Job Description Summary

The Lead Project Manager is responsible for planning, leading, organizing and motivating the cross-functional project team working on turbine controls.

Job Description

As a Lead Project Manager you will be responsible for:

• Achieving on-time, on-budget and on-quality level of performance while delivering end-to-end projects that provide exceptional execution performance.
• Acting as a primary customer contact for the duration of each project from purchase order receipt through commissioning; resolving specification issues; handling correspondence; providing periodic updates; ensuring customer satisfaction; negotiating with for customer-requested changes (price and delivery); arranging witness tests; managing contract and terms; collecting accounts receivables and closing out project.
• Managing and reporting all financial aspects of the project including budgets, costs, margin, invoicing, and receivable collection while promoting change orders and providing estimate-at-completion forecasts.
• Developing and maintain project schedule and critical control points through collaboration across all functions on major milestones and task completion dates.
• Directing and administer project-related activities using QMS procedures.
• Facilitating project closeouts, pre-mortem discussions and Project Review meetings.
• Providing daily engagement. leadership and direction to other functions within the project team to ensure an alignment on project goals and deliverables for project success.
• Implementing continuous improvement for processes impacting the organization by developing and suggesting enhancements while maintaining productivity and efficiency.
• Monitoring project progress closely to update key stakeholders including identification and timely communication of project risks to management teams.
• Influence decision making and problem solving across cross-functional teams to develop an inclusive win-win solution for customer and the organization.
• Understanding key manufacturing, supply chain and engineering processes with a strong background in turbine and generator control technologies.

Required Qualifications

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or Management from accredited college or University.
• Have Minimum 3 years of experience managing multiple (>10) projects simultaneously.
• Travel up to 40% of the time for kick-off meetings, close out meetings and witness tests.

Desired Characteristics

• Have minimum 2 years of experience in controls and/or turbines.
• Have minimum 2 years of experience in project management or customer-facing roles
• Have SAP Enterprise Software experience.
• Have excellent communicator, works well in a team environment, appreciates challenges.
• Be flexible, continuous learner, willing to share knowledge and experience.
• Have presentation skills, both oral and written.
• Have organizational skills to manage multiple projects effectively.
• Be comfortable and effective working in new areas that require rapid problem solving.
• Have experience working with global supply chain teams.
• Demonstrate initiative to explore alternate approaches to solving problems.
• Willingness to gain project management professional certification (PMP).
• Utilizes in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline and analytical thinking and technical experience to execute policy/strategy.
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Uses some judgment and has some ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to arrive at decisions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.

Required Qualifications