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Lead Project Manager Close Out
Job Location:
Job Location:
La Prairie - Canada
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
14 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
11 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
As a Project Closeout Manager for the North American Grid Systems Integration (GSI) business you are responsible for implementing and maintaining our operational closeout (COT) and warranty processes and tools monitoring all warranty obligations for the GSI NAM portfolio (AC solutions FACTS HVDC technologies and related services) and managing all closeout activities for major projects. Given the strong growth of the business this role is essential to ensure the organization is prepared to ensure a safe and seamless execution transfer from the construction phase to post-commissioning obligations (COT warranty and long-term service agreements).Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
Process & Tools
- Lead the Implementation & maintenance of Close-out (COT) and Warranty Handbook methods & guidelines following GSI PMO guidelines.
- Proactively proposes improvements to these processes & tools to the Regional Project Management and Risk & PMO and Project Control function leader.
- Tailor them to business specifics when required.
- Provide or/and organize trainings / assistance as required.
Close-out and Warranty projects governance
- Ensure overall application of project close-out and warranty governance cycle.
- Maintain a strong monitoring of the overall close-out and warranty obligations in the Region (project operational issues Quality/Design issues Lessons Learned)
- Monitor operational and financial performance of close-out and warranty projects and provide the Return of Experience to the ITO team.
Operational responsibilities
- Responsible for the budget and planning of the close-out projects transferred to the COT team.
- Responsible for the overall warranty budget of the region
- Responsible for the proper closing of the projects (contractual commitments ending (Bonds Warranty punch list) ERP financial close final list of LLS
Warranty workload
- Develop the Regional commissioning staffing plan strategy based on the projected workload
- Participate to the estimation of the projected workload based on the existing backlog and orders forecast on a quarterly basis.
EHS
- Strong promoter of EHS behaviors and rules.
- Perform & Monitor Safety at every stage of Close-out and Warranty activities.
- Support the implementation of EHS Procedures (strong focus on Electrical safety LOTO and work at height) work instructions and Processes in coordination with GSI Regional EHS Leader.
LEAN and Quality
- Support the implementation of other Quality Procedures work instructions and Processes in coordination with GSI Regional Quality Leader
- Support PMs Close-out and Services leader and quality to perform RCA for major incidents or quality issues
- Ensures collection of key information on commissioning projects for preparation of lesson learned LL for use on future projects.
- Initiate & participate to improvement actions on processes tools and documents
- Promote LEAN culture and deployment of Standard Work approach
Requirements:
- Electrical Engineering or Operations degree or equivalent in Engineering
- Minimum 10 years of experience on Project Management in the Power Industry
- Bilingual French & English
- Able and willing to travel 15% including international and comply with GE travel guidelines
Desired:
- Scope of GE Grid products as well as Project Management Handbook (PMH).
- Experience in large projects close-out and warranty activities. Coordination of different teams and cultures.
- Previous works experiences in a matrix organization desirable.
- Strong Knowledge on Large Project Management processes.
- Excellent networker team player and manager.
- Good communication skills.
- Dynamic and challenging able to act as a change agent and to empower others.
- Pragmatic sense to approach challenges.
- Ambitious potential to grow. High results and quality orientation.
- Process improvement as well as services specific to determine and satisfy customer requirements.
- MS Suite MS Project
- Experience of Project Manager roles
- Strong process and operational experience.
- Excellent leadership skills with ability to influence others drive change and execute on a strategy.
- Strong Industrial Service business and financial acumen
- Technical understanding of the Commissioning activities and Services business
- Excellent communication/presentation skills both written and oral.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Required Experience:
IC
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