Senior Turbine Controls Project Lead

Job Description Summary
The Lead Project Manager is responsible for planning, leading, organizing and motivating the cross-functional project team working on turbine controls.
Job Description

As a Lead Project Manager you will be responsible for:

• Acting as a primary customer contact for the duration of each project from purchase order receipt through commissioning; resolving specification issues; handling correspondence; providing periodic updates; ensuring customer satisfaction; negotiating with for customer-requested changes (price and delivery); arranging witness tests; managing contract and terms; collecting accounts receivables and closing out project.
• Achieving on-time, on-budget and on-quality level of performance while delivering end-to-end projects that provide exceptional execution performance.
• Managing and reporting all financial aspects of the project including budgets, costs, margin, invoicing, and receivable collection while promoting change orders and providing estimate-at-completion forecasts.
• Developing and maintain project schedule and critical control points through collaboration across all functions on major milestones and task completion dates.
• Directing and administer project-related activities using QMS procedures.
• Facilitating meetings around project planning, risk, and review meetings.
• Providing daily engagement. leadership and direction to other functions within the project team to ensure an alignment on project goals and deliverables for project success.
• Implementing continuous improvement for processes impacting the organization by developing and suggesting enhancements while maintaining productivity and efficiency.
• Monitoring project progress closely to update key stakeholders including identification and timely communication of project risks to management teams.
• Influence decision making and problem solving across cross-functional teams to develop an inclusive win-win solution for customer and the organization.
• Understanding key manufacturing, supply chain and engineering processes with a strong background in turbine and generator control technologies.

Required Qualifications
:

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or Management from accredited college or University.
• Have Minimum 3 years of experience managing multiple (>10) projects simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time for meetings such as project kick-offs, close outs, and witness tests.

Desired Characteristics
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• Have minimum 3 years of experience in controls and/or turbines.
• Have minimum 3 years of experience in project management or customer-facing roles
• Have excellent communicator, works well in a team environment, appreciates challenges.
• Have SAP Enterprise Software experience.
• Be flexible, continuous learner, willing to share knowledge and experience.
• Have excellent presentation skills, both oral and written.
• Have excellent organizational skills to manage multiple projects effectively.
• Be comfortable and effective working in new areas that require rapid problem solving.
• Have experience working with global engineering and supply chain teams.
• Demonstrate initiative to explore alternate approaches to solving problems.
• Willingness to gain project management professional certification (PMP).

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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