Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GE Vernova is seeking a Senior Project Manager to provide execution leadership for high-priority, complex substation and FACTS projects. The role oversees scope, cost, schedule, risk, quality, safety, customer satisfaction, contracts, and project financial forecasting while coordinating internal teams, customers, providers, and subcontractors.
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of large, high visibility, potentially high risk projects, first of a kind solutions, penalties and rewards, accelerated schedules for the Electrical Substation and FACTS markets
- Act as a single point of contact for senior level customer contacts and internal / external project team
- Assume overall responsibility for project leadership and strategy including planning, directing and controlling resources / processes in complex work-scope projects to ensure compliance to customer specifications, quality standards and safety and technical / engineering standards
- Estimate budgets and track / influence costs of projects; ensure on time completion within budget
- Engage as required in pre-contract processes during project scope, schedule and cost development
- Interface with other engineering fields and support functions to coordinate project development, implementation and control
- Coach Project Specialists, Project Managers and other Engineers to enhance project management skills
- Interface with providers, subcontractors and customers to align project specifications and requirements
- Ensure safety procedures on site and strict adherence to quality standards
- Develop multiple contracts / subcontractor work scopes and coordinate administration for written contracts
- Coordinate resolution of issues through the use of change management and ensure timely collection of monies
- Facilitate the quantification and documentation of project performance with both the project team and customer immediately after project completion
- Determine and communicate work package percent complete and percent committed required for project financial "estimate at completion" forecasting
Skills
- Bachelors degree in engineering or a related field from an accredited university or college
- Minimum 8 years experience in project management of electrical substations or relevant experience to the role
- Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time, may include international travel, and must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies
- Experience in Synchronous Condensers, STATCOMS, Fixed Series Capacitors preferred
- Prior experience in managing high voltage electrical utility projects
- Previous responsibility for projects or programs involving multiple businesses and/or functions across the entire project cycle - development and design through manufacturing, delivery, installation, and commissioning and test acceptance
- Ability to manage external, customer-facing projects to successful completion
- Ability to apply advanced technical, engineering, and quality assurance concepts to solve practical business problems
- Experience working with global teams and partners
- Commitment to maintaining the highest standards of service quality in all aspects of project delivery
- Ability to successfully interface with executive level management within both the sponsor and customer organizations
- Ability to apply and coach managerial and leadership concepts and techniques (plan, execute, direct, coach, mentor, evaluate and control)
- Strong decision-making, communications, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple long and short-term projects simultaneously
- PMI/PMP certification; familiarity with modern project management techniques & software systems, including global resource planning systems and Primavera project management software
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem solving abilities
- Familiarity with contractual terms and experience managing customer-facing contracts
- Familiarity with preparation of proposals for complex substations, including international work and quality training
Benefits
- Professional development
- Discretionary annual bonus eligibility
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Prescription drug coverage
- Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan
- Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- Tuition assistance
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- Permissive time off
- Remote position
- The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.
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