Telecom Technical Leader

**Job Description Summary**: Grid Solutions, a GE Vernova business, is focused on bringing together technologies and expertise to help solve the toughest power system challenges, accelerating the global transition to a more resilient and reliable grid.

Within Grid Solutions, GE’s Critical Infrastructure Communications solutions deliver comprehensive networks that are designed to be secure, flexible, and tailored to meet customers’ objectives and unique geographic requirements. GE supplies critical infrastructure communications, with a focus on energy, oil and gas, mining, water/wastewater, and transportation.

**Purpose of the Job**

The mission of the Technical Leader is to deliver telecommunication projects according to customer specifications, cost, quality & time constraints.

His / Her role is to plan, coordinate & organize the complete technical work packages including Telecom system & Power supply in the electrical substations. This responsibility covers all project phases from contract award up to the end of the project (Provisional acceptance).

He/She will be involved in a dynamic market with technologies that are in constant evolution such as Optical Transport Networking (SDH/PDH, MPLS TP/IP, etc), Industrial wireless, Teleprotection Systems, Rooter and switchs, Powerline carriers.

**Responsibilities and Accountabilities**

Wihin the project team, the technical leader is a key role as he/she will be responsibile for:

- Prepare & participate to the technical transfer in-between Tender / Operation
- Participate with Project Manager to the project kick off and define the execution strategy, the split of work, responsibility matrix, etc.
- Be the technical interface with the customer, external suppliers and all internal project team members (Project Manager, Field Service Engineer, Purchase dpt, design office Marketing and R&D)
- Define and validate the project documentation structure
- Coordinate site survey activities, analyze & broadcast survey results to technical teams
- Define or validate the technical Specification & scope of work for Telecom system
- Define and validate the Telecom architecture, prepare the basic and detailed design in coordination with other parties involved in the project
- Prepare the appropriate equipment purchase order request, follow up the purchase order & equipment delivery
- Share the appropriate information with the design office & control the integration / installation drawings delivery
- Prepare with Field Service Engineering team the Factory Acceptance Tests and Site Acceptance Tests
- Define the FAT & SAT procedures, providing appropriate information for site and giving technical support when required
- Organize regular meetings with technical team to safeguard project delivery as per the defined milestones, with state-of-the-art quality and within the budget
- Control the design budget (mandays & subcontracors) and report/anticipate any variation
- Identify & follow-up the technical risks/opportunities & define the associated action plans
- Solve or/and escalate technical issues
- Participate & contribute to the Project Reviews with Project Managers
- Define technical offers for new extension & Variation Orders
- Prepare & participate to return of experience meeting with Commercial team

**Requirements**:

- Telecom engineering degree
- Minimum 5 years in the design, engineering and implementation of telecommunication networks
- Mastering Telecom technologies (Optical transport Technology (MPLS, SDH, PDH), IP (routers, switches, firewalls, etc )
- Practical knowledge of one or more equipment from renowned manufacturers, manufacturer certification would be a plus
- CCNA certification is a must have
- Good writing skills
- Fluent in French and English oral, reading and writing
- Knowledge of project management principles (budget, milestones, schedule)

**Core managerial competencies**
- Leadership
- Communication & reporting
- Organizational skills
- Negotiation
- Analytical skills
- Technical risks/opportunities management
- Availability for worldwide professional trips

**Description de l'entreprise**

Grid Solutions, une entreprise de GE Vernova, se concentre sur la mise en commun de technologies et d'expertise pour aider à résoudre les défis critiques pour les systèmes électriques, accélérant ainsi la transition mondiale vers un réseau plus résilient et plus fiable.

Au sein de Grid Solutions, les solutions de communications d'infrastructures critiques de GE fournissent des réseaux complets conçus pour être sécurisés, flexibles et adaptés aux objectifs des clients et à leurs exigences géographiques. GE fournit des solutions de communications pour les infrastructures critiques, en mettant l'accent sur l'énergie, le pétrole et le gaz, l'exploitation minière, l'eau/les eaux usées et les transports.

**Objectif du poste**

La mission du Responsable Technique est de livrer des projets de télécommunication selon les spécifications du