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Contract Performance Manager

Company: GE Aerospace

Location: Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

The job involves negotiating with suppliers to secure favorable contractual conditions while maintaining internal customer satisfaction. The role requires oversight of large suppliers or Business Process Outsourcing, ensuring compliance with SLAs and acting as the primary point of contact for service level issues. The position demands specialized expertise, strategic prioritization, and strong communication skills. The job also involves influencing others, leading small projects, and contributing to strategy and policy development. The role offers significant autonomy, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits including healthcare, retirement plans, and various other perks.

Turbine Controls Field Engineer

Company: GE Vernova

Location: Longmont, CO / Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

The Turbine Controls Field Service Engineer (FSE) role involves providing top-tier service for customers across the USA and Canada. The Lead FSE manages resources and logistics for service and maintenance activities, contributing to product maintenance, repair, and refurbishment. Responsibilities include supporting retrofit projects, warranty administration, troubleshooting, and customer service. The role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Automation or related field, 1-3 years of field engineering experience, and expertise in turbine control solutions, HMI upgrades, and TIL implementation. Significant travel and overtime are expected. The base pay range is $62,400 - $93,600, with additional benefits including healthcare, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.

Commercial Manager - Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS)

Company: GE Vernova

Location: Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

The Commercial Manager role involves leading the inquiry to order process, generating high-quality proposals for Grid Systems Integration Regional P&L's, and managing deal structuring, risk review, and closure. The role requires close cooperation with various teams, ensuring commercial and technical proposal compliance, and driving strategy development. The position also involves managing contractual terms, risk review process, and order-entry requirements. A Bachelor's degree in STEM, experience in complex electrical transmission project proposals, and technical knowledge of FACTS devices are required. Desired qualities include engineering background, negotiation skills, and Six Sigma training.

Wind Hub Technician - New Mexico (Sunzia)

Company: GE Vernova

Location: Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

The Wind Technician position involves maintaining optimal function and output at wind sites through daily turbine operations, safety checks, quality control, and warranty repairs. The role requires local travel, partnership with site and hub leadership, and execution of contractual obligations. Essential responsibilities include working with electrical and mechanical equipment, performing maintenance and repairs, troubleshooting complex problems, and documenting all work. Qualifications include a high school diploma, minimum of 6 months of Wind Technician experience, or completion of a Wind Certificate Program or Associates Degree in Energy. Desired characteristics include technical certification in Wind Energy or Electrical/Electronic field, electrical, mechanical, and/or hydraulic experience, and ability to work with a variety of personnel.

Wind Hub Technician

Company: GE Vernova

Location: Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

The Wind Technician position involves local travel within the hub, maintaining optimal function and output at the wind site. Responsibilities include turbine operations, safety, quality control, and warranty repairs. The role requires working with site and hub leadership, performing maintenance and repairs, troubleshooting complex mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical problems, and documenting all work. The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma or equivalent, minimum of 1 year of experience as a Wind Technician or equivalent, and a valid driver's license. They must be able to handle repetitive weight up to 50 lbs and climb towers up to 300 feet daily. The role also requires basic computer skills, flexibility to work rotating shifts, and on-call per site needs.

SLED Enterprise Account Executive - Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana (Local)

Company: Granicus LLC

Location: Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

Granicus is a company that provides digital solutions to governments and citizens, aiming to bring them closer together. They have a strong mission to support their customers and have been recognized as one of the best companies to work for. The company values individual initiative and teamwork, and offers a competitive benefits package.

Lead EHS Specialist - North America Onshore Wind Projects & Services

Company: GE Vernova

Location: Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

The EHS Lead Specialist NAM position is a crucial role that provides day-to-day EHS support for a set of sites within a region or department. The role involves executing the vision and strategy of the NAM EHS Leader, facilitating the execution of EHS policies and programs, and acting as a subject matter expert for respective EHS disciplines. The role also includes conducting site audits, event analyses, and risk assessments, and providing EHS software application support. The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma or equivalent with at least 5 years of direct, full-time EHS experience, or a bachelor's degree in occupational safety and health with 3 years of experience. Certification by BCSP, valid OSHA trainer course, and physical capability to climb a wind turbine and perform confined space entry are also required. The role offers a competitive base pay range of $85,500 - $142,500 USD Annual, with a 10% variable incentive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Lead Engineer - Advanced Fuels (Remote Eligible, U.S.)

Company: GE Vernova

Location: Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

The Lead Engineer position in GE Hitachi's Advanced Design & Development group involves providing technical leadership and support for advanced reactor fuel development. The role requires extensive knowledge in nuclear fuel design, fabrication, and licensing, with a minimum of 6 years of engineering experience. The engineer will oversee all stages of advanced fuel process development, perform trade-off analyses, and represent the company with customers, regulators, and partners. A PhD in nuclear engineering is preferred, along with prior experience in advanced reactor fuel development and strong project management skills. The base pay range is $99k-140k, with additional benefits including healthcare, retirement plans, and paid time-off.

Technical Lead for Digital Offering COE

Company: GE Vernova

Location: Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

The role involves managing global project control activities, ensuring consistent functional specifications and processes for project implementation. The individual will provide technical expertise, develop solutions, and manage people. They will interface with the commercial team, perform technical analysis, and document specifications. The job requires proficiency in English, Arabic, and French, a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, and minimum 6 years of experience as a Technical Lead. Strong communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and project management skills are essential.

Plant Standards NPI and Validation Lead Controls Engineer / Ingénieur(e) Validation des systèmes de contrôle et normes relatives aux centrales - NPI (H/F)

Company: GE Vernova

Location: Greenville, SC / Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

GE Gas Power, part of GE Vernova, is seeking a Plant Standards and Validation Lead Controls Engineer. The role involves developing and maintaining standards, NPI, and testing/validation of plant controls. The engineer will design, implement, and automate validation strategies for control software for HRSG/BOP and integrated plant level controls. They will work in a Scaled Agile Framework environment, driving meaningful change and continuous improvement using Lean principles. The role requires autonomy, judgement, and collaboration with internal and external customers. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills, expertise in Integrated Combined Cycle Plant Control, and excellent communication skills.

Spécialiste Appareillage Électrique - Ingénierie de Services / Lead Engineer - Service Engineering

Company: GE Vernova

Location: Montreal, Canada / Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

GE Grid Solutions is currently seeking a High Voltage Switchgear Specialist. Reporting to the Engineering Director, the role involves providing client support for disconnectors, circuit breakers, and transformers, collaborating with the service team. The position also includes training and supporting GE Grid Solutions employees, assisting internal sales, contract administration, and quality services. The role involves troubleshooting client complaints, presenting necessary documentation for equipment operation and maintenance, writing diagnostic, assembly, and disassembly procedures, and providing technical support to internal sales staff, contract administrators, and clients. The role also involves analyzing and proposing solutions for discontinued GE Grid Solutions products, helping to secure business opportunities, establishing inspection criteria, ensuring continuity between the factory and client, and assisting with on-site worker training. The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, knowledge of electrical networks, drawing software (AutoCAD and Inventor), and MS Office Suite. Bilingualism (French/English) is required, and the ability to create electrical and occasionally mechanical drawings is a plus. The role involves international communication with colleagues, suppliers, and clients, making bilingualism essential.

Customer Project Engineer - Core Americas Engineering m/f

Company: GE Vernova

Location: Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico / Remote

Posted Oct 31, 2024

The Heavy Duty Services Core Gas OTR team is responsible for engineering execution of conversions, modifications, and uprates to the global installed fleet of GE Gas Turbines and associated Plant equipment. As a Senior Requisition Engineer, you will provide technical coordination for conversions, modifications, and up-rates on Gas Turbines and associated Plant equipment. You will manage engineering projects from order conversion through installation, handling scheduling, engineering definition, parts ordering, BOM/DWG approval, and resolution of technical issues. The role involves wing-to-wing support for proposals and projects, developing and monitoring engineering project schedules, and communicating project scope to various teams and customers. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field, significant experience in gas turbines, and strong communication and facilitation skills.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the typical hourly or weekly rates for contract tech roles at different seniority levels?
Entry‑level contractors earn $30–$50 per hour, mid‑level $50–$80, senior‑level $80–$120, specialist roles such as AI/ML or security typically $100–$150, and lead or architect positions can exceed $150 per hour. Regional cost of living and the specific technology stack also influence these ranges.
What skills and certifications are most sought after for contract tech positions?
High‑demand skills include cloud platform expertise (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect), Kubernetes & Helm, Terraform, CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI, security certifications such as CISSP or CompTIA Security+, data engineering tools (Snowflake, BigQuery), programming languages (Python, Go, TypeScript), and Agile or Scrum facilitation. Demonstrated project experience on similar stacks is often required.
Can contract tech roles be performed remotely, and what is the typical remote work policy?
Approximately 80–90% of contract tech positions are fully remote, with clients providing VPN access and collaboration tools. Some contracts may require occasional on‑site visits for client meetings or data‑center access, but most clients emphasize a remote‑first workflow and enforce compliance with local data‑residency laws.
How can contractors advance their careers while staying in contract work?
Contractors can build a strong portfolio, specialize in high‑paying stacks, pursue advanced certifications, and secure retainer or multi‑project contracts. Continuous learning keeps rates high, and many contractors transition into permanent roles with the same clients or move into consulting, contract management, or specialized advisory positions.
What current industry trends are influencing the demand for contract tech talent?
Digital transformation, cloud migration, AI/ML adoption, cybersecurity needs, remote‑first culture, microservices architecture, edge computing, and the rise of platform‑as‑a‑service (PaaS) are driving companies to hire contractors for rapid experimentation, scaling, and expertise that is too scarce for full‑time positions.

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