Project Manager Electrical

GEA Group; Skanderborg Kommune; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Gea Group in Skanderborg is looking for an experienced Electrical Project Manager to lead electrical design for complex projects lasting 12–18 months. You will collaborate with our project execution team and with electrical/automation, process and mechanical engineers, plus procurement colleagues to deliver tailored solutions that meet production needs.

You will oversee scope, budget, schedule and compliance with quality and safety standards, coordinating with customers, panel suppliers and

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Marine Engineering, or related discipline with substantial experience.
• Experience in electrical engineering and multidisciplinary project delivery in food and dairy industries.
• Experience coordinating suppliers, subcontractors, procurement, schedules, costs and risks.
• Knowledge of power distribution, motors and drives, control panels, cabling, protection concepts.
• Professional level English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver electrical scope for projects from concept through commissioning.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, resources and stakeholders, ensuring quality and safety.
• Assess technical options and coordinate supplier actions to protect delivery and profitability.
• Present recommendations to the Project Manager when scope, costs or milestones change.
• Coordinate electrical designs, equipment specifications and compliance with standards.
• Prepare site activities, permits, testing, and handover documentation.

Skills

Power distribution

Motors & drives

Control panels

Cabling

Electrical safety concepts

English proficiency

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Marine Engineering (optional)

Job description

As part of our continued growth, we are seeking an experienced electrical project manager with technical expertise to lead electrical design of complex projects, typically lasting 12 to 18 months.

Joining GEA, you will gain a strong network of colleagues from different functions, including our project execution team. We value knowledge sharing and collaborate closely with our customers to ensure tailored solutions that meet their production needs.

Based at our Skanderborg office, you will join our project execution organization. Alongside committed colleagues, you will work in a business driven by customers’ demand for new and better products. We value mutual respect and appreciate our differences.

Internally, you will work with project managers, electrical and automation engineers, process and mechanical engineers, as well as colleagues in Commissioning, Procurement and Service. Externally, you will collaborate with customers, panel suppliers, installation companies, and commissioning subcontractors.

Responsibilities / Tasks

The Electrical Project Manager is responsible for leading and delivering electrical scope for projects from concept through commissioning and handover. The role involves managing project scope, budget, schedule, resources, and stakeholders while ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and operational requirements.

You will assess technical and delivery options, coordinate supplier actions and implement corrective measures to protect delivery and project profitability. Where changes affect scope, costs or milestones, you will present your recommendations to the Project Manager.

More specifically, you will:

• Lead and control electrical scope for projects throughout the complete project lifecycle.
• Plan deliverables, scope activities, milestones and resources in line with the overall project plan.
• Coordinate electrical designs and equipment specifications, ensuring compliance with legislation, customer requirements, internal engineering standards and project-specific safety and quality requirements.
• Define supplier and subcontractor packages, support technical bid evaluation and selection, and follow up on specifications, clarifications, delivery, costs and documentation.
• Prepare site activities, inspections, ensuring the required permits, competencies and safety measures are in place before work starts; coordinate testing and verification, including factory and site acceptance activities where applicable, and close outstanding points.
• Assess change requests, obtaining approval before committing to changes affecting contractual scope, price, schedule or risk.
• Complete the documentation and structured handover to the customer and Service, including as-built updates, certificates and test records where applicable.

Your Profile / Qualifications

You are highly organised and excel at maintaining an overview of the entire project lifecycle, identifying potential challenges early and proactively finding effective solutions. Your strong communication skills allow you to mediate between stakeholders, manage change effectively and resolve unforeseen issues as they arise.

We imagine that you:

• Hold a degree in Electrical Engineering, Marine Engineer or a related discipline; equivalent technical education with substantial relevant experience may also be considered.
• Have experience in electrical engineering and multidisciplinary project delivery for within food and dairy industries, process equipment, machinery or engineered-to-order projects, including customer-facing technical coordination and management of supplier, subcontractor and procurement deliverables, schedules, costs and risks.
• Have working knowledge of power distribution, motors and drives, control panels, cabling, protection concepts and associated documentation.
• Understand technical interfaces, applicable electrical standards and machinery/process-plant safety, alongside installation, testing, commissioning and handover practices.
• Speak and write English at a full professional level.