Job Description Summary

The Lead Operations & Program Manager will operate within the Wind Machine Head Subsystem team responsible for providing operational leadership, program & portfolio management to achieve top business priorities and execute programs with excellence. This particular leader will be primarily responsible for operations and program management of the Machine Head portfolio. Strong leadership around coordinating cross functional teams and schedule building are required.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Own program schedule and budget, including development and maintenance, for small to large sized programs with varying degrees of complexity within the portfolio or area of responsibility.
• Identify, make visible and analyze program risks throughout the program lifecycle; demonstrate effective mitigation and problem-solving to meet and exceed expected program outcomes.
• Support platform Program Management (PM) with subsystem level planning and program management; including detailed scheduling and execution of deliverables and milestones within the subsystem.  Maintain regular communication with platform PM to relay status, risks and negotiate changes or solutions to issues.
• Manage a sub portfolio of projects within subsystem or area of responsibility. Identify priority conflicts and deliverable misses early; communicate and work with the subsystem team to define a recovery plan whenever possible and escalate to platform PM with the issue can’t be resolved within the subsystem. 
• Lead and/or support Engineering Daily Management operating rhythms serving as the primary liaison between subsystem and platform PM & Systems for identifying, communicating and resolving priority and resources conflicts that risk successful execution of key business priorities.   Active participant and leader in the subsystem daily management.
• Support engineering mid to long term strategic planning efforts by 1) providing clarity on program scope, requirements and deliverables to enable effective demand planning for assigned programs 2) supporting subsystem resource demand planning & cost estimations
• Develop an understanding of what it takes to get work done within the subsystem(s) using current and past performance data; develop schedule templates, basis of estimate models (effort and duration) and other means of improving efficiency and quality of demand planning estimates.
• Communicate regularly, accurately and transparently with Project Leaders, Functional Managers and Business Leaders concerning program status, project issues and decisions.
• Work with planner/schedulers to create and update project schedule. Assure proper documentation of data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures. 
• Identify simplification and standardization of work and best practices into engineering product development, operations, program execution and validation processes

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Program Management, Engineering or Operations

Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrated project execution and management skills
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem solving skills
• Ability to document, plan and execute cross functional programs
• Experience with engineering product development process; preferably in Wind Industry
• Experience with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word
• Experience with Primavera P6 or similar project, program and portfolio management tool
• Strong oral and written communication skills

The salary range for this position is $98,400 - $164,000 USD Annual. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation. This posting is expected to close on June 28th or thereafter.

*The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity