GE Energy Recruits Field Application Engineer

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Position Title:                  Field Application Engineer
Career Level:                   Experienced
Function:                           Sales    
Function Segment:         Functional Management
Location:                           Nigeria

Role Summary/Purpose:
GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.The Field Application Engineer (FAE) provides technical support to regional team to develop a pipeline of potential opportunities incorporating Thermal products throughout Inquiry to Order processes. The opportunity/orders are power plant of 40MW to few hundreds MW mainly in Nigeria. This individual will understand and develop strategies to influence customer economic evaluation criteria for thermal power generation capital investments.

Essential Responsibilities:    

• Proactively promote and position GE early in the project phase to create value and influence by working closely with consultants, developers, EPCs industry OEM partners and customers.
• Understand Nigerian IPPs and their business models
• Provide technical expertise to Sales and Commercial Operations in selecting, implementing and developing competitive product applications.
• Estimate GE equipment and system performance and hardware evaluation throughout the bid process.
• Collect regional Voice of Customer and Voice of Market on the value of flexible generation solutions and support New Product Introduction activities.
• Influence customers to understand and recognize the full economic value that Thermal product solutions provide.
• Understand on energy/power market structures, pricing mechanisms, and policy that impact the customer value proposition.
• Integrate region-specific customer views on life-cycle value into strategic planning (New Product Introduction and Growth Playbook).
• Develop region-specific collateral to sell the value of our offerings to customers.
• Gather and analyze competitor feedback in the regions to improve GE understanding of value differentiation in the eyes of our customers.

Qualifications/Requirements:    

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in marketing or engineering and a strong technical and commercial background in the power industries.
• Demonstrated gas turbine generator and combined cycle knowledge and experience
• Proven analytical skill set and strategic mindset.
• Strong grasp of power plant economics.
• Strong communication skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Self-driven with the ability to work in a global team

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:    

Desired Characteristics:    

• Experience with Nigerian energy markets
• Knowledgeable of power generation industry trends and competition.
• Prior experience in engineering, construction or operations of large power plants.
• Experience with a Utility, IPP, Project Developers or Public Utility Commission in economic lifecycle modeling.
• Strong network of relationships with key customers in the region.
• Ability to assess impact of price and performance decisions on customers, market, & investors.
• Experience in thermal performance simulation tools :GTPro, Gatecycle, etc
• MBA or advanced Engineering degree

Application Closing Date
5th September, 2012

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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