Project Manager

Description

The team leads delivery of power grid and energy infrastructure projects, from planning and engineering coordination through installation, commissioning and handover to the customer.

The projects support a sustainable energy future.

Job ID R0145153, posted 2026-09-29.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the integrated schedule for engineering, procurement, manufacturing, FAT, transport and site work (installation, SAT, commissioning).
• Track progress against contract milestones and payment dates, and raise deviations early.
• Watch schedule risk on long-lead items such as core steel, copper, bushings and OLTC, and drive mitigation.
• Match engineering, factory and site team capacity to the project timeline.
• Be the single contact between design engineering, the customer's technical team and third-party consultants.
• Handle submission, review and approval of GA drawings, single-line diagrams, nameplate data and calculation reports.
• Assess the technical, cost and schedule effects of design or scope changes and take them through variation orders.
• Plan and witness routine, type and special tests.
• Make sure manufacturing follows the approved Inspection & Test Plan (ITP) and the quality checkpoints for core assembly, winding, drying, tanking and oil treatment.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for NCRs raised during manufacturing or testing.
• Work with the supply chain team to buy critical parts: bushings, OLTC, cooling equipment, protection relays and transformer oil.
• Organize heavy transport for large power transformers, including route surveys and permits.
• Enforce site safety rules for high-voltage equipment, lifting, and confined-space or oil work.
• Liaise with the customer's grid and substation team on switching, protection settings and energization.
• Serve as the main technical contact for the client, running progress and technical review meetings.
• Send senior management regular reports on project status, risk and financial performance.
• Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, commercial and safety risks throughout execution.
• Monitor the budget and forecast at completion, and control change-order costs against the baseline.
• Compile and control the manufacturing record book (MRB), test certificates and as-built documentation.

Requirements

• 5, 10 years in a similar role in the energy sector, ideally on power grids, high-voltage substations or power transformers.
• A university degree in engineering or a related field.
• Experience working with structured processes, procedures and operational workflows.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Strong organization and prioritization, the ability to meet demanding deadlines, and a high level of professionalism, accountability and attention to detail.
• A good understanding of international commercial practices and project environments.
• Advanced use of MS Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Fluent English and Romanian, spoken and written.
• Advantage: knowledge of SAP (MM, SD and Project modules).

Conditions

Full-time position in Bucharest, Romania, on site and not remote.

Background checks are part of hiring, and more thorough screening may be required for some roles, with notice and consent requested beforehand.

Benefits

• Company car.
• Hybrid working model.
• Short Fridays with a 6-hour workday.
• 5 weeks of annual vacation.
• Meal tickets.
• Private medical subscription.
• Life insurance.
• Third-pillar pension plan.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.