This role involves in understanding the workload demands of the assigned region and managing engineering activities, supervising engineers, allocating resources to tasks, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
The Engineering Interface Manager collaborates closely with Global Engineering Center Discipline Leaders, Project Lead Engineers to ensure technical excellence, alongside with Project Lead Engineer (Primary, Secondary, Civil….) and alignment with project objectives.
The Engineering Interface Manager implements the GEC work package design strategy, manages design changes, oversees technical coordination among disciplines, and ensures compliance with quality assurance processes. This position requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders to achieve project success.
The Engineering Interface Manager will spend 3 to 4 weeks each quarter in allocated Region or assigned schedule determined by the Regional Engineering Leader to fulfill these responsibilities, facilitate clear communication of project requirements, and foster a deep understanding of regional needs.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop and coordinate with the respective department associated with the scope of engineering works, prepare a schedule, and monitor engineering activities for assigned global GSI Regions projects.
- Provide technical leadership and interface with GSI Regions to estimate the optimized manhour cost for the engineering activities / other required activities for the execution of the project / Tender.
- Proactively manage administrative activities such as PO’s, Invoices, amendments coordinating between Region and Global Engineering Center.
- Own the project plan for engineering scope, Engineering mobilization planning, on-time delivery and business process adherence, raise change request where appropriate.
- Implementing process and ensure quality of deliverables.
- Leading project engineering resources to deliver engineering scope.
- Motivate and empower the project team providing insights and rewards to the team.
- Responsible for GSI Regions management for technical scope of the Project works.
- Uses judgement to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, or engineering.
- Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations and uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
- Follow the engineering process & procedures, guidelines, Local Practices / Standards / Codes as per the assigned projects of GSI Regions.
- Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.
- Strong sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage technical risks.
- Ensure project on-time delivery and reduce Cost of Poor Quality.
- Ability to decide on priority call on various tasks within the project.
- Provide constructive feedback where appropriate.
- Provide immediate feedback and seek to correct behaviors of the team that do not foster a good culture or contribute towards unsafe behavior or bad practices that could jeopardize our achievements.
- Stay connected with other Engineering Interface Managers to collect ROE’s and drive best practice/ROE sharing.
- Accelerate learning curve of team on customer processes, tools, standards etc. and continuously enhance competency
Key Value Drivers:
- Quotation for Engineering (ITO): Provide scope and cost estimates, gather regional/GEC data
- Project-Level Resource Planning (OTR): Define design approach, assign number and profile of resources.
- Region-Wide Workload Consolidation: Aggregate multi-project staffing, align with region ramp-up
- Project: On-Time Delivery and Risk Management: Drive schedules, resolve bottlenecks, oversee EHS at region
- Quality and Gate Reviews: Ensure design reviews occur, enforce quality processes and EHS standards
- Document: Validate technical accuracy, completeness, consistency
- Standard Man-Hour Table and Continuous Improvement: Maintain references, drive cost/productivity
- Competence Development and Tools: Identify skill/tool gaps, coordinate upskilling with function leads
- KPIs and Lessons Learned (ROE): Track Region (as needed) and GEC performance, capture best practices.
- Engineering Invoicing and Cost Control: Lead invoicing with Finance, track man-hours vs. budgets.
Required Qualifications
- Engineering degree or equivalent including power systems and power electronics subjects or proven equivalent knowledge and / or experience in Electrical Substations business (AIS/GIS/HVDC/FACTS/STATCOM/Onshore/Offshore/Renewable/etc.,).
- Min 10+ years of design / project engineering experience in the EHV/HV electrical substations (AIS/GIS/HVDC/FACTS/STATCOM/Onshore/Offshore/Renewable/etc.,) and min 5+ Years of People Management role.
- Strong sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage team organizational risks.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, experienced in creating and presenting to other stake holders.
- Able to work to deadlines under pressure whilst maintaining the safety, quality, and engineering integrity of the solution / system.
- Experience in technical leadership.
- Must be flexible with working hours and willing to travel to support projects globally.
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Demonstrate ability to lead programs / projects.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project engineering management skills.
- Experienced working alongside GE Vernova would be advantageous although non-critical.
About Grid Solutions:
GE Vernova's Grid Solutions business electrifies the world by delivering advanced grid technologies that enable efficient power transmission and distribution from generation to consumption. With a global footprint of 14,000 employees in around 80 countries, Grid Solutions serves 90% of the world’s power utilities, supporting a reliable, efficient, and decarbonized energy transition.
Grid Solutions offers a wide range of products and services, including power electronics, high voltage equipment, automation & protection systems, software solutions, and turnkey projects, Grid Solutions also provides consulting, electrical balance of plant, E/HHV substations, and comprehensive maintenance and asset management services.
GSI GEC (GSI Global Engineering Center) in India, is expanding to support all over the world / regions. We specialize in delivering high-quality engineering solutions across the various sectors, Power Transmission AC or DC station, FACTS, Oil and Gas, Renewable and Industrial market.
This role involves enhancing the collaboration and efficiency between our global Regions—such as North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and others—and the GSI GEC.
Why we come to work:
Our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we’re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.
What we offer:
A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements, Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.
Additional InformationRelocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Skills Required
- Engineering degree in power systems or power electronics, or equivalent substations knowledge
- 10+ years design/project engineering experience in EHV/HV electrical substations
- 5+ years people management experience
- Experience in technical leadership of engineering teams
- Strong written and verbal communication; experience creating and presenting to stakeholders
- Ability to work to deadlines under pressure while maintaining safety, quality, and engineering integrity
- Strong sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage organizational and technical risks
- Flexible working hours and willingness to travel globally (quarterly regional visits)
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Experience working alongside GE Vernova
GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.
GE Vernova Insights
What We Do
GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.
Why Work With Us
Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.
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