Product Launch Project Manager for Onshore Business

Are you ready to deliver impactful projects that ensure seamless product launches within the onshore wind industry? If you're enthusiastic about operational readiness and thrive in managing budgets and resources and facilitating cross-functional collaboration, this role could be your next career-defining step!

 

Power Solutions & Vestas Quality > Product Solutions & Integration > Product Functions > Operational Readiness

 

Operational Readiness is anchored in Vestas Power Solutions. Vestas Power Solutions is where new product ideas and technologies are developed, matured, tested, and improved. To put it in short, Vestas Power Solutions is the cornerstone of Vestas - we are shaping the future of modern energy and the powerhouse of the wind industry's development, deployment and maintenance of the best product solutions.

The team is responsible for ensuring that our products are ready for mass production. We capture learnings from prototypes and ensure that Vestas's products get off to a flying start. Our team ensures the learning loops across Vestas to improve performance and keep our products up-to-date. There is a high degree of stakeholder management and collaboration across the entire business.

We are characterized by a culture based on accountability, where employees get the chance to create meaningful, real-world impact through their work. We also cultivate employee performance and growth by providing an inclusive, motivating environment with collaboration at its core. You will experience a team of great diversity within competencies, experience, gender, and nationality.

 

Responsibilities

In the role of Product Launch Project Manager for onshore business, you will play a crucial role in ensuring effective project execution, streamlined communication, and resource optimization throughout the product launch process. You will also be part of a team consisting of 5 other project managers and 1 business analyst for the area. Moreover, your main responsibilities will be:

• Resource and Budget Management: Manage budgets, cost and resources for operational readiness projects. Ensure the right and prioritized booking of allocated resources

• Report the status of the projects to management and relevant stakeholders, e.g., the impact of new design changes on the budget and project timeline.

• Educate the organization on lessons learned from previous projects

• Support and coordinate the implementation of design changes (rework or retrofit) throughout the development process (manufacturing, assembly, prototype installation & service)

• Ensure seamless collaboration in the full Vestas value chain (manufacturing, transport, procurement, VPS technology, construction, and service) to implement design changes in a fast and agile manner

 

Qualifications

• Professional experience in a comparable industry or role.

• Holds a degree in Engineering, Commerce, or Project Management.

• Certified in the Stage-Gate model (Prince 2, PMI, or similar).

• Proficient in risk management and possesses contractual/commercial expertise.

• Demonstrates product and industry understanding, especially in the wind or renewable energy sector.

• It is advantageous to have experience in onshore wind projects.

 

Competencies

• Ability to build a solid project organization and efficient relations with team members and stakeholders

• Advanced communication skills and the ability to listen actively

• Positive personality, focusing on realizing opportunities

• Uphold value-centric leadership with good team management and collaboration skills

• Excel in varied environments with continuous good people management and collaboration skills across all levels

 

What We Offer

We offer a very exciting career opportunity in a flat, multi-cultural and ever-growing organisation focusing on reaching top-notch results. You will get a high level of responsibility as well as inspiring colleagues and a committed manager who encourages you to grow. You will be directly involved and direct the development of a core product that is of utmost importance to our customers and the global transition to renewable energy. 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. Join us in the fight for a more sustainable world.

 

Additional Information

The work location will either be Porto, Portugal or Chennai, India. To be considered for this role, you will need to apply online before January 31, 2024. We will review applications on an ongoin