About the role

  • Customs Project Manager ensuring compliant customs execution for Gas Turbine projects. Leading global Customs Project Managers and collaborating with various teams for cost-effective customs execution.

Responsibilities

  • Play a critical role in ensuring compliant, cost-effective, and customer-specific customs execution for Gas Turbine projects
  • Lead a team of Customs Project Managers globally
  • Manage customs risk, provide accurate duty and tariff estimates, support project teams during execution
  • Ensure alignment with customer requirements, contractual obligations, and regulatory standards
  • Collaborate closely with Customs Operations, Project Management, Commercial, Engineering, and Logistics teams to deliver optimized landed-cost strategies
  • Maintain accurate cost forecasts, safeguard margin and schedule
  • Execute project-specific tariff models based on BOM, routing, Incoterms, destination requirements, and regulation
  • Calculate total tariff exposure and generate supporting calculations for duty-inclusive pricing, Estimates at Completion (EAC), and Change Order (CO) billing
  • Provide timely re-estimates when project scope, country of origin, or regulation changes duty impact
  • Update and communicate customs related cost-to-go and EAC, based on total forecasted impact and actual cost incurred
  • Own the preparation and maintenance of customs estimate backups required for audits, margin reviews, or customer documentation requests
  • Identify potential duty mitigation strategies and collaborate with Customs team for execution
  • Assess and manage customs related risks such as delays, penalties, demurrage, licensing issues, or document gaps
  • Provide technical Customs input to Change Order justifications, including tariff recalculations, duty impact assessments, and required documentation
  • Ensure availability of project-specific import documentation packages to 3rd party auditors
  • Ensure traceability and auditability of customs decisions in line with customer, trade compliance, and regulatory expectations
  • Develop preliminary project specific customs strategies aligned with project sourcing and logistics plans
  • Monitor duty rate changes and assess potential impacts on future shipments, cost exposure, or customer commitments.

Requirements

  • 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
  • Proficiency with cost estimation tools, project financial tracking, and forecasting processes (EAC, cost-to-go, or similar)
  • Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate customs-related risks while maintaining compliance with regulatory and customer requirements
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to produce accurate, 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 drive timely execution in a dynamic project setting.

Benefits

  • 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

Job title

Customs Project Manager

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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