Lead Project Management Specialist at GE - General Electric

Ref No: 3225756
Location: Abuja
Job Function: Project Management
Business Segment: Power Grid Solutions

Role Summary

• To plan, manage and deliver projects from transfer through to Provisional Acceptance Certificate (PAC) ensuring that additional business opportunities are pursued and to deliver high levels of Customer satisfaction and maximum margin/value.

Essential Responsibilities
Integration Management:

• Set-up project management plan (incl strategy)
• Manage the changes and adapt the objectives & strategy accordingly
• Organize and lead Gate reviews
• Address project management issues (road-blocks, performance, etc...)
• Contribute to project management process improvements and delivery processes at Unit level

Scope Management:

• Manage the entire project scope of work
• Analyse Customer requirements
• Detect errors/inconsistencies within customer requirement. Propose solutions to reduce those gaps and lead the relevant negotiations

Time Management:

• Responsible for delivering the project on time
• Produce and update Master project schedule
• Produce and updates list of key milestones (incl customers)
• Anticipate on-time delivery issues (documents, services, equipment)
• Measure project progress and anticipate actions

Cost Management:

• Take responsibility for the gross margin of the project
• Maximize profit and cash at each phase of project
• Foresee costs & margins at completion
• Identify cost discrepancies
• Monitor cash evolution and take actions
• Develop monthly sales forecast (in close cooperation with the project controller)
• Develop cost and revenue recovery plans
• Optimize Costs (design to cost, negotiation QCD, etc…) and challenge productivity in all areas directly involved

Human Resources Management:

• Set-up and drive a project and site organisation teams
• Anticipate resources allocation
• Coach & give feedback to project team members

Communication Management:

• Responsible for all aspects of communication within the project
• Ensure Customer satisfaction through effective and healthy communication
• Provide reporting to customer
• Provide reporting to management

Risk & Opportunity Management:

• Conduct Risk Sessions
• Identify and implement risk mitigation plans
• Proactively generate and manage opportunities

Contract & Suppliers Management:

• Take responsibility for all aspects of contract management with the Customer, and suppliersEnsure full understanding of the Contractual requirements by project team
• Build complex claim and VO’s files involving different levels of Customer / Partner(s) / Supplier(s) organisation
• Challenge & negotiate T&C's, claims and VO’s
• Define, monitor and control Customer / Partners / Supplier(s) strategy with regards VO’s & claims
• Plan & follow procurement & delivery in coordination with procurement department
• Support procurement department in supplier relationship & conflict management
• Evaluate quality of deliveries: on-time deliveries, quality of products supplied, quality of services supplied (documentation…)

Quality:

• Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes in ebook and on site
• Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner

Health And Safety:

• Demonstrate commitment to safety through participation in formal and informal discussions
• Adhere to all safe working procedures in accordance with instructions
• Ensure safety work instructions are complied
• Participate in the resolution of safety issues
• Initiate actions to improve health and safety where needed

Qualifications/Requirements

• Degree level or equivalent education or experience
• Most suitable candidates will possess an engineering-related degree, although some may have a commercial background
• Business English
• A valid NYSC discharge or exemption certificate will be required (please indicate clearly on your resume)
• Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in Nigeria

Desired Characteristics:
Experience:

• 5 to 8 years experience of managing medium size project
• Project management in an international environment (preferred)
• Experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams with multiple interfaces and high project local content
• Experienced in managing complex engineering projects
• Experience of team building
• Proven track record of project improvement margin
• Management of projects with major financial, technical and commercial risks

Business Knowledge:

• Willingness to work in different locations for short or medium periods and to travel world-wide
• Experience in similar industry

Skills:

• Certified as PM level B or should be certified in the following 6-9 months after assignment
• The candidate shall have the competencies associated with this level (see competency wheel described in PM Certification procedure)