Job Description Summary
Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition. As Valve Converter Lead Project Engineer, you will report to the Head of the Valve Converter Engineering function. This role gives you an excellent opportunity to expand your project management skills within an international organization delivering complex HVDC systems. Based at the HVDC Centre of Excellence in Stafford, there will be international travel opportunities to collaborate with other GE teams, participate in customer meetings, support test facilities, and site activities. The scope is to execute the delivery of the project regarding the converter valve and the cooling system from requirement capture to handover to the customer, as per budget and within schedule.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of one or several projects running in parallel.
- Define and maintain the Valve Delivery Project Plan.
- Define and maintain the detailed Valve Project Smartsheet Plan derived from the main Project Delivery P6 plan.
- Define and maintain the Valve Risk Register and escalade high risks to project team.
- Review planned hours, Cost-To-Completion hours vs Budgeted hours.
- Adhere to the GE HVDC operation rhythm.
- Adhere to the Valve Engineering SIPOC and delivery processes.
- Define and maintain the resource plan, request additional resources to valve engineering team leads.
- Accountability on the On-Time-Delivery and say-do ratio KPIs for the project.
- Lead cross-functional tasks and discussions.
- Lead Non-Conformities, with action plan in place and accountability to close them.
- Lead Valve Engineering Gate Reviews and Engineering Design Reviews.
- Raise Change Request when required, following a budget deviation, a change of scope or a change in design.
- Report on a monthly basis to the Head of Valve, the project progress, including achievements, budget status, risks review and resource plan, look ahead.
- Represent Valve during the customer meeting and with GE partners.
- Travel abroad to attend customer meetings, witness type testing in presence of customer or consultants.
- Actively share and learn good practices and lessons learned as continuous improvement for future projects execution.
- Adhere to the EHS policies.
Skills and Competencies
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead programmes / projects.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programmes.
- Established project management skills.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Proficiency in SmartSheet and/or MS Project.
Advantageous
- Prior experience as Project Manager or project lead.
- Prior experience in engineering.
- Project management certification.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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