Project Management Leader

Job Description Summary

As part of GE Power Conversion (GEPC) USA team, you will play a significant role in the managing the portfolio of Industry projects in North America. You will interact closely with customers in North America, system and design engineering teams both locally and globally, as well as Sourcing and Manufacturing teams, understanding their challenges, developing technical solutions and project fulfillment as part of Order to Remittance (OTR).

The PM Leader for Industry projects manages the Industry project portfolio and the Industry PM team, reporting directly to the Industry GM for GEPC in North America. The PM Leader is the main point of contact for our NAM customers for any escalation to senior management during order execution.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver successfully Industry projects to our customers following Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC) mindset, by managing a team of project managers, each of whom are responsible for project execution
• Accountable for On-time Delivery (OTD) metric on the Industry project portfolio
• Accountable for delivering Industry project financials - Project Revenue, Project Margin, Project Margin Improvements and driving project change orders, across the entire project portfolio
• Accountable for project billings and cash collection across the entire portfolio
• Guide Project managers manage their Industry projects from project handover, project kick-off to RTS (Readiness to ship).
• Proactively work with multiple functional stakeholders to manage escalated project risks across the portfolio
• Understand the technical aspects of the systems/ products and implication of the sourcing and manufacturing process
• Using one OTR process and milestones, guide PMs in overall project execution ownership and responsibility for coordinating multiple functions - Engineering, PO issue to suppliers, project management with suppliers, project planning, project finance and Quality.
• Proactively provide regular updates on project status and risks to the Industry Leader and Senior Leadership team
• Monitor the progress throughout project life-cycle and ensure that eventual issues are escalated as appropriate and promptly resolved
• Escalate Project delays and resource conflicts to leadership and resolve these challenges by working closely with functional leaders
• Ensure required documentation is being shared between the various stakeholders
• Maintain project records and communications
• Ensure Lessons Learned from project execution are shared within the team

• University degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, business management or supply chain management
• MBA in Business Management or Supply Chain Management
• Minimum of 7+ years proven project management experience with strong customer focus
• Proven experience in managing customer contracts above $1M USD
• Proven ability to work across global teams
• Excellent product knowledge and technical background on Power Electronics, Rotating Machines, Automation and Control for various industries such as Oil & Gas, Mining, Metals, Air Separation, Nuclear, Power Utilities etc
• Excellent Communication Skills (written & oral) in English
• Minimum 5 years of industrial experience in electrical or mechanical manufacturing industry.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Proactive Leadership skills and excellent team player.

• Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt Certification
• Strong Customer focus and service mindset
• Collaborative attitude, Team-work & commitment
• Strong leadership and open communication skills
• Ability to deliver under pressure
• Resilient attitude
• Open, creative & flexible
• Solution oriented & pragmatic
• Entrepreneurial mindset & "can-do" attitude