Project Manager - Contract Performance Management (CM&U)
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Key Responsibilities
Project Planning & Execution
Lead wind farm upgrade projects from contract award through commissioning support and project closeout.
Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, budgets, risk registers, and resource plans.
Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions to address schedule, cost, or quality issues.
Ensure project deliverables meet contractual obligations and customer expectations.
Customer & Stakeholder Management
Serve as the primary customer interface throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead project meetings, progress reviews, and executive status updates.
Build strong relationships with customers, subcontractors, logistics providers, and internal stakeholders.
Manage customer requests, contract changes, and issue resolution.
Cross-Functional Coordination
Coordinate activities across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, quality, field services, and finance.
Ensure timely delivery of, components, software and documentation.
Support factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance activities, and commissioning coordination.
Facilitate communication between manufacturing facilities and project sites.
Contract & Commercial Management
Understand project contracts, technical specifications, and commercial requirements.
Manage scope changes, claims, variations, and contractual correspondence.
Track project costs, forecasts, invoicing milestones, and cash flow.
Support commercial negotiations when required.
Risk & Quality Management
Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Ensure compliance with company quality management systems and customer specifications.
Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned and best practices.
Support internal and external audits as needed.
Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE)
Promote a strong safety culture across all project activities.
Ensure compliance with applicable HSE regulations and company policies.
Coordinate with site teams to support safe turbine delivery, installation, and commissioning.
Reporting
Prepare weekly and monthly project status reports.
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), including schedule, budget, safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.
Escalate significant project risks and issues to senior management with recommended actions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in renewable energy, wind energy, heavy industrial equipment, power generation, or a related industry.
- Ability and willingness to domestically travel 20%.
- Ability and willingness to work at times outside standard business hours to support customer or project requirements.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, or equivalent certification preferred.
- Experience managing large, complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
- Strong understanding of contract administration and commercial project management.
- Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Experience coordinating international suppliers and cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of wind turbine technology, manufacturing, logistics, and installation processes.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Oracle ERP systems, and Microsoft Office.
- Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
- Financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
- Experience with utility-scale onshore or offshore wind projects.
- Familiarity with turbine transportation, heavy-lift operations, and site construction activities.
- Knowledge of grid connection, commissioning, and renewable energy regulations.
- Experience working with EPC contractors, developers, utilities, or independent power producers (IPPs).
- Working Conditions
- Combination of office and wind project site environments.
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- On-time project delivery
- Budget adherence
- Customer satisfaction
- Safety performance
- Quality performance
- Schedule performance
- Successful management of project risks and change orders
- Project profitability and margin performance
- GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
- GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
- Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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