GE Vernova is seeking a Customs Project Manager to ensure compliant and cost-effective customs execution for Gas Turbine projects. The role involves managing customs risk, providing accurate duty estimates, and collaborating with various teams to optimize landed-cost strategies and maintain project margins.
Responsibilities:
- Execute project-specific tariff models based on BOM, routing, Incoterms, destination requirements, and regulatory rules
- Calculate total tariff exposure and generate supporting calculations for duty-inclusive pricing, Estimates at Completion (EAC), and Change Order (CO) billing
- Provide timely re-estimates when project scope, country of origin, or regulation changes duty impact
- Update and communicate customs related cost-to-go and EAC, based on total forecasted impact and actual cost incurred, ensuring accuracy for project margin reviews
- As part of the EAC cycle, submit customs cost components in CPM (specify) and ensure all data is complete, traceable, and aligned with project governance requirements
- Own the preparation and maintenance of customs estimate backups required for audits, margin reviews, or customer documentation requests
- Identify potential duty mitigation strategies and collaborate with Customs team for execution
- Assess and manage customs related risks such as delays, penalties, demurrage, licensing issues, or document gaps; develop mitigation actions in collaboration with the wider Customs and Logistics COE
- Support proactive planning to protect contractual delivery dates and avoid potential liquidated damages arising from customs issues
- Provide technical Customs input to Change Order justifications, including tariff recalculations, duty impact assessments, and required documentation
- Support Project Managers in customer meetings concerning duty changes, classification decisions, or landed-cost implications
- Support Project Managers by providing necessary information and insights for customer meetings concerning duty changes, classification decisions, or landed-cost implications
- Provide project-level documentation to support duty recoverability and compliance requirements
- Ensure availability of project-specific import documentation packages to 3rd party auditors
- Ensure traceability and auditability of customs decisions in line with customer, trade compliance, and regulatory expectations
- Provide customs-related input to project margin reviews, compliance audits, or customer-requested verifications
- Develop preliminary project specific customs strategies aligned with project sourcing and logistics plans
- Monitor duty rate changes and assess potential impacts on future shipments, cost exposure, or customer commitments
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, International Trade, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field
- Financial Acumen and proficiency with cost estimation tools, project financial tracking, and forecasting processes (EAC, cost-to-go, or similar)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to produce accurate, defensible cost models and documentation packages
- Professional experience in Customs, Trade Compliance, or Project Management—preferably in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment
- Knowledge of import/export regulations, HTS classification, COO/FTA rules, and customs documentation
- Experience interpreting technical BOMs and understanding how product configuration impacts cost
- Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate customs-related risks while maintaining compliance with regulatory and customer requirements
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to support customer discussions and collaborate across functional teams
- Experience working in complex, multi-national project environments with contractual delivery requirements preferred
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive timely execution in a dynamic project setting
- Must be legally authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future
- Professional experience in Customs, Trade Compliance, or Project Management — preferably in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment