Senior Consultant - APM Foundation & Asset Strategy

General Electric (GE)

UAE

Ref: KP132-1259

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Role Summary:
The Senior Consultant is part of the APM professional services practice in BHGE and requires both Reliability Engineering subject matter expertise. Responsibilities will include managing customer projects, delivering Asset Strategy / APM foundation related reliability services, training, advising customers on work process and system configuration options. Techno-functional aptitude is required in the field of asset management and/or in reliability methodologies such as RCA/RCM/FMEA/RBI/SIS.

Essential Responsibilities:
• Able to leverage industry experience, equipment knowledge, software know-how, and customer satisfaction skills to deliver world class predictive analytics and monitoring solutions to assigned customer accounts.
• Able to provide reliability consulting in the areas of RCM/FMEA, RBI, reliability analysis and improvement identification.
• Satisfy a customer’s maintenance planning requirements by applying practical knowledge of how to implement Maintenance Plans, Maintenance Items, and Task Lists
• Able to translate technical/functional concepts into processes and configuration
• Responsible for the successful implementation of Meridium work processes and products in the customer sites.
• Apply the APM work process to customer opportunities using Meridium products.
• Lead RCM/FMEA facilitation and working with customers to successfully implement these recommendations in their work management system.
• Making sure all the functions and modules are successfully marketed within the client companies as well as successfully installed and used.
• Train the client on the Meridium domain work process, software implementation of the work process and the application of the work process.
• Work to develop relationships with client team members and leverage these relationships to help the client achieve success.
• Assist client project teams by helping define and maintain direction, tactfully preventing clients from taking a “wrong turn”.
• Provide unique knowledge to the client through understanding the capabilities of the Meridium applications; understanding the functions of the modules; understanding the various ways to implement our products; learning and understanding their business requirements.
• Accountable for the overall relationship with the client through building relationships; managing client expectations; and understanding goals.
• Accountable for timely and accurate billing

Requirements

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience in lieu.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience working with Reliability Methodologies, APM skills such as FMEA, RCM, RBI, SIS,
• The candidate must have the ability to analyze the data collected, facilitate failure analysis (RCM, FMEA), make recommendations based on the findings and integrate these recommendations into the customers maintenance work management system.
• Experience in facilitation and developing asset strategies and actions
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills including the ability to lead project teams or work as an effective team member
• Track record of developing positive relationships with customers and building trust and credibility by providing high quality advice and solutions
• Proven ability to successfully plan and manage projects to completion
• Ability to manage multiple projects/customers at the same time
• Desire to learn new software and work processes
• Proven ability to analyse complex problems and develop innovative and flexible solutions
• Ability to work effectively within a highly regulated matrix organisation
• Reliability certifications (CRE, CMRP, SSBB, RCM certification, etc.) are highly desirable
• Experience in plant maintenance and/or operations is highly desirable
• Ability to travel internationally. Approximately 50-75% of travel will be required

Desired Characteristics:
• Proven track record in successful project execution for reliability improvement initiatives or large CMMS implementations such as SAP PM, Maximo, Indus or other enterprise systems •CRMP or CRE-ASQ certification (or equivalent)
• Implementation/utilization of various software (CMMS, RCM Software, Reliability Software) •Exposure to enterprise-level large-scale SOFTWARE applications.
• Experience working in an IT environment or consulting organization.
• Six Sigma Training (Green Belt or Black Belt) and certification Technical Expertise.
• Able to work cross function/industry to analyze information; Able to present analysis and recommendations to drive strategic decisions.
• Able to define processes and procedures for new business models.
• Has demonstrable expertise and understanding of one or more products. Acts as a resource for others in solution design. Knows best practices which result in higher adoption of solutions based on product capabilities. Ability to communicate product capabilities internally and in customer facing situations. Understands regional challenges for each product and develops mitigation strategies for functionality gaps. Can speak to key differentiators between our product capabilities and competing solutions.
• Demonstrates ability to diagnose and solve basic to intermediate issues; Able to isolate moderately complex scenarios down to actionable items within designated job function; Can be utilized to problem solve at customer sites as the BHGE representative. Personal Attributes: •Influences and energizes others toward the common vision and goal; Able to maintain excitement for a process and drive new directions of meeting a goal in the face of unfavorable odds and setbacks.
• Increases client engagement to further drive the pace and focus required to achieve business priorities and uncover desired outcomes for both the customer and GE; Utilizes business acumen and domain experience to advise the customer on critical success factors for the initiative at hand; Continuously influences the customer to think ahead on what is needed to acquire, deploy, and utilize the solution.
• Demonstrates integrity and trustworthiness; Remains at ease in ambiguous work situations and is open to change; Contributes to an environment where teams are encouraged to reach beyond themselves and connect across constituent groups.

About the Company

GE is a diversified technology, media and financial services company, dedicated to creating products that make life better. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, medical imaging, television programming and oil and gas, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs over 300,000 people worldwide.

GE's Oil & Gas business is a leader in the development and delivery of advanced product and service offerings for the global oil and gas industry. As a consequence of the rapid expansion of its technology base, GE's Oil & Gas is capable of addressing the largest and most complex engineering and application challenges entirely from its own worldwide resources. So whether it's the world's largest LNG compression trains, re-injection of high sulfur gas, enhancing the safety and productivity of the world's oil and gas pipelines, or equipment for the production of oil and gas from harsh environments, GE is leading the charge.

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