About the Role
As a Senior Primary Design Engineer, you will take a leading role in the design and delivery of high-voltage (HV/EHV) substation projects. You’ll ensure compliance with customer and regulatory standards while coordinating with global teams to meet project milestones.
Key Responsibilities
Design & Delivery- Lead and deliver primary plant designs for HV/EHV substations (AIS, GIS, and HVDC as applicable) in accordance with standards.
- Develop and review a fully integrated 3D model, general arrangement drawings, section drawings, and layout designs.
- Review and approve vendor drawings and specifications, ensuring alignment with project requirements.
- Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of engineering outputs.
- Lead and coordinate remote global engineering teams within the GE Vernova Global Engineering Centre.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and support to junior engineers.
- Liaise with clients, stakeholders, and suppliers to resolve technical queries.
- Work closely with other functions including civil, protection & control, and system studies, valves, building services teams for fully integrated substation design.
- Ensure compliance with applicable national regulations, example for UK Health & Safety regulations (CDM 2015).
- Apply best practices in design for safety and quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure quality assurance and design governance throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Electrical /Power/ Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
- Preferred: 7–10 years’ experience in HV substation design. Applicants with 3+ years of strong technical experience are also encouraged to apply.
- Strong knowledge of UK Transmission (NG, SSE, SPEN, NGED, UKPN, etc.) and Distribution standards.
- Proficiency in CAD and awareness of BIM/3D tools (Revit, Navisworks) advantageous.
- Demonstrated experience in substation design covering both tender and execution phases.
- Familiarity with CDM regulations and safe-by-design principles.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to engage clients and stakeholders.
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Skills Required
- Degree in Electrical, Power, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
- Minimum 3 years of strong technical experience in substation design
- 7-10 years' experience in HV substation design (preferred)
- Experience delivering primary plant designs for HV/EHV substations (AIS, GIS, HVDC)
- Experience across tender and execution phases of substation projects
- Proficiency in CAD and 3D modelling
- Awareness/experience with BIM tools (Revit, Navisworks)
- Strong knowledge of UK transmission and distribution standards (NG, SSE, SPEN, NGED, UKPN, etc.)
- Familiarity with CDM 2015 and safe-by-design principles
- Excellent communication skills and ability to engage clients and stakeholders
- Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams and coordinating multi-discipline stakeholders
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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