Project Manager

General Electric ,
Rugby, Warwickshire
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**Role Summary:** Power Conversion provides bespoke solutions for power systems and is looking for Project Managers to lead on new client projects. This is a key customer facing role and you will manage a portfolio of new equipment (NU) and Conversion, Modification and Upgrade (CM&U) projects in your assigned segment. **Essential Responsibilities:** The Project Manager will perform the following duties: + Manage a portfolio of projects for the Power Conversion UK business, to ensure that contractual obligations are met on time and to budget. + Be the primary point of contact for the customer on each project, building a strong and effective customer relationship achieving a high level of customer satisfaction. + Lead and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary project team to deliver the project objectives in a structured and efficient manner. + Interface with GE participating units and external suppliers as needed. + Managing the commercial, technical and quality issues on the project. + Creating, maintaining and driving progress against a project plan. + Ensure timely and accurate customer billing and on time cash collection. + Ensuring compliance with GE Procedures at all times. + Registering, compiling, submitting and negotiating extensions contract variations, extensions and modifications as required by the business and or the client. + Carrying out project reviews to control projects, check progress, manage cost, identify deviations from plan, detect risk and forecast future performance **Qualifications/Requirements:** + BSc in Technical or Engineering subject or or equivalent knowledge or experience. + Relevant level of experience in Project Management. + Must have the ability to form effective working relationships with customers and third-party suppliers to ensure the project objectives are achieved. + Must be willing and able to travel when required, for example to customer, supplier or job site locations. + Professional status and/or formal qualification in a body related to Project Management or Quantity Surveying. + Team player, who can establish effective working relationships at all levels, motivate the project team to deliver, and provide support when the project encounters obstacles. + Experience of interfacing with external customers, commercially astute. + Good understanding of project finances enabling effective control of billing, costs and internal trading. Able to critique a project from a financial view. + Skilled and flexible negotiator, able to work through issues arising and find effective solutions. + Competence in the use of SAP. **About Us:** GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE's mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com **Locations:** United Kingdom; Rugby

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