Project Manager

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH; Aalborg; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfa Laval is seeking a structured Project Manager for Aftersales and New Build Projects in Aalborg. You will manage a diverse portfolio of small to mid-size projects, coordinating planning, procurement, logistics, and stakeholder communication to ensure on-time delivery and invoicing milestones.

The role requires strong technical background, at least 5 years in project management, and the ability to balance scope, time, cost, and quality while maintaining customer satisfaction and internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another relevant technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience from project management or related roles in a technical industry.
• Technical understanding of marine, mechanical, process, or industrial equipment.
• Experience working with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders in a project-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of small to mid-size Aftersales and New Build projects from order handover through delivery, invoicing, and closure.
• Coordinate approximately 30 concurrent projects, ensuring clear progress across planning, procurement, documentation, logistics, and customer communication.
• Own project planning and follow-up, including schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and inputs from stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are delivered within scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Act as the main coordination point between customers and internal stakeholders (sales, engineering, procurement, logistics, service, finance, suppliers).
• Monitor project financial performance including cost follow-up, margin awareness, and invoicing milestones.
• Identify and resolve risks, delays, scope changes, and delivery issues proactively.
• Manage customer communication with updates and clear requirements to ensure satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes, documentation standards, and project governance.
• Maintain accurate project data in ERP, CRM, and project management tools for transparency and control.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Scheduling

Budget awareness

English communication

MS Office

ERP/CRM experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marine/Mechanical engineering or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

ERP systems

CRM systems

Project management software

Job description

Project Manager — Aftersales and New Build Projects

About the role

We are looking for a structured, proactive, and customer-focused Project Manager to manage a portfolio of small to mid-size projects within Aftersales and New Build / Capital Sales. This role is ideal for someone who combines technical understanding, commercial awareness, and strong coordination skills in a fast-moving marine or industrial environment. As Project Manager, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing multiple projects in parallel, typically around 30 active projects at different stages of completion. These may include customer deliveries, upgrades, replacements, service-related projects, equipment packages, spare parts-related project scopes, and new build project commitments. You will act as the key coordination point between customers, internal sales teams, engineering, procurement, logistics, service teams, finance, suppliers, and other relevant stakeholders. Your main responsibility is to ensure that each project is delivered according to agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality expectations, and invoicing milestones. This position requires a high level of ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to manage shifting priorities while maintaining a clear overview of deadlines, risks, customer expectations, and internal commitments.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of small to mid-size Aftersales and New Build projects from order handover through delivery, invoicing, and closure.
• Coordinate approximately 30 concurrent projects, ensuring clear progress across planning, procurement, documentation, logistics, customer communication, and final delivery.
• Own project planning and follow-up, including schedules, milestones, action lists, risks, dependencies, and required stakeholder inputs.
• Ensure projects are delivered according to agreed scope, timeline, budget, quality requirements, and customer expectations.
• Act as the main coordination point between customers and internal stakeholders, including sales, engineering, procurement, logistics, service, finance, and suppliers.
• Monitor project financial performance, including cost follow-up, margin awareness, change impacts, and timely invoicing according to agreed milestones.
• Identify, upscale, and resolve project risks, delays, scope changes, and delivery issues before they negatively affect the customer or business.
• Manage customer communication proactively and professionally, providing updates, clarifying requirements, and ensuring customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes, procedures, documentation standards, and project governance requirements.
• Maintain accurate project data in relevant systems, including ERP, CRM, and project management tools, to support transparency, reporting, and project control.

About you

You are a structured and solution-oriented Project Manager who can maintain control of many moving parts at the same time. You are comfortable working in an environment where priorities may change, deadlines are important, and different stakeholders may have competing expectations. You are able to balance customer focus with internal requirements and commercial discipline. You communicate clearly, elevate issues when needed, and take ownership of follow-up until problems are resolved. You enjoy working collaboratively but are also capable of driving progress independently. To succeed in this role, you should be able to: Prioritize effectively across many concurrent projects, maintain structure and overview in a complex project portfolio, communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, stay calm and constructive when facing setbacks or urgent issues, build trust with customers through transparency, reliability, and professional follow-up, work with a continuous improvement mindset, balance quality, cost, delivery time, and customer satisfaction.

What you know

• Strong technical foundation combined with experience from project execution in a marine, industrial, or technical business environment.
• Understanding of delivering projects according to agreed scope, time, cost, quality, and customer expectations.
• A bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another relevant technical field — or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience from project management, project coordination, technical sales support, service project execution, marine engineering, shipbuilding, or a similar technical industry.
• Technical understanding of marine, mechanical, process, or industrial equipment.
• Experience working with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders in a project-driven environment.
• Good commercial understanding, including cost follow-up, budget awareness, delivery commitments, and invoicing milestones.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience working with ERP, CRM, or project management systems.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

It is an advantage if you also have

• Practical experience from vessels, shipyards, marine service, offshore, or shipbuilding environments.
• Experience with Aftersales, service projects, retrofit projects, spare parts projects, or capital equipment deliveries.
• Understanding of logistics, procurement, technical documentation, commissioning, or marine customer requirements.
• Experience working in a global organization with cross-border stakeholders.

Contact

Team Manager, Project Management Europe: Edith Isela Torres Rosas, [e-mail], or Frederik Ellegaard, Talent Acquisition Manager, [e-mail]

At Alfa Laval, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace that values diverse perspectives and experiences.

While we typically welcome applicants from all locations, for this particular role, we are prioritizing candidates who are currently residing in Aalborg or have an established presence in the area.

We are conducting a continuous review of received applications.

We do not accept applications via email, due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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