Senior Project Manager

Are you ready to take charge and deliver innovative projects in the realm of Control Hardware?
If you possess a strong blend of project management expertise, technical prowess, and an enthusiasm for new solutions, we have the ideal role for you.
Join our collaborative team as a Project Manager and make a difference in developing innovative Control Hardware solutions, including Electronics, Cables, Sensors, Panels, and SCADA systems. With your exemplary leadership and strategic planning skills, you'll ensure successful project delivery while collaborating with diverse stakeholders across the value chain.
Don't miss this opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving industry.
Apply now and shape the future of Control Hardware!

Power Solutions > Applications, Controls & Electrical > Control HW Project Management
Vestas Power Solutions (VPS) is where new product ideas are developed, matured, improved, and tested. Within Vestas Power Solutions (VPS), you'll find our department, Control HW Project Management, as part of Applications, Controls & Electrical.
The Control Hardware Project Management team comprises skilled Project Managers and Planners with extensive experience and diverse backgrounds. They operate across various portfolios, including Platform, technology, and legacy projects. This department is a component of the Control Hardware organization, which is responsible for delivering turbine Hardware infrastructure encompassing Electronics, Cables, Sensors, Panels, and Power supplies. With a significant emphasis on continuous improvement, the team aims to optimize their work processes. The department combines both Technology development and Project execution aspects.

Responsibilities
Identifying, planning, and coordinating a set of related projects within programme and managing their interdependencies in support to specific business case priorities.
Typical responsibilities may include but not limited to:

• Ensure a strategic perspective across all projects
• Develop, maintain, and communicate a vision for program outcomes and associated benefits, providing the framework for implementing business cases or large-scale changes
• Ensure alignment of business requirements and translate them into operational plans
• Determine, monitor, and review program scope, costs, and schedule, as well as program resources, interdependencies, and risks
• Identify and anticipate risks related to time, quality, performance, resources, and realization, and implement mitigative actions to support business cases

Qualifications

• Graduation or Master's degree in a relevant academic field, such as Engineering or Business
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in managing medium to high complexity R&D projects within a matrix organization, involving multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams
• Ideally, possess recognized Project Management accreditation, such as PRINCE2, PMI, or similar
• Good language skills in English, both verbal and written
• Proficient in using project management tools like MS Project and JIRA
• Experience in delivering projects using the Stage Gate Model. (Beneficial)

Competencies

• Demonstrates broad expertise in at least one specialized areas, significantly influencing the attainment of both personal and functional goals throughout the value chain. Adheres to established processes while completing tasks
• Serves as a pivotal advisor in the specialized area, assuming accountability for achieving designated technical or project goals. Exercises discretion in setting objectives and determining approaches for key assignments
• Contributes to shaping organizational priorities, delegating tasks, and establishing standards for task execution and delivery, thereby facilitating goal achievement
• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of the correlation between own specialization and broader organizational and customer requirements
• Applies a diverse set of specialist skills creatively to undertake a wide array of intricate and varied tasks, driving the generation and implementation of novel ideas and solutions
• Articulates complex concepts effectively and engages in negotiations to encourage the adoption or adaptation of alternative viewpoints. Persuades others to embrace new concepts, practices, and approaches where shared interests align. Addresses complex conceptual challenges leveraging existing precedents or procedures, focusing on solutions while effectively maintaining relationships with senior stakeholders
• Assumes a leadership role within the specialized function, fostering knowledge dissemination and innovation. Identifies, leverages, and cultivates knowledge networks to enhance organizational capabilities. Leads specialized teams or task forces, managing moderate to complex impact issues. Establishes milestones and plays a significant role in task assignment and responsibility allocation.

What we offer
At Vestas, we provide a unique opportunity to join a diverse team in an exciting industry, supporting our mission of delivering quality products. The Control Hardware department offers a working environment that is both informal and focused, with clear guidance and direction.
As part of our organization, you will be integrated into an efficient matrix structure that encompasses line management, technical leadership, and project execution. This setup allows for collaboration across disciplines and ensures the effective implementation of our projects.
By joining us, you become a valued member of an international organization that promotes growth and personal development. By presenting avenues for professional elevation and self-improvement, we enable you to flourish within your designated role.

Additional information
Our preferred work location for this role is our office in Aarhus, Denmark.
Up to 15 travel days per year.
Please be advised to apply on or before 3rd May 2024.
We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.

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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.
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