Hybrid Project Manager – Trading and Power Transmission Products

at Switzerland Global Enterprise

• Job title: Project Manager – Trading and Power Transmission Products
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Katowice, Poland

About the role

• Project Manager leading High Voltage Products and Power Transmission projects for GE Vernova. Managing budgets, timelines, quality, and customer relationships while ensuring safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage projects or sub-projects, ensuring seamless execution in alignment with global processes.
• Take responsibility for budget, timelines, and quality assurance.
• Deeply understand and anticipate customer needs, striving to exceed their expectations.
• Motivate and lead interdisciplinary project teams within a matrix organization, fostering a positive work environment with high accountability.
• Possess strong knowledge in electrotechnics and apply this expertise in project planning and execution.
• Analyze complex situations, make informed decisions, and proactively manage risks and opportunities.
• Maintain close communication with all project stakeholders, management, and clients, ensuring smooth information flow.
• Champion a safety-first culture, prioritizing workplace safety.
• Implement and uphold the highest quality standards, ensuring compliance with all relevant norms and regulations.
• Continuously seek improvements and apply Lean Management methodologies.
• Integrate EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) requirements into project management, promoting sustainable project execution.
• Review offers for compliance with requests and identify/resolve inconsistencies or deviations in collaboration with clients.
• Negotiate increases/decreases with the client. Prepare, and after approval by superiors, send supplementary claims.
• Clarify discrepancies between specifications and offer descriptions with the client.
• Compare orders and offers, document deviations. Update project status, prepare for, and participate in project reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Electrical Engineering, or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in managing projects or sub-projects in plant construction, preferably turnkey high-voltage switchgear and substations.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in high-voltage substations or similar fields.
• Fluent in Polish and English, both spoken and written.
• German language skills are advantageous.
• Certified Project Management through PMI, IPMA, or equivalent is desired or already achieved.
• Experience leading interdisciplinary teams with multiple interfaces and a high local project component.
• Expertise in team building, fostering a positive and high-performing team culture.
• Experience in managing projects with high financial, technical, and commercial risks.
• Willingness to work short-term at various locations or construction sites and to travel within Europe and globally.

Benefits

• Employment under an employment contract in an international company with a strong position in the energy market.
• Annual bonus.
• Attractive benefits package: group life insurance, medical care packages, MultiSport card, and many more.
• A role filled with meaningful challenges and real power to create impact.
• Development opportunities in an international and future-oriented environment.