Sr Project Management Manager 3 - Project Mgmt

Essential Responsibilities

• Serve as the GE representative and focal point for the customer on the project, owning the customer relationship for the project duration and driving customer issue resolution.
• Own project execution, including cross-functional coordination of engineering, procurement, shipping logistics, field/ outage execution and performance demonstration.
• Engage and support in ITO/tendering phase bringing experience and lessons and ensuring gaps are closed, fulfilment capabilities and execution strategy are robust to ensure the project can be successful in execution.
• Define and implement the Project execution strategy, challenging all aspects of the project setup with overall object to ensure success of project
• Provide Project Leadership, effectively managing and facilitating cross-functional GE teams to ensure on time delivery, contract deliverables fulfilment, and margin attainment/ enhancement.
• Understand and implement Contract Terms & Conditions.
• Manage project financials: price, cost, forecasts, margin, invoicing, and receivables. Manage project risk provisions and participate in Margin Reviews.
• Drive project schedule; work with Project Planner/Scheduler on schedule creation and management.
• Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate project risks throughout the project lifecycle. Escalate risks and issues as needed for resolution.
• Actively manage project changes with the Customer and project team, following the change management process.
• Maintain Project Management system with current scope, schedule, financials, risks, etc. Maintain project documentation.
• Provide project status updates and lead Project Reviews as required.
• Capture and report project best practices/ lessons learned and Cost-of-Poor Quality cases.
• Follow CM&U Project Management processes.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited College or University, preferably in a technical or business degree, or equivalent
• At least 4 years experience in Project Management or job associated and Proven experience on execution of Complex Projects.
• Obtain Gas Power Services PMO Project Manager Qualification within 24 months of assignment including successful training, passing a review board, and obtaining the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent. The 24-month timeline may be extended as needed to meet PMP experience requirements.
• Maintain PMO Project Manager Qualification status through ongoing training and recertification as required.
• Eligibility Requirements: Ability and willingness to travel (~25%)

Desired Characteristics

• Skilled at leading and influencing cross functional team members in a matrix organization.
• Skilled Communicator; professional and tactful in oral and written communications with multiple GE functions/levels and with the Customer; applies good judgment on frequency and detail of communication.
• Confident yet humble. Ability to tactfully ask questions to create clarity and transparency on projects.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively switch-task and manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to quickly respond to and manage project changes.
• Motivated to plan and lead team as well as to manage project administration.
• Appetite for learning PM processes and tools, as well as CM&U products and technology updates.
• Ability to set realistic objectives, accurately appraise situations, detect risks and issues, and collaborate with GE internal teams and customer to find win-win solutions.
• Embraces and demonstrates sensitivity to culture of customer and internal team members.
• Experience interpreting or applying Contract terms & conditions and binding agreements.
• Understanding of GE financial processes, revenue recognition, costs, margin, and quarterly forecasting.
• Understanding of project scheduling; ability to manage critical path activities to meet outage date.
• Several years of experience in either field engineering, commercial, engineering, sourcing, repair, power plant operation and maintenance or other adjacent role with Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Generators, Heat Recovery Steam Generators, or Aeroderivatives.
• Extended scope experience involving power plant equipment and auxiliary systems.
• Direct customer-facing experience.
• PMP Certification, Project Management Leadership Program (PMLP) Graduate, or other Project Management training.