Project Director

AL7583 GE Power Norway AS; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy firm is seeking a Project Director to oversee Renewable Energy Hydro Projects. The candidate should have extensive experience in power generation, strong project management skills, and be fluent in both French and English. The role involves communication with customers, performance management, and risk evaluation, aiming for timely project completion with high standards. This position is remote with no relocation assistance provided.

Qualifications

• 5 to 15 years of relevant power generation industrial experience.
• 3 years of Project Director experience.
• International project execution experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement overall strategy for project execution.
• Manage internal and external communication.
• Set up project teams and resources for execution.
• Monitor key performance indicators and take necessary actions.
• Establish and monitor Project Quality Plan.

Skills

Project Execution Strategy

Communication Skills

Performance Management

Quality Management

Risk Management

People Management

Fluency in French

Fluency in English

Education

University degree in engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority. As a company whose technology is used to power ~25% of the world’s electricity, we take our responsibility seriously. GE Vernova is a purpose-built company leading a new era of energy – electrifying the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. We are accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.
GE Vernova’s Hydro Power business designs, develops, manufactures, and services advanced technologies that harness the power of water to deliver reliable and sustainable power. For more than a century, hydropower has played an essential role in the North American and global electricity systems. Today, hydropower is the world’s largest source of renewable energy, and its pumped storage technology is the world’s largest source of energy storage. But to reach net-zero globally by 2050, we need to double the amount of hydro currently installed. Whether it’s through pumped storage, run-of-river, or by upgrading the existing installed base, hydropower will continue to be a cornerstone of North America’s energy future.
Do you have the energy to change the world? If you are ready to make a difference and usher in the new era of energy, come join us. You will get the opportunity to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry, work on cutting-edge technologies, and be part of a global team of ~75,000 people across more than 100 countries.

The Project Director will be responsible for management of Renewable Energy Hydro Projects. They will be responsible for driving Project Execution to maximize results of each Project with respect to Cash and Margin, while delivering Projects on-time, in conformity with Contract, and managing Customer expectations.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

The Project Director is fully responsible and accountable for the following activities:

• Project Execution Strategy: Based on contract, develops and implements overall strategy for project execution to achieve project performance goals.
• Communication: represent GE to customer; control and manage this interface and relationship. Manage internal and external communication loop.
• Project Organization: Set up and secure necessary resources for project execution. Organize project team and ensure that team members have clearly identified roles, responsibilities, defined interfaces and are empowered within their scope of duties.
• Performance Management: Constantly monitor and, if requested, report necessary key performance indicators (KPI's). Take all immediately necessary action and make decisions to guarantee financial, time, quality and safety performance to maximize achievement of project goals.
• Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety Management: Establish, implement and monitor Project Quality Plan, Procedures, and EHS Plan. Ensure best compliance within specification at lowest final cost.
• Claim Management: Define strategy for claim management and direct actions accordingly. Address claims by determining and leading all necessary actions in consideration of the defined strategy.
• Risk and Opportunities: Define Risk Management Plan. Constantly update and review risk and opportunities of each Project. Evaluate and determine actions that benefit overall performance of Project. Follow-up on implementation and results.
• Project Process: Assume full responsibility for project from Hand-Over from Sales until all obligations completed at FAC and/or Hand Over to Service Sector (if applicable). Take necessary action to improve overall project process. Provides feedback to Sales and other Business Functions on performance of Project and processes.
• People Management: Build, lead and coach a committed Project team guaranteeing the highest-level performance for each project. Define Project goals and objectives, evaluate performance against those goals and objectives, and provide performance evaluation and development plans to functional management.
• Project Planning: Develop and monitor Master Time Schedule, manage Project float to ensure timely completion of Projects

Qualifications/Requirements

• University degree in engineering
• 5 to 15 years of relevant power generation industrial experience
• 3 years of Project Director experience
• International project execution
• Large Construction (EPC) and site experience
• Fluent in both French and English
• Must be willing to comply with pre-employment screening, including but not limited, reference verification and background check.
• Must have unrestricted Canadian work authorization

Desired Characteristics

• Hydro electric industry experience is highly preferred
• University degree in Business Administration, or equivalent commercial background
• Background in contract law, claim management, scheduling
• Legal and claim management Sales, Purchasing

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

About Us

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it.

If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different.

Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.