Lead Project Manager

GE Vernova is a leading company in the energy sector, and they are seeking a Lead Project Manager for their NAM Grid Solutions team. The role involves managing major projects related to service delivery, warranty, and customer relations, ensuring project efficiency and accountability while leading a team to meet operational goals.

Responsibilities:

• Perform customer order review and compare with the GE quote upon transfer of the project file from the Commercial group to Project management
• Lead the project kick-off meeting with all internal contributors and assign roles and responsibilities
• Lead the customer kick-off meeting to communicate the nature of the work that will be done and clarify any issues in the order
• Coordinate all activities related to the project
• Follow project spend vs budget (cost, materials, labor)
• Lead and draft project follow-up meeting summaries (internal and external)
• Follow-up on the project derogations
• Perform invoicing according to the contract terms
• Follow-up with GE procurement department on supplier deliveries
• Communicate and inform the customer of project progress on a regular basis
• Produce the project Post-Mortem analysis report
• Perform the administrative closing of the project
• Management of long-term service projects
• Closeout of project deficiencies and Punchlist items
• Management of warranty and all after sales services
• Responsible for overseeing the project and direct or indirect leadership and/or management of project resources
• Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions
• Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions

Requirements:

• BS in Engineering or related technical discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of work experience, with minimum 4 years of proven Project management experience in Oil & Gas, Power Generation or Utility industries
• Proficiency in Spoken & Written English required
• Ability and willingness to travel 25% across the USA and Canada
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Established project management skills
• Flexible in work and in travelling to domestic or international locations
• Team player & good communication skills
• Customer oriented
• Pragmatic, results and quality oriented
• EHS focused