Job Information
GE Vernova Delivery Manager - WAMS in Benin
Job Description Summary
We are looking for a Delivery Manager to join our Services team in Africa or the Middle East. In this role, you will have end-to-end responsibility for the project Software Delivery, with a focus on technical delivery and execution.
Job Description
What will you do:
Deploying enterprise software.Working within a highly skilled team to manage and execute software deployment, software configuration, and operational testing.
Identifying and quickly resolving software and related IT issues within a deployment project
Optimising the deployment process, working with the DevOps teams
Managing and coordinating effective software delivery
Network & Links
Internal: Operations, Product Development, Tendering and Maintenance & Support
External: Customers, Partners
The Delivery Manager owns the project’s Delivery Model and is the Technical Leader on the Project
Performing and managing the deployment of interacting complex enterprise software and software dependencies.
It would be highly desirable to have some experience with:
Wide Area Monitoring Systems (WAMS) or
Energy Management Systems (EMS) or
Distribution Management Systems (DMS) or other e-terra or PowerOn products
End-to-end responsibility on the Software Delivery part of projects to meet the schedule, cost, and quality commitments.
Good knowledge of IT infrastructures (e.g. High-Performance Storage Systems, or IT Networks, or OS/VM environments)
Project Execution control: Building effective Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), activity tracking to update Project Manager on progress
Share responsibility with the Project Manager (PM), through close coordination, for scope management (change requests assessment), risk management, and problem management
Trigger and validate engineering Gate Reviews (Solution, Factory Testing Readiness, Site Acceptance Readiness)
In collaboration with Methods & Tools
Implement software delivery performance measurement indicators
Drive excellence in execution through continuous improvement and change management to implement competitiveness improvement initiatives (costs base reduction, lead time reduction, productivity improvement, quality improvement…)
In collaboration with Tendering
Assist tendering with the validation of the delivery model and estimations in coordination with the Regional Operations team and the Global Workforce Manager.
Validate the Scope review at Tendering stage in coordination with the Solution Design team
In collaboration with Maintenance & Support
- Ensure a smooth transfer to maintenance of ending projects through coordinated knowledge transfer.
Customer Management
Delivery Manager may be requested by the Project Manager, who owns the Customer relationship, to contribute to Customer management activities
Comply and contribute to elaboration of relevant Quality Procedures, work instructions, and Processes in Quality Management System
Report or resolve any process non-conformances in a timely manner
Health and Safety
Demonstrate EHS leadership and ensure Zero Deviation Plan is implemented in their area of responsibility
Sets the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observes work conditions.
Actively participates in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.
Routinely observes routines and behaviours of others and provides immediate feedback regarding unsafe behaviour and celebrates achievements or safe behaviours.
Actively and routinely promotes the identification of hazards and near misses
Ensure that all staff have done their mandatory EHS training
What will you bring:
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with minimum 5 years of relevant experience).
Minimum 3 years of experience in Services – Software Commissioning.
Knowledge of WAMS or adjacent systems like PMU/SCADA/EMS.
Delivery/project management experience.
Good communication skills in English.
What will make you stand out:
Extensive years of experience in software delivery organization, with operation (project delivery) background
Strong background in integration aspects related to computer systems
Experience of Kubernetes and microservice architecture
Industry knowledge in the field of operation and multi sites project organizations
Process and methodology oriented
Ability to remotely drive people towards a common goal
Highly collaborative and able to work across the organization to accomplish common goals
Driving change
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
#LI-Remote - This is a remote position
GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.