Lead Project Engineer

GE Vernova, Inc.
Birmingham
Job Description Summary
Become part of a winning team at our UK Centre of Excellence and a Government strategic facility.

GE's Power Conversion & Storage business, part of GE Vernova, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers' power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world's major energy, maritime and industrial organisations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonisation, including through our specialist motors, drives and control technologies.

As the Lead Engineer, you are essential to the successful execution of our projects.

You will provide technical leadership to other engineers and customer facing teams, overseeing each phase of the project delivery to make sure that we deliver valuable systems solutions with an excellent operational rigor.

This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments (e.g. UK Security Clearance (SC)) as part of the hiring process.

Job Description

In this role you will
  • Lead a multidiscipline team of engineers specializing in power systems, power conversion, automation, control and mechanical integration ensuring the overall solution meets customer, contract, quality and regulatory requirements.
  • Provide technical leadership, advice and assistance to the overall project team as appropriate including Commissioning, Service and 3rd parties.
  • Support the Project Manager as required and deputise for them as and when the need arises. Plan and progress all design engineering related activities including testing and commissioning for specific projects.
  • Monitor, control and manage engineering budgets, project documentation, risk management process, design reviews and quality & change control system in accordance with company guidelines.
  • Support improvement initiatives and 'cost out' plans in collaborations with teams from other business units.
To be a successful in this role, you should have experience in:
  • An engineering leadership environment
  • Application engineering in one or more fields, from power engineering, electrical drive systems, grid connected systems and automation.
  • Specifying components: drives, motors, transformers, switchboards...
  • Design and system integration working on complex multi-disciplinary projects.
  • Any field of power generation, conversion, transmission and distribution.
  • LV and MV variable speed drives and motors.
Personal Qualities
  • Experience of owning the job, making it their own, and adding value beyond.
  • Capable of leading large multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Ability to multi-task on a variety of tasks to strict time scales.
  • Excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
  • Customer-centric mind set, experience in translating customer issues / needs into profitable business solutions.
Qualifications
  • Min Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or similar degree with suitable industry experience.
This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments (e.g. UK Security Clearance (SC)) as part of the hiring process.

You can expect from us
  • Challenging and exciting projects.
  • A work environment where we understand that not everyone has the same expectations about their jobs, careers and work-life balance and we are happy to discuss flexibility requirements.
  • Attractive compensation (Base + Variable package).
  • Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits are: Employer pension contribution (not subject to individual contribution), Income protection, Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
  • 26 days vacation + bank holidays
Imagine a future with us

About Us:

GE Vernova's Power Conversion & Storage business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers' power and energy needs for their high performance applications. We work with some of the world's major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, power electronics systems, electrical drives and control technologies that evolve today's industrial processes for a cleaner, more productive future. We serve specialised sectors such as energy, marine, industry and all related services.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Posted 2025-12-05

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