systems is beneficial.

• Knowledge of GIS systems is beneficial.

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

Grid Solutions, a GE Renewable Energy business, serves customers globally with over 13,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. Grid Solutions is focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. We 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. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

Why we come to work:

At GE Renewable Energy, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we’re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

What we offer:

A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements. Competitive benefits and great development opportunities.

Pension and insurance: AFP pension, health insurance, leisure travel insurance, and employee benefits insurance (lump sum)

General benefits: 25 vacation days (age 60: 5 extra), mobile phone, reimbursement scheme for training expenses, full salary during sickness/leave, GE Active (employee driven sub-organization), summer & winter parties

GE Vernova policy: Service awards, anniversary awards, bonus scheme*, business travel insurance, business health insurance

Oslo office: Subsidized cafeteria lunch, training/gym facilities in the basement, parking spaces, charging for EL cars, organized yoga within working hours (paid)

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No