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Job Description Summary

As the Customs Project Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring compliant, cost-effective, and customer-specific customs execution for Gas Turbine projects.

This role reports to the Global Customs Leader and is part of the Customs Team. This role will lead a team of Customs Project Managers globally.

This role requires a detail-oriented and proactive individual who can manage customs risk, provide accurate duty and tariff estimates, support project teams during execution.

This role will ensure alignment with customer requirements, contractual obligations, and regulatory standards. As a Customs Project Manager, you will collaborate closely with Customs Operations, Project Management, Commercial, Engineering, and Logistics teams to deliver optimized landed-cost strategies, maintain accurate cost forecasts, and safeguard margin and schedule.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Tariff Modeling & Duty Estimation

+ Executeproject-specific tariff models based on BOM, routing, Incoterms, destination requirements, and regulation.

+ Calculate total tariff exposure and generatesupporting calculations forduty-inclusive pricing, Estimates at Completion (EAC), and Change Order (CO) billing.

+ Providetimelyre-estimateswhen project scope,country of origin, orregulationchanges dutyimpact.

Customs Project Cost Management

+ Updateand communicatecustomsrelated cost-to-go and EAC,based on total forecasted impact and actual cost incurred,ensuring accuracy for project margin reviews.

+ As part of the EACcycle,submitcustoms cost components in CPM(specify)and ensure all data is complete, traceable, and aligned with project governance requirements.

+ Own the preparation and maintenance of customs estimate backupsrequiredfor audits, margin reviews, or customer documentation requests.

Duty Risk & Opportunity Management

+ Identifypotentialduty mitigation strategiesand collaborate withCustomsteam for execution.

+ Assess and manage customsrelated risks such as delays, penalties, demurrage, licensing issues, or document gaps; develop mitigation actions incollaboration with the wider Customs and Logistics COE.

+ Support proactive planning to protect contractual delivery dates and avoid potential liquidated damages arising from customs issues.

Support for Billing, Change Orders, and Customer Interactions

+ Provide technicalCustomsinput toChange Orderjustifications, including tariff recalculations, duty impact assessments, and required documentation.

+ Support Project Managers in customer meetings concerning duty changes, classification decisions, or landed-cost implications. Support Project Managers by providing necessary information and insights for customer meetings concerning duty changes, classification decisions, or landed-cost implications.

+ Provide project-level documentation to supportdutyrecoverability and compliance requirements.

Documentation, Compliance & Audit Readiness

+ Ensure availability ofproject-specific import documentation packagesto 3rdparty auditors.

+ Ensure traceability and auditability of customs decisions in line with customer, trade compliance, and regulatory expectations.

+ Provide customs-related input to project margin reviews, compliance audits, or customer-requested verifications.

Customs Strategy & Duty Monitoring

+ Develop preliminaryproject specificcustoms strategies aligned with project sourcing andlogisticsplans.

+ Monitor duty rate changes and assess potential impacts on future shipments, cost exposure, or customer commitments.

Required Qualifications / Experience

+ Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, International Trade, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.

+ Professional experience in Customs and Trade Compliance

+ Project Management experience preferably in Finance, Manufacturing or Heavy Industrial environment

+ **Previous experience leading a globally diverse team.**

+ Strong working knowledge of import/export regulations, HTS classification, COO/FTA rules, and customs documentation

+ Experience interpreting technical BOMs and understanding how product configuration impacts tariff, duty, and compliance requirements.

+ Proficiencywith cost estimation tools, project financial tracking, and forecasting processes (EAC, cost-to-go, or similar).

+ Demonstrated ability toidentifyand mitigate customs-related risks whilemaintainingcompliance with regulatory and customer requirements.

+ Strong analytical skills with the ability to produceaccurate, defensible cost models and documentation packages.

+ Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to support customer discussions and collaborate across functional teams.

+ Experience working in complex, multi-national project environments with contractual delivery requirements preferred.

+ Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drivetimelyexecution in a dynamic project setting.

Eligibility Requirements

+ Must be legally authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future

+ **For External USA Candidates:** Hybrid work available for local GA or SC residents

+ **For Strong GEV Internal Candidates** : Hybrid / Remote work locations will be considered

Desired Characteristics

+ Master's degree in Finance, Business or Supply Chain from an accredited university or college

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.