• You will play a key role in managing international EPC projects in chemical and industrial plant construction with medium to high complexity.
• In this leadership position, you manage diverse project teams in an agile matrix organization and ensure successful project delivery.
• You act as a bridge between sales and execution: collaborate with sales teams to develop proposals, contribute to bid strategies, and translate project delivery experience into compelling value propositions.
• Drive client engagement throughout the project lifecycle: proactively manage relationships, communicate value, and position follow-on opportunities while ensuring successful project outcomes.
• Independently plan, structure, and execute projects, actively managing risks and ensuring compliance with quality, cost, and schedule targets.
• Support bid preparation with project management input such as schedules, cost estimates, and execution concepts.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, including customers, and represent the company confidently and professionally.

• Master’s degree in Engineering (ideally in Mechanical or Process Engineering) or a comparable discipline.
• Proven experience as a (Senior) Project Manager in EPC projects within chemical or industrial plant construction. This must include significant experience leading early phase development (FEED) and/or high-value strategic tenders (Bid Lead).
• A strong seller-doer mindset is essentialthe ability to identify client needs, shape compelling solutions, and build trust for repeat business while ensuring delivery excellence.
• Exceptional leadership skills to lead diverse project teams in an agile matrix organization.
• Solid knowledge of MS Office, MS Project, SAP.
• Excellent intercultural communication skills in English and a results-oriented working style.
• Project Management certification (PMI, PRINCE2, or IPMA) are preferred.
• High sense of responsibility, team orientation, flexibility, pragmatism, and commitment.
• Willingness to travel internationally is required.

We work together closely and respect each other, for over 200 years now and up till today. If that is just as important to you as it is to us, please apply online now under specification of your salary requirement and your notice period.

It goes without saying, that we would like to offer attractive working conditions. This includes for example:

• Performance-related compensation according to collective agreement Metal & Electro NRW (30 days vacation, 35 hour week, vacation pay, special payments according to collective agreement)
• Attractive old-age provision models
• Groupwide learning measures
• thyssenkrupp internal health campaigns

Sven Thier

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