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GE Aerospace Legacy Site Technical Program Leader in Norwalk, Connecticut
Job Description Summary
GE Aerospace Corporate Holdings Legacy Site Program manages a diverse portfolio of domestic and international remedial sites. The Legacy Site Technical Program Manager position is responsible for leading and managing a professional staff of scientists and engineers responsible for GE’s sites with legacy contamination
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
Provide strategic direction and leadership to team on key projects and provide progress, strategic, and financial updates to senior leaders on the remedial portfolio.
Optimize the mix of internal and external resources to provide best value for GE Aerospace while effectively managing the risks (e.g., financial, regulatory, technical, reputational, etc.).
Partner with Corporate Holdings EHS Legal Director and Counsel on all programmatic and site-specific matters.
Manage financial requirements (budget, reserves) in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley reserve requirements while ensuring accurate estimates and timely reporting of reserve early-warnings and budget changes.
Partner with Public Affairs and Communications to publicly represent GE Aerospace in community and at public meetings, as well as interact with government regulators and external environmental community.
Support remedial preparation for sale activities at Brownfield sites within the legacy portfolio.
Strategically balance the use of staff (assignments) to facilitate working across all elements of GE Aerospace’s Legacy Site program.
Oversee management of and ensure use of best practices for contracting/sourcing of external spend and provide expertise related to contract management activities.
Ensure consistent application of internal GE Aerospace policy and controls on reserving, budgeting, etc.
Provide expert technical services as needed to support EHS Legal, Brownfields, Transactions or other business projects.
Provide strategic leadership and expertise involving deep domain knowledge of federal, state and provincial environmental regulations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated success in coordinating technical, financial, reputational, and legal components of projects.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Geology, Hydrogeology or Environmental Sciences. Advanced degree a plus.
Minimum 15 years project management experience on environmental projects. Experience with a company as well as a governmental agency a plus.
Ability to communicate using English.
Desired Characteristics
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and other responsibilities, adjust to changing priorities and to make decisions with speed and accuracy based on available information. Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization as well as organizations outside GE Aerospace (customers and regulatory agencies).
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Established project management skills with clear results on complex issues
Experience interacting with senior government regulators and the external environmental community.
Strong leader who has established followership and has a track record of talent development, organizational design and implementing efficiencies.
The ability to synthesize complex problems and public policy issues, while identifying their related business implications and take the actions necessary to advocate a recommended outcome
A hands-on approach to problem solving, as well as a professional executive presence for interacting with and influencing public policy decision makers, senior management, and executives internal and external to the Company
Strong cross functional collaboration and influencing skills across all levels of the organization.
Proven lean process mindset and demonstrated outcomes employing lean tools.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . 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.
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes