Project Manager - Pulp & Energy

Expand your technical and organizational expertise as a Project Manager for North America

As a Project Manager  will apply your skills and experience in Project Management to lead Pulp, Energy and Circularity (PEC) Projects Execution and Delivery at our customers facilities across North America. We are looking for people who have experience in mechanical, controls, and/or chemical engineering and who have strong commercial and business understanding.

• Be the main contact/liaison with the customer for the whole scope, including Valmet’s external partners.
• Establish and maintain a good proactive customer relationship throughout the project execution.
• Define the project organization and identify the need for resources in a matrix environment, which are provided by each respective discipline’s line organization.
• Perform active project and product risk and opportunity management within the project.
• Responsible for project main schedule and coordination of schedules.
• Responsible for managing project budgets in order to secure and improve project margins.
• Be a role model in the project teams regarding HSEQ matters.
• Handling of warranty issues during the contractual warranty period.
• Communicate project feedback internally to the organization and summarize lessons learned throughout the project.
• Manage project stakeholders (internal and external) communications and reporting.
• Support sales on technical proposal development from the Project Management perspective, securing project deliverability.

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Pulp and Paper Engineering or a closely related field is required or a combination of equivalent education and experience. Preferred experience with participating in or leading capital and improvement machinery projects consisting of multi-cultural and multi-discipline teams. Minimum of 5 years of proven industry-related Project Management experience is essential. Travel will be required – estimated at 25% - up to 50%

• Atlanta GA
• Charlotte NC
• Bedford NH

We work a Hybrid schedule, with a minimum 3 days/week at the office. This position is NOT open for any domestic or international relocation. Person must be living and authorized to work in the US.

We offer a challenging work environment that values innovation and suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and dynamic setting. This role provides the opportunity to build both technical expertise and leadership skills while working closely with customers and global teams. Includes a competitive wage and benefits package that includes a company 401k with employer match and Pension.

• competitive wage
• company 401k with employer match and Pension

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 20,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customer’s performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.