Customs Project Manager

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 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.

• Executeproject-specific tariff models based on BOM, routing, Incoterms, destination requirements, and regulatory rules.
• Calculate total tariff exposure and generatesupporting calculations forduty-inclusive pricing, Estimates at Completion (EAC), and Change Order (CO) billing.
• Providetimelyre-estimates when project scope,country of origin, orregulationchanges dutyimpact.

• 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.

• Identifypotentialduty mitigation strategies and collaborate with Customsteam for execution.
• Assess and manage customsrelated risks such as delays, penalties, demurrage, licensing issues, or document gaps; develop mitigation actions in collaboration with the wider Customs and Logistics COE.
• Support proactive planning to protect contractual delivery dates and avoid potential liquidated damages arising from customs issues.

• Provide technical
  
  Customsinput to Change 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.

• Ensure availability ofproject-specific import documentation packages to 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.

• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, International Trade, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field
• Financial Acumen and proficiency with cost estimation tools, project financial tracking, and forecasting processes (EAC, cost-to-go, or similar)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to produce accurate, defensible cost models and documentation packages
• Professional experience in Customs, Trade Compliance, or Project Management—preferably in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment
• Knowledge of import/export regulations, HTS classification, COO/FTA rules, and customs documentation
• Experience interpreting technical BOMs and understanding how product configuration impacts cost
• Demonstrated ability toidentifyand mitigate customs-related risks whilemaintainingcompliance…