Project Manager, System Delivery Projects

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

Port Solutions Project Management Office (PMO) is looking for Project Manager to take ownership of assigned delivery projects for our PMO System Delivery Project Team for Automated Stacking Cranes (ASC) and Automated Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes (ARMG), in order to further strengthen our overall project management capacity.

As a Project Manager, you will lead projects within defined budget, scope, and schedule, ensuring Profit and Loss responsibility and high customer satisfaction aligned with the Konecranes Framework. The Project Manager acts as primary interface to customer and internal stakeholders during project execution.

In this role you will manage the core project team and address the targets and commitments to the subprojects (engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, shipping, and site works). You ensure that the whole project in executed strictly in accordance with corporate values, process handbook processes and contract specific formalities, and engage, coach and supervise the project team members to ensure their performance and individual development.

What You should bring?

To succeed in this role, you should understand supply agreement content and can interpret it for the project team and ensure adherence to the requirements and timelines to achieve customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain customer relationship and communication within the project; Prepare / Monitor project budget and constantly keep the result forecast updated.; Monitor project performance against the project plan with special attention to customer, risks, time, cost and quality.; Evaluate and authorize changes that significantly impact the scope, budget, or timeline of a project.; Know the latest profitability estimate of the project and manage project risks actively.; Solve and settle the project issues, disagreements and disputes arising from the customer or subprojects.; Provide regular project schedule update to management using project tools and communicate significant changes with customers, sales and internal team.

Requirements

Project Management Experience: Proven experience with full delivery accountability for global customer projects involving large-scale, technically complex equipment and automation systems. Relevant certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) is an advantage.; Technical knowledge: Understanding and interest of large size equipment manufacturing industry, and equipment design principles and automation systems. Previous experience of automation system delivery projects in an advantage.; Customer-Centric Approach: Ability to understand external customers' needs and customer facing project ownership, adapt to different industries, and continuously learn to facilitate informed decision-making.; Leadership and Team Building: Proficiency in team management, including building and leading a cross-functional project team. Effective management of relationships, both internal and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers and subcontractors.; Language Proficiency: Fluent in English (spoken and written), as it will be the primary language for communication. Finnish, German, French or Spanish skills will be an advantage.