Facilities Engineer- Electrical

Description

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

The Role:

As a member of our Global Team you will support the workplace transformation within a wide range of facilities that GM has around the world. You will work with an industry leading team that designs, builds/constructs, and maintains facilities and building assets for vast operating functions. Doing so in a safe, compliant, cost-efficient manner that utilizes advanced technology to support social & ecological sustainability. We create the future and not just plan for it!

Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to our Kokomo, Indiana location on a full-time basis.  This role may require off-shift or overtime work

What You’ll Do:

Manage substation maintenance program:

Act as am Electrical SME

Create/Manage Non-Portfolio Projects

Support plant & facilities maintenance with utility issues throughout the plant (utility quality / distribution issues). Lead communications regarding Utility (internal & external) and Production utility disruption notifications.

Maintain strong Utility Company interface and coordination regarding consistent service, scheduled and non-scheduled disruptions. Lead Root Cause analysis development for External Utility Company disruptions.

Resource for engineering services for all facility related systems. Serve as technical liaison for Sustainable Workplace (Facilities) Operations

Support 3rd party contract management activities     

Act as the owner and is responsible for all architectural, electrical, or mechanical categories relating to forecasting, planning, and executing asset sustainment plans and strategies, accountable for facility condition assessments.           

Responsible to manage and ensure all critical facility drawings for site are maintained current and accurate including but not limited to: revise construction documents to “as-built” conditions, coordinating with the appropriate GM personnel for updating GM Master Computer Aided Design & Drafting (CADD) files and archiving projects as required  to and support common processes for document management during and after project execution.                  

Responsible for the execution of and compliance to the Project Delivery Tool (PDT) Program Manager (PDPM) for their responsible portfolio and projects. High cost and / or high complexity projects requiring engineering.              

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)​​:

3+ years in design, maintenance, and operation of industrial building electrical systems 

Experience in project planning, engineering, and execution  

Experience with low voltage power distribution  

Knowledge of energy systems, medium voltage power distribution, fluid power, or energy conversion preferred. 

Experience in managing salaried and/or hourly personnel preferred.

High level of negotiating skills to resolve issues with both internal and external stakeholders. 

High level of analytical skills to evaluate and resolve operational problems while working independently. 

Computer skills including competency in office software and electronic information systems. 

Proficient use of AutoCAD  

Able to manage projects within budget and with multiple suppliers, contractors or other GM units. 

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)​

5+ of experience as Facilities Engineer

Familiarity with NFPA 70E

Experience in substation maintenance

Experience in project planning, engineering, and execution  

Experience with low voltage power distribution

BS Electrical Engineering (MS/professional certifications preferred)

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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