Project Manager

Job Description Summary At GE Power Conversion we provide electrification solutions, enabling customers to power their energy-intensive operations, and to improve energy efficiency.
We are recognized for high-performance ship electric power and electric propulsion systems, energy management, and automation and control systems as applied globally across the marine, energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors.
Our project management teams are the success behind some of the highest profile, advanced technology programs around, both in the UK and internationally. We now have an opportunity for a talented and experienced Senior Project Manager to join us. If this sounds like your kind of career challenge, we’d like to hear from you.

Job Description

• To lead and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary project team or portfolio of projects to deliver project objectives in a structured and efficient manner and to schedule.

• Provide clear and sustained leadership of project management activities for a diverse range of clients in the UK and overseas.

• Act as the primary point of contact for the customer and form effective working relationships with all stakeholders including the customer, project team members and supply chain partners.

• Act as the focal point for the project review process to check progress, manage cost, identify deviations from the scope and plan. Detect risk and put mitigations in place and forecast future performance.

• Provide continuous support and guidance to the team, promoting good practices and focusing on lessons learnt.

• Embrace the GE lean transformation within the business and deploy this actively within the project management context.

• Commercially aware with good understanding of project financials, risk management, contractual and legal interfaces with the ability to compile claim & lead claim negotiations with Customer / Suppliers

Desired Characteristics

A team player, who can establish effective working relationships at all levels, motivate the project team to deliver, and provide support when the project encounters challenges.

Excellent management and organisational skills with good investigative and problem-solving skills.

A demonstrated ability to lead projects whilst having strong verbal and written communication skills.

Established project management skills with a proven ability to plan, document, market and execute programs to schedule.

Enthusiastic, self-driven, determined, persuasive and thorough in approach and capable of working independently and in a team environment.

A skilled and flexible negotiator able to work through issues arising and find effective solutions.

Knowledge and Experience

Commercial or Technical degree & PM certification or equivalent experience is desirable.

Experience in an Engineering, Project Management and Procurement/Supplier environment is preferred.

Competence in the use of SAP is advantageous as are good computer skills, including MS Office and database tools.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No