Fast Power Tender Engineering Manager at GE - General Electric

Ref No: 3130520
Locations: Abuja and Lagos - Nigeria and Accra, Ghana
Job Function: Engineering/Technology
Business Segment: Power Gas Power Systems

Role Summary

• The Tender Engineering Manager (TEM) will lead a cross-functional team including the entire proposal team from the time of approval to prepare a bid up to the turnover to OTR
• This role reflects the current GPS execution structure and the current division of responsibility between CAE and the Sales organization
• The TEM is responsible for technical definition including project execution, sales and all commercial items.

Essential Responsibilities
As the Fast Power Tender Engineering Manager, you will:

• Execution of the technical components of the TM2500, HES, LM2500Xpress proposal strategy
• Establish the project scope definition and proposal technical content
• Establish the project schedule
• Develop the plant/equipment cost estimates
• Manage the partner relationship regarding technical aspects
• Technical risk management
• Lead performance, emissions, and operational guarantees development
• Lead technical negotiations and contract definition for CA
• Engage with OTR and turnover of projects to execution teams
• Support the Sales team to define the proposal strategy including partner consortium agreement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or other Technical discipline from an accredited university or college /or equivalent knowledge or experience
• Minimum of 12 years in Power Plant Design or engineering related role
• Minimum of 3 years in Proposal Development working with multi-discipline Engineering Teams
• 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

Eligibility Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to travel globally 25% of the time
• GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Nigeria or Ghana for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Desired Characteristics
Specific TEM characteristics:

• Systems Thinking
• Project/program management expertise
• Keen understanding of technical issues and of their commercial impact
• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously
• Effective delegation skills and ability to hold team members accountable for delivery
• Creative problem solving mindset
• Strong collaborative leadership skills
• Inclusive nature that builds strong highly functioning teams
• Ability to deliver on commitments in a fast paced highly volatile environment
• Decisive attitude and the ability to deal with ambiguity in a constructive manner
• Customer focused with the ability to develop winning solutions
• Strong project management & ITO foundation
• Customer facing roles in project execution, sales, and/or application engineering
• Team leadership in fast paced environments where pivots were common
• Base engineering experience delivering technical solutions to meet customer needs.