Job Description Summary

In this role you will be responsible for supporting the site works commodity manager. This role is responsible for supporting the team in achieving a highly competitive bid environment via supplier identification, development and selection, contract price and terms negotiations to ensure cost effective and reliable site works supply chain for GEV. This role is responsible for supporting the organization and maintenance of project site files and documents/managing electronic document databases.

Job Description

About Us:

Grid Solutions, part of the GE Vernova portfolio of energy businesses, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

GE Vernova, a dynamic accelerator comprised of our Power, Renewable Energy, Digital and Energy Financial Services businesses, is focused on leading a new era of energy - electrifying the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.

If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of Energy, come join us.

 

Why we come to work:

Grid Solutions within GE Renewables Energy is serving customers globally with over 20,000 employees in around 80 countries. Grid Solutions equips 90% of power utilities worldwide to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to the end power consumers.

Grid Solutions offers advanced products and services ranging from power electronics, high voltage equipment, automation & protection, software solutions to projects & services. As part of Projects & Services, GS provides Turnkey Projects & Consulting, Electrical Balance of Plant, HV substations and maintenance & asset management. Currently GS has a $8B backlog (11,000 projects).

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

• Work closely with Site Works Commodity Manager on commercial bids to align on commodity strategy, ensuring contractor evaluation and selection is completed in tender stage
• Support RFQ package creation, review, and distribution to contractors
• Perform comprehensive review and analysis of civil/electrical/mechanical contractor proposal packages
• Support scheduling of project specific weekly/monthly contractor status calls and log detailed meeting minutes
• Provide detailed project status updates to Site Works Commodity Manager
• Collaborate with internal teams to expedite review and validation of RFIs and overall contractor packages
• Collaborate with GE contract managers to review and refine contractor terms and conditions
• Support negotiation of contractor proposal pricing, NDAs/MNDAs and master service agreements as well as project-specific agreements for civil and electrical project scopes
• Drive KPIs:  Deflation, DTP, Quality, Compliance, OTD
• Support the sourcing and development of certified minority, veteran-owned, women-owned, and small business suppliers to achieve customer requirements
• Ensure compliance with GE sourcing policies and procedures
• Occasional travel for on-site contractor audits
• Support the contractor onboarding process

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a major construction project environment
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in pre-construction and/or construction estimating
• Able and willing to travel 20% including international and comply with GE travel and tax guidelines.

Desired Characteristics:

• Bachelors degree in engineering, construction management, or related technical discipline
• Proven project management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver results on time and in budget
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Negotiation expertise
• Strategic thinker / planner
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Able to develop a strategy and drive execution in a matrixed environment 

We deliver integrated project solutions to enable large scale electrification and support our customer needs.

The salary range for this position is 84,600.00 - 110,100.00 USD Annual. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this po