Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Job Description Summary

The Senior Project Manager will drive for technical excellence, professional skills and GE Vernova values-by accelerating their development through intense technical training and a variety of business critical assignments.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

Projects management:

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects (Turnkeys, Substations Extensions, retrofit and maintenance) in Algeria.

• Lead technical contractual and financial management of constructions projects including Engineering , CW, manufacturing, Delivery, Erection and commissioning.

• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget

• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility

• Ensure resource availability and allocation

• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress

• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques

• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques

• Report and escalate to management as needed

• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders

• Perform risk management to minimize project risks

• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and third parties/vendors

• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project

• Delegate project tasks based on junior staff members' individual strengths, skill sets and experience levels

• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals

• Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis

• Develop comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients as well as other staff members

• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Develop spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document needs

• Lead and coordinate the preparation of project reviews (starting with “budget zero” review) with other involved PLs( if applicable)

• Ensure end-to-end project life cycle from kick-off to closure including billing, cash collection & management of bonds

• Ensure “project monitoring cycle” regarding Progress and Projects Review

• Control the execution of action plans issued from project reviews with focus on anticipation of events, risks identification and management, cash position, …

Support main tenders:

• Participate to Major tender review for risks & opportunities assessment

• Participate to the elaboration of project execution strategy,

• Participate to the elaboration of the costing, matrix of responsibilities, Schedule and milestones, Risks mitigation

Unit financials:

• Provide inputs from project execution to build budget / forecast: Sales, CCM, cash flow

• Ensure that the sales/Billing/Cash plan is achieved according to the monthly budget

Improvement actions:

• Impulse generation of improvement actions that improve projects’ execution performance

• Monitor these actions and their sustainable implementation at operational level

Supervision of Contract Management:

• Drive and control the enforcement of Contract Management Processes with external support (Legal, finance, Risk Committee, …)

• preparing and negotiating Variation Orders and Claims, with advice from the legal adviser when necessary

• Report identified or anticipated deviations to the Operations Manager and proposing corrective actions

Portfolio Analysis:

• Backlog / Book to Bill analysis versus Budget Target

• Performs global risk assessment, forecasts, mitigation/management view, Sales/GM Landing

• Business development within portfolio: detects new business opportunities, project extensions, visits customers,

Customer Satisfaction:

• Deploy and monitor Grid customer satisfaction policy, standards, methods & tools (e.g surveys standards & NPS, CIS/CQS,ACT, …)

• Relay and facilitate the action of Grid Customer care team regarding Customer care (All Ambassadors…) programs deployment

• Define and monitor customer care/customer satisfaction improvements plans (e.g detractors / promoters plans, All ambassadors action plan….) aligned with Grid priorities

Authorities:

• Must participate to all decisions that impact projects’ Cash/Quality/Delivery/GM baselines & customer satisfaction.

Quality Health and Safety

• Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes, continuous improvement.

• Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner

• Demonstrate EHS leadership and ensure Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team

• Demonstrate the proper acts and actively observes work conditions and behaviors, Health

Performance Measurement

• Main Risks & Opportunities on projects, Project P&L management

Network & Links

Internal:

• Within the Unit : UMD, OM, Engineering, Sites, Sales & Tendering Managers, Finance, Sourcing, HR.

• Within the Region : RMD Operations Director, Engineering, management of entities and other functions such as Legal, Sales & Tendering, Contract Management

Interface and define the needs and schedule with other Units participating to the projects from the portfolio (automation, products, service)

External:

• Clients , Contractors, Suppliers, Partners, Consultant

Required Qualifications:

• Preferred 12+ years’ experience in Project management and/or Engineering and/or Supply Chain and/or Sourcing function).

• Bachelors' degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

• A knowledge of systems integration businesses (i.e. solutions) is a must in Power, T&D industry focused on Automation, Telecom and Monitoring Systems.

• Ability to work, listen and convince in a multicultural environment and with functional influence in a matrix organization

• Excellent negotiation, leadership and influencing skills

• Capabilities to define a strategy and excellent project management skills

• Knowledge in economic performance evaluation

• Fluency in English, French and Arabic.

• No obstacle to travel across the region: 25%.

Desired Characteristics:

• Innovative & creative, major change agent

• Resilient, sees setbacks as opportunities

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No