Job title:  Project Manager

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

Brief Description

Project Manager executes feed, extrusion and Biofuels projects according to AFB standards. Project Manager must ensure that the design specifications are met, project is completed on time, within budget and scope and quality standards are followed. Project manager is obliged to document Project execution process and co-operate with all departments according to the overall AFB strategy. Focus on Customer expectations and close co-operation with customer throughout the complete project life circle.

Key Responsibilities

• Project execution from sales hand over to project delivery. 
• Center for communication internal and external in the project phases. 
• Ensure quality in all carried out work. 
• Frequently follow up internally to insure progress and alignment. 
• Updating financial forecasting in ERP system for the projects 
• Reporting of status to the Management team 
• Manage & execute assigned projects in accordance with the requirements of the contract. 
• Handle multiple projects (Eps) simultaneously in a dynamic environment.
• Build and maintain relationships with key customers to ensure projects are completed as specified by meeting time scales, quality, and financial targets.
   

Technical Skills (knowledge)

• Project management principles 
• Experience in MS office – SAP – Business level written & verbal skills in English 
• Able to understand basic business finance, e.g., gross margin percentages and calculations, depreciation, capital and revenue expenditure, cash-flow, overheads, etc.
   

Position

• e.g. Strategic and Systemic Vision: ability to look for a process in overall, understand the interactions, interdependencies and impacts from the different perspectives to the whole process. Ability to analyze situations with critical and conclusive view, to support decisions and propose solutions.
• e.g. Communication: ability to express ideas/concepts in a clear, consistent manner, passing confidence for the audience.
• e.g. Form and maintain global network: Ability to connect people and make them collaborate towards a common target on a long-term basis.
• e.g. Self Learning: the ability to pursue improving competencies and knowledge, always being up to date before innovations and trends.
• e.g. Execution Discipline: ability to deliver results in an effective manner, having total focus in achieving the goals. This ability precedes of understanding business objectives and strategy to be always connected with along the journey.
• e.g. Relationship: ability to teamwork in a fluid and effective way in person and virtual basis.
• e.g. People management: ability to select, define targets, engage and develop people for achieving the business goals. 
• e.g. Intercultural awareness: ability to promote the integration of the team from different cultures, throughout sharing ideas and perspectives to bring prosperous working relationships and an innovative environment.
• e.g. Resources and Deadline Management: ability to meet projects’ deadlines, budget and targets.
• e.g. Negotiation skills: ability to meet win-win relationships with customers, colleagues other Andritz divisions etc.
• To assist Sales department on review quotations and come with input and earlier lesson learned for solutions and Supporting Sales in the Quotation process where needed

• Project Scope management: 
  • Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs. 
  • Participate in conformation of equipment specification for Automation and Service towards customer 
• Project Time Management: 
  • project deliverables Control and manage progress both internally and externally 
  • Projects follow up with the customer on deliveries during the whole project incl. site erection/Installation & start-up 
  • Participate in Internal project review meetings for status towards the Management team 
  • Participate in customer site meetings for closely follow progress and status for the project for optimal customer experience 
• Project Cost Management 
  • Maintain Cost in the SAP finance system 
• Project Communications Management 
  • Centre for communication internal and external in the project phases 
  • Customer relation one point of contact 
  • Hand over meetings from sales responsible 
  • Kick off meetings for the organization (Project team) 
  • Monitor and report on progress, risks, and finance of project 
• Project Risk Management
  • Evaluate risk with the project team & initiate actions where needed both internal organization, suppliers & with the customer 
• Project technical service
  • Offer technical consulting services to customers, and hereby ensure that our customer technical expectations are fulfilled e.g., participate in design 3D layouts in collaboration with Plant Design Engineers and customer 
  • Evaluate and assess the results of the project with the project team – Lessons learned Responsible for Project claims 
  • Be flexible of switching between deferent work discipline if workload is needed in other areas

Education

• B.S. in Mechanical / Electrical / Structural / Process Engineering or Similar is good to have
• At minimum Post-Secondary Degree in a related discipline; Relevant work experience will be considered in lieu of education

Experience

• 2-3 years of experience in Project Management.
• Mechanical / Process Industry is preferred

Other Requisites

• Availability for travel approx. 5-10 days per year.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.