Project Manager

WHY YOU WOULD CHOOSE AB

In AB we work in a multicultural context with over 1,500 employees in offices in 22 Countries around the world between Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Oceania. Our commitment is to continue to look for a better way to write our future in an even more sustainable way, involving all our partners and starting from the desire to establish a relationship with the candidate that respects diversity, equity, through a recruiting process free from prejudice and discrimination.

Sustainability is not only our core business but also our way of working. We have technologies and software that allow us to optimize the time and effort of the selection process by allowing the constant updating of applications and that improve the "candidate experience", a process of mutual knowledge in which the candidate expresses his or her professional and personal ambitions that the Talent Acquisition experts match with the company's professional opportunities, to immediately establish a transparent relationship of comparison and orientation.

YOUR CHALLENGES

Project Management:

• Coordinate installation and commissioning activities at customer sites
• Monitor project progress, ensuring deadlines, costs, and quality standards are met
• Manage local resources and suppliers involved in the projects, including installation activities

Cost and Margin Control:

• Ensure compliance with project budgets and monitor profitability
• Identify and manage deviations, proposing corrective actions when necessary
• Use the SAP management tool updated with project status, payments and deliveries

Technical Sales Support:

• Support the sales team during customer meetings by providing technical and operational expertise according to AB standards
• Conduct technical site inspections to assess feasibility of proposed solutions
• Set up, together with the local Sales team the commercial offers in coordination with AB standards coming from HQ

Integration Engineering:

• Collaborate with central AB engineering to identify the most suitable technical solutions
• Manage customization requests and integration with customer infrastructure
• Translate customer needs into clear and feasible technical specifications
• Ensure end‑to‑end management and coordination of all order lifecycle phases, starting from contract closure
• Manage project scope and deliverables
• Ensure project timeline and schedule adherence
• Monitor project costs and financial planning
• Ensure project quality (QA & QC) in line with AB standards
• Coordinate project human resources planning and management
• Manage project communications, including with AB HQ Engineering team
• Monitor and manage project risks
• Coordinate procurement activities and supplier relationships
• Manage project stakeholders
• Provide technical support to the sales function
• Validate accuracy and consistency of tender documentation
• Prepare technical offer documentation in coordination with the AB Engineering team
• Engage required resources to develop offers
• Manage budgeting: define offer costs and intercompany pricing
• Collaborate on cost estimation for materials, labor, services, management, and safety
• Structure the Sales BOM and detail it within technical-commercial offers
• Coordinate and manage offers requested by the commercial team
• Plan and organize activities to meet offer development timelines
• Propose and coordinate meetings with local suppliers and subcontractors; build and maintain a relevant database
• Collect offer data and develop the project implementation Gantt chart
• Functional reporting to the Regional Integration Manager

"People"part:

• Ability to create motivation in the project team
• Ability to manage conflicts (with reference to the team) and ability to negotiate with management and the team in terms of time, cost, quality of work
• Ability to grasp the signals that enable the early detection and understanding of the nature of internal team and organizational dynamics that influence the progress of the project
• Ability to play an empowering, guiding and leadership functional role in the project team
• Ability to make effective use of all communication channels and tools available within the AB organization
• Ability to set up and manage meeting activities and to involve stakeholders who may influence project activities

WHY WE WOULD CHOOSE YOU

• Engineering background
• Solid experience in project management, a PMP certification is a plus
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong problem-solving oriented
• Based nearby Nantes area or in general west part of France

WHAT WE OFFER

• Values-driven and inclusive environment: Our new office in Nantes is a workplace built on clear values, transparency, respect, and inclusion, fostering collaboration and open dialogue
• Structured onboarding and mentorship: A dedicated induction program combined with support from experienced professionals to ensure an effective and well-supported integration
• Professional development and growth: Clearly defined career paths supported by annual performance reviews, continuous feedback, and training opportunities in a context that values individual potential and continuous learning
• Job rotation and knowledge sharing: The opportunity over time to explore different roles or projects, fostering the development of cross-functional skills, a broad business perspective, and dynamic career paths
• International environment and mobility: An international organization offering opportunities for multicultural collaboration and, for those interested, international mobility paths over time
• Focus on employee well-being: A company that actively invests in employee well-being through Workplace Health Promotion initiatives aimed at promoting balance, health, and quality of working life