Valve Converter Lead Project Engineer – Lead the delivery of the valve converter and cooling system projects in an international HVDC environment, manage schedules, budgets, risks, and customer interactions while driving continuous improvement.
Roles and Responsibilities
* Lead the delivery of one or several projects running in parallel.
* Define and maintain the Valve Delivery Project Plan.
* Define and maintain the detailed Valve Project Smartsheet Plan derived from the main Project Delivery P6 plan.
* Define and maintain the Valve Risk Register and escalade high risks to the project team.
* Review planned hours, Cost‑To‑Completion hours vs Budgeted hours.
* Adhere to the GE HVDC operation rhythm.
* Adhere to the Valve Engineering SIPOC and delivery processes.
* Define and maintain the resource plan, request additional resources to valve engineering team leads.
* Accountability on the On‑Time‑Delivery and say‑do ratio KPIs for the project.
* Lead cross‑functional tasks and discussions.
* Lead Non‑Conformities, with action plan in place and accountability to close them.
* Lead Valve Engineering Gate Reviews and Engineering Design Reviews.
* Raise Change Request when required, following a budget deviation, a change of scope or a change in design.
* Report on a monthly basis to the Head of Valve, the project progress, including achievements, budget status, risks review and resource plan, look ahead.
* Represent Valve during the customer meeting and with GE partners.
* Travel abroad to attend customer meetings, witness type testing in presence of customer or consultants.
* Actively share and learn good practices and lessons learnt as continuous improvement for future project executions.
* Adhere to the EHS policies.
Skills and Competencies
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.
* Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems.
* Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
* Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
* Established project management skills.
* Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
* Proficiency in SmartSheet and/or MS project.
Advantages
* Prior experience as Project Manager or project lead.
* Prior experience in engineering.
* Project management certification.
What We Offer
* A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements.
* Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities – including private health insurance.
* Relocation assistance: No.
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