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Project Manager, Operations Management, Project & Program Management

Job in Reading, Berkshire, RG1, England, UK
Listing for: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Full Time position Listed on 2026-11-09
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Operations Management, Project & Program Management
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 70000 - 100000 GBP Yearly GBP 70000.00 100000.00 YEAR

Job Description & How to Apply Below

The Main Component Exchange department is responsible for ensuring a safe and high-quality customer experience when completing main component exchange projects for our customers, supporting service sites in executing special campaigns and internal project support within the department. The department is part of the Global Offshore Service organization. Here you become part of a focused team of many colleagues who consistently deliver Offshore Services to our trusted customers.

This includes everything from strategy work, operational improvement, Health & Safety, technical case handling to delivering the services on the wind turbines offshore.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include:

  • End to end project leadership within an assigned scope or cluster, ensuring delivery within time, budget, quality, and HSE requirements, while establishing and managing the project organization and securing appropriate resourcing with the Head of Department and Lead Project Manager
  • Direct responsibility for core project management disciplines, including financial management, scheduling, stakeholder engagement, risk and governance frameworks, reporting, procurement, and communication
  • Collaborate with Site Management, Operations, Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, Quality and HSE functions. Ensuring offshore readiness and operational excellence, aligning global standards with local execution to enable safe, efficient, and effective offshore campaigns across the cluster
  • Manage project governance, reporting and decision-making processes, ensuring transparency and effective communication with stakeholders
  • Acting as an ambassador for Vestas and Offshore Service, encouraging collaboration, compliance, and consistent performance with senior stakeholders, suppliers, and cross functional teams. Lead lessons learned- and strategic activities and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Building organizational capability, mentoring colleagues, promoting knowledge sharing, and enhancing technical, contractual, and commercial maturity across the project and cluster
  • Building and maintaining customer relationships by pro-active engagement, visible project leadership and regular customer and site visits, 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.

To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at  and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.

Do you enjoy balancing being operational and having a strategical perspective when engaging with stakeholders? Are you experienced with program or project management across matrix organizations with cross-functional environments? Do you see yourself as communicative, self-motivated and someone who networks easily? Then we have the position for you! Vestas is looking for a Project Manager! To perform well in this role, we expect demonstrated ownership and accountability, paired with the ability to maintain a holistic, end to end project view.

Qualifications
  • A relevant engineering or business degree in Business Administration, or a comparable discipline (such as Electrical or Mechanical Engineering)
  • Min. 5 years of solid project management experience, including leadership of large scale, cross functional and multi site projects with strategic impact-showcasing clear accountability for outcomes and complex stakeholder landscapes
  • Proficiency with established project management methodologies and tools, such as PRINCE2, IPMA, or equivalent frameworks
  • Working knowledge of quality assurance and HSE standards, including familiarity with frameworks such as WTSR, CDM, and other relevant safety and compliance principles
  • Exposure to governance structures, direct customer exposure, risk management processes, and contractual frameworks, demonstrating the ability to make informed decisions and take accountable ownership of risks and mitigations
  • Solid system and analytical skills, with proficiency in SAP PPM, Power BI, MS Project, and the Microsoft Office Suite
  • Ability to communicate in English clearly, professionally, and effectively with colleagues across the whole organization both orally and in writing
Competencies
  • Highly developed stakeholder management,…
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