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GE Gas Power
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Access to affordable, reliable, flexible, and sustainable power is fundamental to modern life. As the world is shifting towards a lower carbon future, GE Gas Power is ready to be your partner in leveraging the role of natural gas for powering the world today and tomorrow. GE’s foundations were laid by Thomas Edison nearly 130 years ago to provide innovative solutions for a wide range of critical problems around the world. GE’s deep-rooted culture serves as the backbone for every step we’ve taken at GE Gas Power. With more than 300,000 employees and operations in over 170 countries, GE employees reflect both the local communities we serve and the people with whom we do business.

Diversity at GE
We believe diversity makes us more competitive and creates value for our customers, shareholders, and employees. We believe in the value of each person’s unique identity, background, and experiences and are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected, and that they belong. By embracing diverse teams and perspectives, we are better equipped to build a world that works.

Our approach to diversity will be based on the following objectives:

• Our employees – to continue to strive to ensure that our workforce is as diverse as the communities we serve, while always upholding the importance of merit.
• Our workplace – to foster an inclusive culture that recognizes employees’ unique needs, helps them reach their full potential, and nurtures their diverse talents.
• Our community – to strive for diversity in suppliers and partners and engage with the communities in which we operate to support diversity.

Project Manager: Initially accountable for driving operational project management rigour and supporting the incumbent project director with the delivery of a major turnkey power plant project in the UAE. Despite the initial specific focus of the role, the candidate will also be expected to demonstrate the required skills, especially in relation to safety leadership and risk management, to be able to take on future projects (small to medium scopes, ranging from Equipment Only to Turn Key Self Implement) within the region. The role requires that the candidate be flexible with respect to site travel to ensure safe and successful delivery, and be willing to support other project needs as required by the portfolio director. Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure project compliance to GE Spirit & Letter, Golden Rules, local regulations and EHS
• Champion EHS best practices on a daily basis by ensuring compliance to Project EHS plan and site best practices, leveraging learnings from GE Read Across safety feedback forum in an effective manner and taking ownership of safety culture on projects
• Execute implementation plan with execution project team in a proactive manner ensuring compliance to deliverable timelines, by effective management of core team goals
• Manage and communicate a clear vision of the project’s objectives
• Coordinating preparation of customer periodic reports & presentations in a strategic manner
• Effective liaison with Engineering to define technical risks and mitigation
• Ensure effective escalation with strong follow up
• Resolution of extra works, claims and concessions to/from customers, consortium partners, contractors and sub-suppliers for the allocated scope of work; in a proactive manner
• Define and execute effective claim strategies towards customer and/or partners; in liaison with Engineering, Site and Contract Management team
• Develop and maintain relationships with customer, partners and procurer; ensure soliciting the adequate support to address issues raised in crucial meetings
• Application of the project execution strategy, on a daily basis to ensure outcomes are aligned to near-term goals
• Management of risks and opportunities, associated to the allocated scope of work, by the implementation of appropriate action plans;
• Development and evolution of the overall project schedule, updating of the schedule to reflect progress and using the schedule to ensure critical paths creep is minimized
• Collaborate diligently with operations to align with project management reporting with new standardized reporting mechanisms
• Collaborate closely with finance and contract management to ensure timely cash collection and pacing as well as quantifying risks and opportunities
• Responsible for proper hand over from the Project Team to Services
• Capture return of experience and best practice

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from an accredited college or university and/or minimum of 5 years of industrial field execution experience.
• Excellent communication skills when managing medium to large teams and engaging with senior management
• Significant experience in executing complex Power/Energy projects with demonstrated involvement with Project Management team / deliverables
• Experience of Health and Safety leadership in challenging project environments

Desired Characteristics

• Technically competent with an ability to grasp and communicate complex issues
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects
• Experience in partnerships and consortium set ups
• Ability to work in a matrix organization; ability to listen, learn and influence
• Exhibit credibility and authenticity, while interacting with humility
• Possess a growth mindset
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Strong sense of urgency & drive for results
• Demonstrated ability to assimilate, champion others and be a genuine team player

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