Lead Field Engineer - Electrical/Excitation at GE - General Electric

Job Number: 2718240

Business: GE Power
Business Segment: Power Gas Power Systems

Role Summary/Purpose

• The Lead Field Engineer will provide on-site direction on all customer products and facilities within a given territory as required by the company.

Essential Responsibilities    

• Electrical/excitations
• Provide on-site technical direction on electrical/excitation systems, loop checks and system tests during installation, startup, commissioning and maintenance on customer owned power generation and industrial facilities.
• Prepare job-planning documents that define the electrical/excitation system scope of the installation.
• Utilize problem solving skills, engineering instructions, drawings, and process instructions for Steam/Gas turbine installation, commissioning and start-up.
• Provide input for Daily and Weekly Installation Reports.
• Communicate effectively with Installation Directors, Service Managers and Site Leads on job planning and execution and with Resource Directors regarding site arrivals, departures and job progression.
• Provide leadership and technical direction of installation to skilled labor performing work on customer sites.
• Maintain strong safety mindset to assure the executed work reflects the technical requirements within GE safety standards
• Possess technical capacity to troubleshoot and provide routine installation and maintenance checkout for a wide range of equipment/GE system vintages.
• Prepare timely and accurate technical reports for customer records and a reference for future outages.
• Troubleshoot electrical/excitation installation, operations and maintenance problems in the steam and/or gas turbine technologies

Qualifications/Requirements

• Higher National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Project Management and Web-based applications
• Willingness and ability to travel significantly with no geographical restrictions
• Must have ability to perform night work as required to meet business needs
• Must have a valid driver’s license or ability to obtain one
• Willingness and ability to travel significantly with no geographical restrictions.
• Must have ability to perform night work as required to meet business needs
• Must have a valid driver’s license or ability to obtain one.
• Ability and willingness to travel 75% of the time, as required.
• A valid NYSC discharge or exemption certificate will be required (please indicate clearly on your resume)
• Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in Nigeria

Desired Characteristics

• Higher National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred.
• Extensive Field Engineering Services experience is required, on Gas and Steam turbines.
• Exciter experience - EX2100R, EX2100e, Elin, EX2100 are preferred.
• Generator specialist skills also preferred.
• Knowledge of wide range of protection relays.
• Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision.
• Strong customer service mindset.
• Field engineering experience.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.