Early Career Trainee - Project Engineer
Job Description Summary
At GE Vernova, early careers are built through learning, curiosity, and hands-on experience. As an Early Career Trainee with GE Vernova Grid Solutions, you will grow with supportive teams while contributing to projects that help build a more reliable, resilient, and sustainable grid.
This program is designed for recent graduates and early-career professionals who are eager to gain practical experience in customer project engineering. The trainee will support high-voltage GIS substation and synchronous condenser projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while developing technical, coordination, and project execution skills.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Support engineering activities and deliverables in line with project requirements, technical specifications, applicable standards, and safety expectations.
- Assist with layouts, schematics, technical documents, bills of quantities, customer submissions, and follow-up of open engineering actions.
- Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams and support coordination with customers, suppliers, site teams, and project stakeholders.
- Participate in technical meetings, design reviews, clarification sessions, training, and site visits with guidance from experienced engineers.
- Contribute to quality, EHS awareness, Lean, and continuous improvement activities by sharing observations, lessons learned, and improvement ideas.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Fresh graduate or early-career professional with up to 2 years of relevant experience.
- Interest in substations, power systems, GIS, rotating machines, power plants, FACTS, or related infrastructure projects.
- Curiosity, willingness to learn, and ability to work effectively in a multicultural project environment.
- Good communication skills in English.
- Ability to live and work in Riyadh and travel within Saudi Arabia as needed.
- The legal right to work in KSA without company sponsorship or time restriction.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- FSA With Employer Contribution
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Fitness Subsidies
- On-Site Gym
- Mental Health Benefits
Parental Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Adoption Leave
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Casual Dress
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Summer Fridays
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- Stock Purchase Program
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Financial Counseling
- Profit Sharing
- 401(K) With Company Matching
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Leadership Training Program
- Internship Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Unconscious Bias Training
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