Senior Substation Design Engineer

This Senior-level role of Protection and Control Systems Design Engineer is responsible to lead and drive the team of Engineers in Grid Automation ANZ for design and analysis of protection and control systems.

Objective is to deliver to Customers Secondary System designs in accordance with Customer Specifications, International Standards and Local Regulations.  Designs to be fully Engineered, tested and commissioned within ANZ working closely with Engineering teams across APAC, Grid Automation Global COE (Centre of Excellence) and local engineering partners to exceed customer expectations. Additionally interface with Sales Team, Customers, Engineering teams and 3rd party contractors on all items pertaining to the design, resources, finances, timelines and technical issues relating to the Grid Automation scope of works for substation project delivery

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and leadership, oversee project Engineering scheduling and resource planning, develop talent through mentorship, and act as the point-of-contact between your engineering team and both internal and external customers.

• Perform lead Design Engineering technical work scopes or manage project scopes (secondary design for protection and control, SAS – Substation automation systems )

• Support secondary system design and development from conceptual through preliminary and detailed design, fabrication, assembly, production test, validation test as well as site installation, start-up test, and commissioning.

• Perform, lead, or manage design and related technical scope from Conceptual, Preliminary, and Detailed Design including successful completion of regulatory design certification or plant licensing as well as procurement packages and hand-off to suppliers for implementation all applicable system, and component requirements; interfaces, function, performance, design assurance process, qualification, standards, regulatory guidance, certification or licensing commitments, technical contract, human factors, safety hazards, reliability, cyber

• Collaborate with system supplier implementation teams to develop, perform, and review unit, module, system, and integration test plans, procedures, and reports including factory acceptance test, site acceptance test, construction, pre-operational, and start-up tests.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Degree from an accredited university or college in Electrical or control engineering

• Engineering and Business knowledge, with possible experience in T&D/ Energy/ Grid / substation automation activities

• Min 10 years of experience in design of secondary system to high voltage substations

• Fluency in English language

• Knowledge of SAP/ERP, Business Objects, Project Structure and Project tools / dashboards

• Strong LEAN advocate with a love for At point problem solving, RCAs, 5 WHYs and PSRs

• Willingness to travel 30%

Desired Characteristics

• Leadership by influence with strong team player attributes.

• Ability to interact with term members from different cultural backgrounds

• Ability to summarize data of a complex project, and to be able communicate the key message as needed

• Able to manage the details while not losing sight of the big picture under focus

• Strong business acumen, execution driven. High energy, positive individual loving operational challenges with proactivity

• Expertise required in finance, project control and data management

As GE Vernova is a global organization, working across different time zones, and monitoring, reading and responding to contact outside normal working hours can be expected.