Project Manager at GE - General Electric

Ref Id: 1812566
Location: Lagos
Job Function: Services
Business Segment: Baker Hughes GE Oilfield Services

Role Summary

• Baker Hughes, a GE Company as a new opportunity for Project Manager to join our team to look after projects across Sub Sahara Africa.

Essential Responsibilities

• Primarily focused on new business start-up projects within SSA.
• Project lead single and multiple Product Line start-ups in countries for OFS
• Co-ordinate OFS projects with any BHGE country strategies
• Apply WBS methodologies to define the components of the project scope to be managed.
• Monitor and, where applicable, eliminate scope creep.
• Identify the key project drivers (cost, performance, schedule constraints).
• Candidate should have the capability to effectively plan a project’s schedule.
• Use activity definitions, sequencing, duration estimation and milestones to create a project schedule.
• Control and monitor project schedule.
• Use Cost estimates, probabilistic cost risk assessment, and contingency plans to create a project budget and cash flow estimate.
• Utilize Cost Risk Analysis at appropriate intervals in overall project plan.
• Prepare budget and expenditure reports.
• Use forecasting of cost for time and materials to influence project decision making.
• Develop budgeting, cost monitoring and reporting plans.
• Create risk management plans and perform qualitative risk analysis.
• Maintain the risk register and risk mitigation strategies for all project risks.
• Collaborate with resource managers to acquire resource allocation and staffing requirements for all projects.
• Consistently meet stakeholder expectations.
• Develop a formal communications plan and identify ways communications were successful.
• Use team building activities, general management skills, reward and recognition systems, collocation, and training for the development of project team.
• Liaison with 3rd party vendors and internal service providers.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and 12+ years of work experience (including time working in project environment, with at least 5 years of experience of managing projects).
• The ability to manage complex projects and programs.
• Experience working across multiple product lines.
• Able to travel extensively
• Ability to analyze financial information.
• Certification in project management (e.g. Project Management Professional (PMP); New Product Development Professional (NPDP); Agile Scrum Master) preferred but not required.
• Previous experience working within a Program Management Office preferred.
• Preferred knowledge and experience of the technical area being managed and an awareness of the business issues.
• Global experience in managing projects preferred.

Desired Characteristics:

• Individual must have strong interpersonal skills, negotiation skills and organizational skills and the ability to influence others.
• Analyzes requirements with the project sponsor/customer or senior colleagues, designs the implementation proposal, and evaluates the feasibility.
• Responsible for technical and organizational management and financial aspects of the activities.
• Oversees the work of project managers and their project teams.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.