Senior Project Manager

at  GEA Group

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.
Why join GEA

• Industry Expertise: In-depth knowledge of the food and beverage industry is essential.
• Project Management: Proven experience managing large-scale projects, typically exceeding €5 million, as a professional project manager.
• End-to-End Project Leadership: Overall responsibility for the execution of large projects, from the initial quotation phase through to commissioning, handover, and project closure. Projects are often cross-cultural and may involve collaboration across different GEA entities.
• Financial Accountability: Full accountability for the financial performance and results of large projects, ensuring optimal outcomes for GEA.
• Project Organisation: Lead and organize the project team to ensure successful execution, providing strong leadership and direction to meet project objectives.
• Ownership Culture: Foster a strong sense of ownership within the project team, ensuring alignment with project goals, even beyond the scope of their specific GEA entity.
• Scheduling & Monitoring: Plan and maintain the project schedule by closely monitoring progress, including tracking man-hour estimates and margin targets.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for project reporting to multiple stakeholders, such as the steering committee and customers, while managing complex stakeholder relationships.
• Standard Practices: Ensure that all project tasks are aligned with GEA’s standard practices and procedures, while also meeting customer expectations to the greatest extent possible.
• Project Delivery: Responsible for completing large projects within the defined scope, cost, quality, and schedule parameters—delivering results within budget.
• Customer Management: Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle, particularly during project execution.
• Site Management & Safety: Oversee site work through the site manager and ensure Health & Safety (H&S) standards are maintained at all times. Attend client meetings on-site to facilitate the commissioning of GEA-supplied equipment, ensuring all KPIs are met. Projects typically involve a high volume of installation hours.
• Claim & Change Order Management: Manage claims and change orders effectively throughout the project lifecycle.
• Risk Management: Proactively perform risk management activities to mitigate and minimise project risks.
• Continuous Improvement: Motivate the team to capture, evaluate, and implement lessons learned from the project to foster ongoing improvement.
• Procurement & Supply Chain Coordination: Develop procurement plans in collaboration with the supply chain to schedule fabrication and component delivery, ensuring alignment with project timelines. Ultimately responsible for the RFQ process, contractor selection, and contractor management for installation.
• Team Leadership: Lead a large team of project engineers, providing leadership without direct line authority, to achieve project goals