Job Description Summary
Ensure that the North American Systems Validation team has the proper operations support to execute activities related to testing of wind turbine systems for product development, product validation, and risk mitigation. The job has operational focus including management of contracts, leases, and budget management to relating to the full range of Wind Program testing efforts. This role requires the ability to manage and work with multiple stake holders across the engineering organization working closely with system engineering, validation, and the engineering operations teams. The job also necessitates collaboration with external entities to deliver on engineering test and field execution objectives.
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Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Executing Funding support for operation of both the Lubbock Prototype site and Validation field testing efforts.
- Owning Creation of and management of work packages and supporting purchase orders.
- Contracts, Permitting and Lease agreements required for site operations.
- Customer testing agreements.
- Customs and Logistics requirements for site material.
- Primary point of contact for third parties and vendors ensuring that those relationships maintained to meet GEV Sourcing and Safety Standards.
- Identify site capacity and maintain future test facility and site options.
- Ownership of the Systems Validation equipment including maintenance, calibrations needs and inventory.
- Lead Retrofit/Build efforts at prototype sites including planning, budget management and permitting requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Accounting, or Engineering from an accredited university/college.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in industrial operations
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10 % of the time to support and manage project leadership for field testing efforts.
Desired Characteristics
- Experience with testing of complex equipment/systems.
- Established project management skills to plan and execute projects.
- Wind industry experience in an engineering or projects execution capacity.
- Experience with wind turbine maintenance, operation, design, or testing
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Experience with field testing and measurement institutes.
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