- Location
- Schenectady, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Lead
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Education
- Bachelor
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Job Description Summary
Preparation of proposals/bids, contract negotiation and compliance with contract commitments and commercial risk assessment Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Guided by commercial practices and policies that may be shaped by the role. Has significant control/influence over commercial priorities. There is moderate autonomy within the role to enter into/execute Commercial arrangements. High levels of Commercial judgement are required to achieve outcomes required.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Technical Bid Development and Negotiation
- Own the technical analysis of customer inquiries, RFQs, and tenders to determine proposal requirements, scope of supply, and winning wind turbine configurations.
- Provide matrix leadership to the technical team (application engineering, EHS, product engineering, product line, and other technical disciplines) during proposal development.
- Ensure technical proposals are high quality and well defined, with applicable scope of supply options, to position GE to win profitable orders.
- Sales and Customer Support
- Support the sales team in closing orders by providing technical expertise, negotiation support, and timely responses to customer needs.
- Serve as the main point of contact for technical issues within the commercial operations team.
- Build deep relationships with customers' technical teams to enable collaborative development of their project pipelines.
- Facilitate periodic touch points with customers for two-way communication and feedback on technical and project-specific issues.
- Risk Management and Process Improvement
- Own the technical risk review for each transaction in weekly proposal risk reviews.
- Participate in cycle time reduction, proposal quality improvement, and technical risk analysis and optimization.
- Participate in order release from sales to project implementation and the associated critical process steps.
- Support functional reviews for forecasting, technical strategy development, technical risk management, issue resolution, Technical Leader tools development and deployment, simplification, growth, and lean initiatives.
- Expertise, Mentorship, and Influence
- Apply in-depth knowledge of technical and commercial best practices, how this work integrates with other teams, and the competition and market differentiators.
- Mentor less experienced team members.
- Explain difficult or sensitive information, build consensus, and develop the persuasion skills needed to influence others within the field.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited university or college.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in wind energy, power generation, or a related energy industry, including technical engineering, field studies, operations, project management, site management, or equipment-related work.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting power generation or wind energy projects, including technical proposal development, tender preparation, project execution, or implementation.
Desired Characteristics
- Experience
- Prior leadership program experience (CLP, JOLP, etc.)
- Experience conducting customer technical due diligence for onshore wind turbines for international IPPs and/or oil and gas companies
- Process improvement and team leadership experience
- Success working directly with customers, independent engineers, and the sales, engineering, product line, and project management teams
- Technical Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of wind turbine components (gearbox, blades, tower, controls, etc.)
- Knowledge of mechanical loads analysis and wind resource assessment processes
- Skills and Attributes
- Ability to multitask high volumes of work at various stages of maturity and prioritize workload
- Strong oral and written communication skills, and strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs and projects, with established project management skills
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
- Sensitivity to customer needs and awareness of market conditions
- Fluent in English
- Travel
- Some travel away from the assignment location, primarily for customer meetings and negotiations
Additional Information
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: No
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $108,600.00 and $181,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on November 02, 2026.
Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Skills
Risk ManagementComplianceProject ManagementNegotiation