Lead Applications Engineer - Oregon, United States - GE Aviation

Description

Job Description Summary
Exciting new opportunity in our Solar and Storage business right here in the UK .
You will provide full "Engineer, Procure & Construct" estimates for energy storage balance of plant facilities.

Proposals include technical specifications, quantifying design & installation work scope definition, equipment and material cost estimating, and estimation of engineering, installation and start-up based on customer specifications and/or industry standards, sourcing, and historical data.

Job Description


Essential Responsibilities:

• Interpret drawings, specifications, and scope documents for thorough preparation of estimates
• Perform material takeoffs from layouts, general arrangement, and one-line diagrams to prepare Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for all disciplines (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical)
• Perform basic studies necessary to verify proper specification and design of proposed solutions
• Provide technical support to create subcontractors and power equipment bid packages
• Augment the commercial team for customer presentations of technical capabilities and proposals
• Champion programs that make the application engineering team more efficient and cost effective
• Develop new engineering concepts and products based on feedback from market exposure
• Work with, leading where appropriate, multifunctional engineering teams in the development of conceptual solutions, technical work scope, & specifications for project applications
• Support opportunity screening and orders closing strategy efforts
• Ensure compliance to customer regional and country technical specifications for proposal work scopes
• Provide risk analysis support based on customer RFQ reviews
• Work in close coordination with the AC Systems Project execution team
• Maintain a high level of technical competency in current technologies, product offerings & their applications

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a wealth of design and experience in substation, transmission, distribution, or power generation (wind, solar, energy

storage) projects for the power generation/distribution/transmission industry or equivalent

• Prior experience with technical proposal writing and costing

Eligibility Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% as required

Desired Characteristics:

• Great communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Construction, field testing and commissioning experience
• Energetic and able to work in a team environment
• Knowledge of and experience using Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), British Standards Institute (BSI) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards and codes.
• Experience in computer aided estimating programs (Success, Timberline, MC2, HardDollar, etc.)
• Familiarity with and ability to apply RS Mean, Richardson, or other standard costing tools to support substation, transmission, and generation projects
• Knowledge of substation, generation, transmission, and distribution physical/outdoor design and construction including foundation design and site preparation
• Knowledge of substation protection & control schemes, SCADA communication systems, factory and site testing, commissioning methods, and maintenance
• Excellent personal computer skills, including software development, and familiarity with AutoCAD / Revit desired
• Experienced user of MS Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)

Join us at a very exiting time as we launch our new Company GE Vernova

Additional Information


Relocation Assistance Provided:
No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position
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