Junior Project Manager

About the role

As a Junior Project Manager, you will lead smaller to mid-size customer projects through all stages, including engineering and manufacturing. You will act as a key coordinator within the department to ensure seamless project delivery.

This is initially a 6-month consulting assignment with the possibility of an extension.

You are offered

We offer a challenging position in an open and friendly environment where collaboration fosters development and creates value for customers. Your work will have a true impact on our client's future success.

Work tasks

This role focuses on the end-to-end management of customer-specific projects, ensuring technical requirements, budgets, and timelines are strictly met through effective team coordination.

• Manage end-to-end execution of smaller, standardized customer projects.
• Coordinate key components for ongoing projects at the department level.
• Oversee engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and testing phases.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meeting specific scopes.
• Secure and validate customer requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Motivate and drive the project team to achieve successful delivery.
• Perform financial management and decision-making for assigned projects.

We are looking for

• A relevant university degree, preferably in engineering or project management
• Good knowledge of technical project management and financial management
• Basic knowledge of key component coordination
• Ability to work in a constructive, structured, and systematic manner
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Developed skills in motivating and driving project teams

It is meritorious if you have

• Advanced ability to manage inter-personal relationships while applying technical expertise

To succeed in the role, your personal skills are:

• Supportive

• Goal oriented

• Social

• Stable

• Responsible

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.