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36 days agoGeneral Electric

North Europe Project Control Leader

  • Stafford (Staffordshire)

Job description

Job Description Summary

Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.

In Project Controls, our goal is to ensure the right rigor around schedule and cost management processes to deliver projects on-time and within budget.

With focus and rigor around tools, processes, operating rhythm, and people, here you shall have the opportunity to learn, contribute and excel in one of the best Project controls functions in the industry.
Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

Job Description

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Overall

  • Lead the region Project Controls team including both Schedule and Cost Control functions.
  • Ensure compliance to Global Standards for planning and cost control in the region.
  • Manage workload of team to ensure there is requisite resources and skills available to meet project needs.
  • Manage project portfolio and identify and mitigate transactional and systemic risks to cost and schedule.
  • Support and drive the creation and development of the Project Controls function in the region.
  • Collaborate and align with other regional function leaders and across Business Lines where required.
  • Overall supervision of team
  • Travel to sites, manufacturing facilities and customer / partner offices as and when required

Tendering

  • Ensure compliance to the tender process for planning and cost control
  • Review opportunity pipeline and assign resources/support tenders in the regions with required schedule and cost control functional support
  • Review tender schedules and cost to ensure the plan meets our standards and risks are properly communicated

Project execution

  • Ensure proper Project Controls support is assigned in time to support project launch.
  • Ensure project is launched with the Global Standards and proper process is followed.
  • Review project schedules and cost analytics to ensure we are accurately reporting the status and risk in the project.
  • Support and drive with PC team risk mitigations with PM and other functions.
  • Ensure reporting is aligned to the Global standards and is provided on timely basis with frequency required to successfully manage project.
  • Ensure required review meetings occur to manage the project and risks
  • Contribute to month/quarter-end closing calendar.
  • Ensure claims management and successful project closeout.

Development

  • Ensure team is trained and developed to support projects and creates a pipeline for future PC needs.
  • Ensure the team has the right level of know-how and competency to perform their responsibilities through coaching and development.
  • Regularly manage and review performance of employees according to Performance Management cycle (PMC).

Quality & Lean

  • Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes at GSI level and Project Controls Function
  • Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner
  • Identify areas of opportunity for standardisation / optimisation and where possible participate in a Kaizen or similar lean event to implement any identified improvements

EHS

  • Demonstrate EHS leadership to ensure Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team
  • Takes responsibility to reward and encourage direct reports to take proactive steps toward all matters related to EHS in the workplace.
  • Identifies and evaluate EHS risks in own area and implements practical measures in proactive partnership with operations and the local EHS team.
  • Regularly observes routines and behaviours of others and provides immediate feedback regarding unsafe behaviour and celebrates achievements or safe behaviours.
  • Actively participates in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.
  • Participates in hierarchical/ team safety visits and leads EHS improvement initiatives as and when defined.

Qualifications & Experience

Educational Requirements

BS degree – engineering preferred

Desired Knowledge & Experience

  • Extensive Experience in Project management on large complex turnkey projects
  • Demonstrated Experience Project Controls role on large complex turnkey projects
  • Deep domain knowledge of planning and use of Primavera
  • Knowledge of cost control function on large complex turnkey projects
  • Knowledge of forensic analysis on large complex turnkey projects

Grid Solutions, a GE Renewable Energy business, serves customers globally with over 13,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. Grid Solutions is focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

About GE Grid Solutions:

At GE Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

Why we come to work:

At GE Renewable Energy, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we’re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

What we offer:

A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements

Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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