- Location
- Stafford, United Kingdom
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Management
- Seniority
- Manager
- Education
- Bachelor
- Source
- Workday
Description
Job Description Summary
GE Vernova is globally recognized for designing, manufacturing and delivering customized HVDC solutions for utilities worldwide. With over 130 years of pioneering experience, GE offers two HVDC technologies, Line Commutated Converters (LCC) and Voltage-Sourced Converters (VSC), to support a broad range of applications and deployable in different schemes including overhead line (point to point), back to back, submarine/land cable and offshore. https://resources.grid.gevernova.com/hvdc/hvdc-how-does-it-workGE Vernova NPI Development team is looking for a NPI Project Manager (NPI PM) to manage portfolio of Power Electronics and Valves programs. The NPI PM will be responsible for the successful initiation, planning, budget control, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of New Product Introduction projects through to industrialization.
They will become a key interface to manage internal stakeholders within HVDC portfolio. The candidate must have a combination of skills including an ability to ask penetrating questions, detect unstated assumptions and resolve conflicts, as well as more general management, influencing and leadership skills.
Job Description
Role and Responsibilities
In this role you will have the opportunity to:
- Own and Deliver projects utilising proven methodologies in Project Management e.g. PMI PMBOK, PRINCE2 etc.
- Create and maintain detailed program plans while controlling requirements/scope, holding the responsible parties accountable to deadlines, maintaining risk logs, leading project meetings and chairing project gate reviews
- Liaise with stakeholders such as Product leaders, Principal engineers, EHS, Safety, Quality, IP, Cyber and People leaders for timely & quality execution of the NPI projects.
- Report to key stakeholders – Status, KPIs, Budgets, Risk Register, supporting Decisions & Escalations where needed
- Motivate a matrix team to deliver complex and critical projects on scope, time, cost (full budget control) and quality requirements following proper gate review processes, and deliver a cyber secure automation and controls system
- Coordinate where necessary with global teams, other functions including ITO, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance and Marketing, EHS, Safety, Quality, IP, Cyber, Technical Regs & Standards, and other HVDC functions.
- Program Increment release paperwork and chair NPI Gate Reviews, Aligning Objectives with Program Sponsors, Product Managers, Principal Engineers & Team
Essential requirements
- Project management and product lifecycle/obsolescence experience in electrical, power electronics and mechanical projects, preferably in Industrial Automation and Control Systems domain
- Nice to have formal Bachelors in Engineering or similar domain and Project Management certifications such as PMI, PRINCE2 or equivalent with experience in planning software such as Primavera 6, MS Project, or similar.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including experience presenting to executive level stakeholders. Ability to interact effectively with different business departments and team members.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills to navigate the volatilities, uncertainties, complexities and ambiguities around managing the software programs.
- Natural Problem Solver, with desire to make an impact & to continuously find ways to maximise the team’s operational efficiency.
- Experience working with Engineering firms in domains such as HVDC and/or similar engineering domain.
Skills
Project Management
