BOP – Wind Analyst

Job description

3078876
Additional Cities

Schenectady, Greenville
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

Yes
Business

GE Renewable Energy
Business Segment

Renewable Energy OnShore Wind
Function

Product Management
Country/Territory

United States
Additional States/Provinces

New York, South Carolina
Postal Code

12345-6000
Role Summary/Purpose

As part of the Onshore Wind team, the BOP – Wind Analyst will be responsible driving expertise across the Product Strategy, Engineering and Commercial teams with respect to the Balance of Plant (BOP) and Installation scope required to build a successful wind farm.

Essential Responsibilities

As the BOP – Wind Analyst, you will:

·  Coordinate
with EPC’s and Balance of Plant providers to ensure a strong understanding of
global costs of BOP / Installation
·  Drive
collaboration between EPC’s / BOP providers and our engineering / Product Segment
teams to (1) find creative solutions to add value or decrease cost of this
scope with our existing solutions, and (2) ensure BOP / installation scope and
cost on new products are optimized for maximum value
·  Improve
upon the current commercial processes used to estimate BOP / Installation, in
order to better understand GE’s overall competitive position
·  Develop
and update competitor BOP estimation model used to measure GE’s relative
competitive positioning on a total project scope basis

Qualifications/Requirements

·  Bachelor's
Degree in Engineering or Science (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Physics, or
related) from an accredited college or university
·  Minimum
of 2 years of related work experience in the wind industry, including construction,
installation, or project development / estimating

Desired Characteristics

·  Experience in wind energy financial modeling, micrositing and
optimization
·  Strong
analytical capabilities and interpersonal, team building skills
·  Ability to
work with cross-functional colleagues at all levels of the organization to
drive actionable, positive outcomes
·  Experience in estimating and optimization tools (OpenWind or equivalent) as well as cost estimating of labor, construction, crane,
installation and other related costs
·  Experience in foundation design and/or cost estimation
·  Skilled communicator able to exchange complex information

PLEASE NOTE:Greenville, SC and Schenectady, NY are the preferred locations; however, other U.S. locations may be considered

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About Us

GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

GE Renewable Energy is a 9 billion dollar start-up that brings together one of the broadest product and service portfolios of the renewable energy industry. With 13,000 employees present in more than 40 countries, and headquartered in Paris, GE Renewable Energy is backed-up by the resources of the world’s first digital industrial company. We take the earth’s most abundant resources - the strength of the wind, the force of water, and the heat of the sun, - and put them to work with breakthrough technology that unleashes their true possibilities. Combining onshore and offshore wind, hydro and innovative technologies such as concentrated solar power, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 370 gigawatts capacity globally to make the world work better and cleaner.

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Primary Country

United States