Principle Delivery Manager - Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS)

Job Description Summary

Works across multiple projects for this aspect of the GEV portfolio. Will supervise and be technically accountable for projects via the Delivery Managers who will technically deliver each project

Job Description

The Principle Delivery Manager is a pivotal part of the services organization who:

• Works across multiple projects for this aspect of the GEV portfolio;
• Will supervise and be technically accountable for projects via the Delivery Managers who will technically deliver each project
• Where needed, provide expert advice to the Inquiry To Order (ITO) team on all delivery matters across the portfolio and ensure consistency from ITO to Order To Remittance (OTR)
• They will cultivate relationships with customers and with internal stakeholders Play a key leadership role in defining, implementing and maintaining the internal Project team's best practices and delivery standards across existing and new opportunities.

• Work with the Principle Project Manager or Project Manager through close coordination for scope management, schedule, risk management, and quality management.
• Accountable for successful delivery of technical scope items to meet the schedule, cost and quality commitments.
• Project Execution control: Build effective Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) .
• Manage project teams to drive project deliverables
• Communicate effectively with Principle Project Manager, Architects, Customer, Project teams (APAC and global) and commercial team
• Utilize GEV Product knowledge and expertise to drive excellence in execution through continuous improvement, change management (costs base reduction, lead time reduction, productivity improvement, quality improvement)
• Agile mindset and ability to work with one or more Scrum Teams (Region and Global team) to execute and deliver solutions for our customers
• Good understanding of DevOps concepts, such as automated builds, automated deployments and automated tests, to lead customers and apply those concepts to your daily deliverables
• Validate project scope review in coordination with the Solution Design team identifying, documenting, and estimating any change requests (CR) or project risks with mitigation plans.
• Assist in the tendering process for project proposals or CRs working with the Customer Engagement team/resource managers to validate scope and estimates as well as reviewing each proposal with the customer.
• Ability to take ownership of issues and get them resolved using self-driven initiative

• Bachelor's or Master degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related Engineering Discipline from an accredited university or college
• You have strong electricity industry knowledge, with 10+ years relevant work experience.
• You will bring strong analysis skills including requirements elicitation and management skills.
• You understand how to trace a requirement to a design specification and the test plans / cases.
• You are comfortable automating processes and utilizing or building scripting solutions to support product solutions.
• You bring software development experience and a strong understanding of the SDLC and integrating custom solutions into a product, in our case the GEV GridOS product.
• You are highly familiar with emerging energy industry trends and implications on utility clients in the area of GEV portfolio

• You are a natural collaborator and demonstrate a "we before me" attitude.

• You can quickly understand and analyze various approaches and processes and are able to configure solutions to client needs given existing product functionality. You have the ability to drill down to the details, obtaining the right level of specificity for your team. You can creatively solve complex problems.

• Strong written and verbal communication style. Can effectively share complex technical topics with various levels of audience.

• You are deeply curious and love to ask questions. You're a lifelong learner.

• You enjoy being in front of clients, listening to their needs. You are deeply focused on ensuring their success. You can create powerful user stories detailing the needs of your clients.

• A genuine interest in new tools and technology. You learn new software quickly without extensive documentation or hand holding.

• Anticipates potential risks and obstacles and resolves proactively in order to ensure smooth project delivery. Maintains high levels of customer satisfaction across all projects. Addresses customer concerns quickly and effectively; at times, anticipates customer concerns before they become issues.
• Leverages knowledge of market and customer segment in order to establish further credibility in the eyes of the customer.
• Plans and facilitates collaborative discussions with client and others within GE to identity and prioritize client's overall business needs.
• Understands when and when not to depart from the standard provision of deliverables. Implements scalable systems according to governance and standards guidelines/boundaries, collaborating with others as necessary.