Lead Documentation Engineer
Listed on 2026-07-19
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Lead Documentation Engineer
With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our name reflects our mission. "GE" carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. "Ver" signals Earth's lush ecosystems, while "Nova" nods to a new era of lower-carbon energy we are helping to deliver.
Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, and quality of life.
Wind energy is essential to a low-carbon future. We design and build advanced Offshore and Onshore Wind technologies, as well as high-performing Wind Turbine Blades, to capture the power of nature and turn it into progress.
Let's Talk about the Role
As a Lead Documentation Engineer, you will lead the development, control, and continuous improvement of technical documentation supporting Commissioning and Services activities for Haliade-X and Haliade-150 projects. You will ensure documentation is accurate, compliant, and ready for field execution while collaborating with Engineering, EHS, Field Operations, Technical Support, Factory, and Project teams. This role requires strong leadership, ownership, and the ability to manage documentation priorities to support the safe and successful delivery of projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the creation, review, release, and control of technical documentation for Commissioning and Services activities, ensuring accuracy, quality, compliance, and alignment with internal standards and processes.
- Own the documentation strategy and coordination for key deliverables, including MFIs, RAMS, lifting plans, technical procedures, work instructions, and digital checklists, ensuring field readiness.
- Collaborate with Engineering, EHS, Field Operations, Technical Support, Factory, and Project teams to gather inputs, align documentation priorities, and support project execution.
- Provide technical documentation support to field operations remotely and on site, ensuring documentation reflects operational needs and enables safe and efficient execution.
- Manage the full documentation lifecycle, including planning, reviews, approvals, revisions, distribution, traceability, and communication of documentation status, risks, and critical issues.
- Drive continuous improvement of documentation processes, digital tools, and workflows, supporting platforms such as True Context/Pronto Forms and promoting data quality and process consistency.
- Support the training of field technicians by providing guidance on technical procedures, documentation requirements, and work instructions.
- Ensure EHS policies and safety requirements are embedded within documentation, identifying risks, promoting safe work practices, and supporting incident prevention.
- Promote standardization, operational excellence, and a strong culture of quality, compliance, and safety across projects and regions, while supporting on-call activities as required.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Electromechanical, Industrial or Mechanical) with proven experience in technical documentation, commissioning, service, or engineering support within wind, offshore, power generation or similar industries.
- Strong ability to work independently in a structured and proactive way, managing multiple priorities in dynamic environments while ensuring quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) with the ability to produce clear, high-quality and structured technical documentation.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience translating operational and field requirements into practical documentation and presenting clear status updates, risks, and priorities.
- Fluency in English and French, with willingness to work in multinational environments and travel up to 20% to support field operations.
- Knowledge of wind turbine systems and service/commissioning activities, including key components such as hydraulic systems, yaw systems, cooling circuits and generators.
- Experience with engineering and digital tools (e.g., NX, Solid Works, JT2GO, Service Max or similar) and familiarity with EHS standards, RAMS and field execution processes.
- Continuous improvement mindset, strong teamwork in multicultural environments;
Portuguese and Spanish are a plus.
Where and how you'll work
- This is a permanent term position based in our Barcelona, Spain office.
- We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.
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