Project Manager - General & Cross-Program

Proxima Fusion is Europe’s fastest-growing fusion company and the continent’s best-funded fusion player, as well as the first spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP). Backed by over €650M and powered by a growing team across Munich, Zurich, and Oxford, we are developing the hardware and infrastructure needed to deliver the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant.

Responsibilities

Act as Proxima Fusion’s versatile project manager across a growing portfolio of projects; Take ownership of projects where no clear delivery owner currently exists; Manage work across Alpha-adjacent infrastructure, manufacturing interfaces, and early Stellaris planning; Own projects end to end, from initial structure through to delivery; Build processes, plans, and accountability where they do not yet exist; Keep projects moving in a fast-paced and evolving environment; Work proactively and take initiative without waiting for perfect clarity; Absorb new programme needs as they emerge; Ensure increased programme activity results in delivered outcomes rather than growing backlog; Own end-to-end delivery for assigned projects across the Alpha programme and adjacent workstreams - schedule, budget, risk register, and stakeholder management from early definition through to completion; Pick up projects at varying stages of maturity and apply the right level of structure for where each one is; Work across infrastructure and manufacturing-interface domains; Support early Stellaris planning work; Feed project schedules and risk inputs into the Alpha Integrated Master Schedule; Identify and manage dependencies between assigned projects and the broader Alpha programme; escalate interface risks early

Requirements

Experienced in project management on capital, industrial, or research infrastructure projects; Comfortable owning delivery across project types and at different stages of maturity; Adaptable, equally effective shaping an early-stage concept and driving an active delivery programme; Comfortable in a portfolio that will change and able to stay effective through ambiguity; Able to engage across infrastructure and manufacturing-interface domains without deep specialism in either; Delivery rigour and stakeholder management are core strengths; Fluent in English; Familiar with AI tools and digital working methods; Comfortable in a lean, high-autonomy environment

Nice to have

German is a strong advantage; Background in capital project delivery in energy, industrial, or research sectors is strongly preferred; Experience with first-of-kind or early-stage programmes is a plus

Benefits

Work on some of the most complex tech challenges to bring abundant, safe, clean energy to the world; Join and learn from an exceptional selection of accomplished and driven individuals; Do your life’s best work and enjoy the journey; Show that big things are possible in Europe when you assemble the best talent