Description

Looking for the next step? Here is a great opportunity to let your project management skills shine!

We are looking for a Project Manager, located in Darmstadt, Germany to join our Services group within Project Excellence. In this role, you will lead Improvement and Field Services projects across the Pulp, Energy, and Circularity Services industries, working on projects ranging from the CEN region to global deliveries.

Your responsibilities

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for delivering projects in line with contractual agreements while ensuring predictable financial results.
Your key responsibilities include:

• Leading customer interactions and representing Valmet throughout the project
• Managing and guiding the project organization and project teams
• Preparing and maintaining project plans
• Contract management and change management
• Budget follow-up, cost estimation, and schedule management
• Risk management and Internal & external reporting

A critical aspect of this role is acting as Valmet's representative toward the customer, ensuring customer satisfaction and building long-term, trust-based relationships.

You will also play an important role during the sales phase, supporting deliverability assessments, ensuring contractual commitments are realistic from a project execution perspective, and enabling a smooth handover from Sales to Project execution.
We are searching for a professional who can successfully lead multicultural and multi-location projects toward a shared goal. You are self-driven, structured, and thrive in a dynamic, high-pressure environment. You bring positive energy to your work, trust your team, and empower others to succeed.

Our expectations

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• A strong technical background (Bachelor's or Master's degree)
• Approximately 4-7 years of experience in project execution, gained through roles such as Project Management, Sales Management, Engineering, Site Management, or similar positions within the Pulp or Energy industry
• A solid understanding of the Pulp and/or Energy industry
• The ability to work independently with international, multi-location project teams
• Strong decision-making and change management skills, with the courage to take the lead
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in a multi-project environment
• Proven communication and commercial negotiation skills
• Experience working directly with customers
• Willingness to travel across Europe and globally
• Mandatory fluency in spoken and written English and German (additional languages are an asset)

What we offer

At Valmet, you will join a high-performing team in a challenging and rewarding role. We offer an environment where you can fully leverage your competencies and experience, while also providing a strong foundation for continuous learning and professional development.

To join our winning team please send us your CV filling out the application form, also with your salary expectation, by Saturday 16 May, 2026. We will start processing the applications as they come in.