Project Manager Contract Performance Management
Schenectady, NY - USA
Job Summary
Key Responsibilities
Project Planning & Execution
- Lead wind farm upgrade projects from contract award through commissioning support and project closeout.
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules budgets risk registers and resource plans.
- Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions to address schedule cost or quality issues.
- Ensure project deliverables meet contractual obligations and customer expectations.
Customer & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the primary customer interface throughout the project lifecycle.
- Lead project meetings progress reviews and executive status updates.
- Build strong relationships with customers subcontractors logistics providers and internal stakeholders.
- Manage customer requests contract changes and issue resolution.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Coordinate activities across engineering manufacturing procurement logistics quality field services and finance.
- Ensure timely delivery of components software and documentation.
- Support factory acceptance testing (FAT) site acceptance activities and commissioning coordination.
- Facilitate communication between manufacturing facilities and project sites.
Contract & Commercial Management
- Understand project contracts technical specifications and commercial requirements.
- Manage scope changes claims variations and contractual correspondence.
- Track project costs forecasts invoicing milestones and cash flow.
- Support commercial negotiations when required.
Risk & Quality Management
- Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Ensure compliance with company quality management systems and customer specifications.
- Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned and best practices.
- Support internal and external audits as needed.
Health Safety & Environmental (HSE)
- Promote a strong safety culture across all project activities.
- Ensure compliance with applicable HSE regulations and company policies.
- Coordinate with site teams to support safe turbine delivery installation and commissioning.
Reporting
- Prepare weekly and monthly project status reports.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including schedule budget safety quality and customer satisfaction.
- Escalate significant project risks and issues to senior management with recommended actions.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Project Management Business or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in renewable energy wind energy heavy industrial equipment power generation or a related industry.
- Ability and willingness to domestically travel 20%.
- Ability and willingness to work at times outside standard business hours to support customer or project requirements.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities
- Project Management Professional (PMP) PRINCE2 or equivalent certification preferred.
- Experience managing large complex multi-disciplinary projects.
- Strong understanding of contract administration and commercial project management.
- Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Experience coordinating international suppliers and cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of wind turbine technology manufacturing logistics and installation processes.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project Oracle ERP systems and Microsoft Office.
- Strong problem-solving negotiation and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
- Financial acumen including budgeting forecasting and cost control.
- Experience with utility-scale onshore or offshore wind projects.
- Familiarity with turbine transportation heavy-lift operations and site construction activities.
- Knowledge of grid connection commissioning and renewable energy regulations.
- Experience working with EPC contractors developers utilities or independent power producers (IPPs).
Working Conditions
- Combination of office and wind project site environments.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- On-time project delivery
- Budget adherence
- Customer satisfaction
- Safety performance
- Quality performance
- Schedule performance
- Successful management of project risks and change orders
- Project profitability and margin performance
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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