Project Information Manager

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova Grid Solutions Grid Systems Integration business is moving towards a digitally integrated way of working, centralized around data, technology, and structured project execution that connects a variety of systems, stakeholders, and deliverables. The role combines 50% Information Management and 50% Engineering, ensuring that data, systems, and project execution are aligned across the HVDC EPCI project and data delivery is ready for Operation & Maintenance (O&M) phase.
 
Data and information in these sets need to be accessible and shared between organizations, project management and engineering management tools used within the business organization and its customers and suppliers. This sharing will help to ensure consistency, correctness, and completeness of work products developed across all HVDC system life cycle stages and support standardization and interoperability.

The Information Manager acts as a Project Information Manager with Lead Engineering skillset, ensuring that the GE Vernova HVDC project organization delivers the right information, at the right time, with the right quality. This includes planning, coordinating, and executing hands-on the information management activities across the project, ensuring first-time-right delivery and readiness at customer handover. A high precision and structural approach are needed for this role.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Create, communicate, and update the Project Information Management Plan (PIP), acting as the lead for information management scope, defining project-specific particulars, deviations, milestones, and deliverables in line with the business Information Strategy and customer requirements.
• Own, structure, negotiate and present customer project information management requirements. Ensuring that these are aligned and can be executed between project needs, stakeholders and enabled technologies.
• Act as Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for information management.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute hands-on activities throughout the project lifecycle, identifying risks, dependencies, and constraints, and raising emergent deviations with HVDC Engineering, PM Team and Quality team as formal process deviations.
• Set up, configure and operate GE Vernova’s Common Data Environment (CDE) encompassing all data needs, manage communication with customers’ CDE for the specific project needs.
• Own - and in alignment with Engineering, PM functions and document control - the creation and execution of the Reference Designation Plan (RDP), BIM Execution Plan (BEP), Master Document Register (MDR), Object Type Library (OTL), OTL Implementation Plan, down to object and document level, and ensuring compliance with relevant international standards and customer requirements.
• Coordinate and manage deliverables for related Payment Milestones for Information Management.
• Arranging Information Management System training and learning needs.
• Check information deliverables in detail before submission and ensure project metrics accurately reflect information status and exchanges against the established requirements.

Key Requirements:

• Successful Bachelor or Master's degree in Information Technology (IT), IT management, Engineering Management or a related field is nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.
• Relevant involvement in leading and proven hands-on experience as Information Manager and/or Lead Engineer and/or Document Manager in large-scale projects, with the precision these roles require.

• Proficient in Information Systems, CAD design/engineering, BIM software, Document management, Product Life cycle management and Engineering Asset Data management.
• Good understanding of: Product Lifecycle Management (PTC Windchill or equivalent), DMS (Document Management System), Building Information Management (Autodesk BIM360 or equivalent), Cross platform connectors (e.g. Autodesk to PTC).
• Understanding good practices instituted by ISO, IEC, VGB or similar.
• Critical Thinking: Capable of structuring defendable arguments, evidence, assumptions, and decisions.
• Ability to build clear, well-supported arguments and decisions, with an understanding of customer needs, problem-solving, creativity and innovation.
• Strong spoken and written English. German is a plus.

Desired Characteristics:

• Relevant involvement in leading an information management discipline or engineering discipline, technical project delivery and document management.

• Detailed knowledge of engineering data deliverables and document control practice (numbering, revision/status control, transmittals, as-built handover).

• Ethics and Professionalism: Personal commitment to professional standards, show respect across different cultures & languages.
• Negotiation: Capable of resolving points of difference, gain advantage for an individual or collective, solve conflicts, or crafting outcomes to satisfy business needs.
• Team Dynamics and Facilitation: Ability to be a team player and to facilitate multicultural groups interactions.
• Self-motivating, proactive and results driven approach.
• Curious, resilient, and willing to learn.
• Able to work to deadlines with high quality, sense of urgency, delivery and ownership.
• Focused on delivering value to customers.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause identification skills.

What we offer:

• Working in a diverse and international team based in multiple locations.
• A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements.
• Working in a booming industry supported by stability, growth, and impactful projects.
• Hybrid model with flexible working hours.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, as well as great development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work with the best professionals in the industry.

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