Job Information
General Electric Hydro Service Sales Manager in Remote, Malaysia
Job Description Summary
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
Obtain information on hydro power plant assets & setup for the designated areas such as hydro turbine & generator technologies, existing DCS, governing, excitation and other mechanical & electrical Balance of Plant systems including customer purchasing plans and Maintenance budget. Have a clear understanding of power plant outage schedule.
Actively visit customer’s plants (> 03 plants per month/per customer at least), participate in customer meetings and connect customer needs with our products’ available options and solutions
Deliver timely / accurate responses to customer technical inquiries including proposal and execution (for transactional opportunities) leveraging GE Hydro Sales and Commercial Operations, Engineering (Fleet reliability Operations, Installed Base Center of Excellence)
Provide hands on technical support to customers and field teams for general services and specific upgrades
Project Execution: Lead the execution (incl. site activities and project reviews with customers) with respect to EHS, time, quality, cost commitment and drive variation orders in cooperation with engineering, supply chain and site teams. Run the project financials (sales milestones and cash, risk & opportunities)
Ensure Customer Relationship
Identify supplier needs and coordinate with Service Buyers for new supplier qualification
Facilitate the configuration of control software and parameters based upon the site requirements / specific unit configurations (for control plant support)
Work on Budgetary enquiries/ Proposals
Role Summary/Purpose
Plant Support function is at the crossroad of technical expertise, site works including EHS, project management, with commercial awareness.
The Hydro Plant Support Engineer will lead the service activities for hydropower plants in the nominated Region. He/she is the primary liaison / point of contact between GE Hydro/Service Leadership, GE Hydro/Engineering, project management, supply chain, the site team, sale team and customers. Scope includes ensuring the completeness of the deliverable solutions of GE Hydro services.
Qualifications/Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering from an accredited university or college
Minimum of 12 years in Hydropower Electro-mechanical field services, Project Management, Sales. Experience in hydro equipment (Control/ Governing/ Excitation Systems) maintenance, installation & commissioning or manufacturing is required.
Commercial awareness, Strong knowledge and relationship with local customers at Plant level
Ability and willingness to travel more than 50% of the time.
Desired Characteristics
Entrepreneur mindset
Strong knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical components of Hydropower,
Strong analytical skills with the ability to do Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to understand and resolve problems
Ability to interpret site reports, test results, assessments, diagnosis
Strong knowledge of / experience with MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
Ability to interpret technical drawings, wiring schematics
Comfortable providing technical presentations to peers, customers and leadership regarding the details of technical issues and project status
Strong, self-directed, collaborative team player with interpersonal skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
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 $10 billion start-up that brings together one of the broadest products and service portfolios of the renewable energy industry. Combining onshore and offshore wind, hydro and innovative technologies such as concentrated solar power and more recently turbine blades, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 400+ gigawatts capacity globally to make the world work better and cleaner. With more than 22,000 employees present in more than 55 countries, GE Renewable Energy is backed by the resources of the world's first digital industrial company. Our goal is to demonstrate to the rest of the world that nobody should ever have to choose between affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy. Follow us at www.ge.com/renewableenergy or on twitter @GErenewables.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (http://www.ge.com/sites/default/files/15-000845%20EEO%20combined.pdf) . 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 Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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