Site Technical Lead
- Location
- Abilene
- Workplace
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Compensation
- $79k – $131k
About this role
Job Description Summary
As a Site Technical Lead, you will serve as the on-site technical authority for GE Vernova’s Power Conversion and Storage business. In this high-impact role, you’ll lead field execution, provide hands-on technical direction, and help ensure the safe, timely, and high-quality delivery of solar inverter and battery energy storage system projects. Reporting to the Commissioning Leader, you’ll be a key driver of customer success, site performance, and operational excellence.Job Description
What You’ll Do
· Lead on-site field service activities across the full project lifecycle, including installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, repair, operation, and maintenance of power electronics systems such as solar inverters and battery energy storage systems.
· Provide technical leadership for electrical, instrumentation, and controls work, including cable routing and terminations, loop checks, instrument calibration, safety and alarm system settings, software installation/configuration, system startup, and system testing.
·Support skilled labor and subcontractor teams at customer sites, ensuring work is performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with GE Vernova procedures, manuals, and work instructions.
· Champion a world-class customer experience through clear communication, strong contract compliance, and consistent delivery against expectations for safety, quality, schedule, and cost.
· Field execution processes and help drive operational performance across GE Vernova’s service obligations, with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, and financial discipline.
· Communicate project goals, deliverables, risks, opportunities, and strategic priorities clearly across internal GE Vernona teams and stakeholders.
· Protect GE Vernona’s reputation, intellectual property, and technical advantage in the marketplace.
- Drive technical project activities across data centers and ensure successful project execution from design to commissioning.
- Technical Oversight: manage technical execution and ensure adherence to GE Vernona safety standards.
- Issue Resolution: Address technical deviations, manage fault reports, and support site FSE's on-site.
- Testing and Commissioning: Site Acceptance Tests, and coordinate with commissioning teams for major site milestones.
- Training and Support: Provide site-specific training toon site teams when applicable support ensure customer satisfaction through professional project execution.
Required Qualifications
- Education/Experience: Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering (Power Electronics/Energy Systems preferred)
- Minimum of 5 years of field experience in high-voltage power systems or energy storage.
- Ability and willingness to travel (~90%), work remotely, and maintain a valid driver’s license.
Desired Characteristics
- Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of grid-tied inverters, energy storage architectures, communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850), and PLC/control system software.
- Leadership & Autonomy: Proven ability to work unsupervised in high-pressure environments, manage site-level activities, and effectively mentor or lead small project teams.
- Customer & Project Focus: Strong project management skills combined with a customer-first mindset to resolve complex technical issues on-site.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Must be a team player, demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, execute programs.
- Willing to train others at site
Additional Information
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal 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.
GE Vernova 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 (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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