Chief Project Manager

Ready to shape tomorrow’s society together with us?
Volvo Penta is a world-leading supplier of power solutions for marine and industrial applications. Driven by innovation, our close cooperation with our customers and our century-long experience, we supply comprehensive solutions that are made to move emotions, people, businesses and societies.


This is how you could make an impact
As a Chief project manager at Volvo Penta you are responsible for the project total deliveries end-to-end making sure that both technical as well as commercial targets are met. In the projects you have the benefit to work with a skilled cross functional team with many great colleagues across the company. You will lead the team in planning and execution of the projects. There will be ups and downs along the way and here you will play a key role to mobilize the team and together adapt to new prerequisites. You will report to the project steering committee and other stakeholders.
Projects within the areas of electromobility, connectivity and autonomous solutions are already a substantial part of our portfolio. In the transformation towards new businesses and technologies you will also play an important role in developing and implementing new ways of working.


Who are you?
We see that you have the capability of managing complex projects with a clear customer focus. Since you have experience as a leader for some years you have developed a high ability to provide direction and guidance and motivate your team members. As our electromobility offering will continue to grow over the coming years, experience within this area is of extra interest. It is also important that you have the ability to reach out to different stakeholders as this will be part of the daily work.


Required knowledge and experiences
Many years of experience from Project management roles
Good communication and presentations skills
BSc degree or higher in engineering or equivalent

It’s also beneficial if you have
Project management experience from industrialization projects within the Volvo Group and knowledge about Volvo’s development process

This is us, your new colleagues
With Volvo Penta you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust each other and embrace change to stay ahead. Our cultural values include customer focus, passion, teamwork and professionalism.


The Chief Project Management team manage the projects in line with our targets to be the most forward thinking and customer-focused supplier of sustainable power solutions. We are encouraged to take individual responsibility and we support each other as a team. Both within the Chief Project Management team but also within the bigger Volvo Penta team. Our home base is the Volvo Penta headquarter in the heart of Campus Lundby in Gothenburg, Sweden.


It is important for us that our colleagues have a good work life balance and in the project management role there will also be some flexibility and possibilities for remote work.


PS: if you are interested in exercise, why not join our Wednesday lunch-running?


Are we the perfect match?
Would you like to work with a world leading supplier of power solutions for marine and industrial applications, in exciting projects together with a great team? Are you the one that we are looking for? We look forward to your application.


Questions? Contact
Johan Bäckman, Manager Chief Project Management, +46 31 3236996
Teresa Krook, HR Business partner, +46 31 3233710


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