Senior Digital Project Manager

Vattenfall GmbH; Kolding; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vattenfall GmbH seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead OT-focused projects, including SCADA, within its renewable energy portfolio. You will collaborate with maintenance and operations to optimize handover, ensuring asset security, efficiency, performance and value realization.

The role demands broad experience in electrical/automation contexts, strong stakeholder management, and an agile, proactive mindset to deliver complex projects in an international environment.

Qualifications

• Education in Electrical or automation engineering and in project/package management.
• Experience with automation, control systems and data pipelines in energy sector.
• Experience across onshore/offshore tech, HV systems and Wind/BESS/PV projects.
• Fluent English communication and ability to operate in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure project delivery within scope, schedule, and budget and capture lessons learned.
• Refine timelines, budgets, risks and resources with transparent reporting.
• Coordinate between engineering teams and internal/external stakeholders for smooth execution.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and EHS across the project lifecycle.
• Identify and mitigate risks while maximizing value and timely completion.

Skills

Engage & communicate effectively

Proactive problem-solving

Agile mindset

Education

Electrical or automation engineering

Project/Package Management

Job description

Join a forward-thinking team where collaboration, integration and making a real impact are at the heart of what we do. We are looking for an experienced, technically founded and proactive Senior Project Manager who is passionate about driving successful project outcomes and fostering teamwork.

In this role, you will lead projects that support our mission to deliver high-quality solutions and continuous improvements across our organization.

As we are growing, we are looking for an additional member to help us deliver exciting projects, within the fields of Operation Technology (OT) anchored in SCADA, all enabling the path towards a fossil‑free future.

You will work closely with colleagues and stakeholders from various backgrounds and locations, ensuring effective communication and smooth project execution. In addition, you will be working closely with maintenance and operations teams to optimise the handover of the projects, always with focus on the asset security, efficiency – performance and reliability & value realization.

Your ability to manage diverse teams, adapt to changing priorities, and deliver results will be key to your success. We value open‑mindedness, a positive attitude, and a commitment to learning and growth.

If you are ready to bring your project management expertise to a dynamic environment and help shape the future with us, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring successful project delivery within scope, schedule, and budget constraints plus capturing lessons learned.
• Manage and refine project timelines, budgets, risks and resources – transparency being key.
• Coordinating & act as the bridge between the engineering team and internal & external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and swift resolution of technical issues for seamless project execution.
• Ensuring compliance with industry regulations and standards and manage all project deliverables are including quality and EHS compliance, throughout the project lifecycle.
• Continuously identify, assess, and mitigate risks while leveraging opportunities to ensure projects are completed on time and within scope.
• Ensure business success and customer satisfaction through professional project and stakeholder management while always maximizing value creation – a ‘win‑win’ mentality.
• Consistently contribute to internal process and team improvement initiatives within the Digital Engineering Project Management team.

Qualifications

• Educated in Electrical Engineering or automation engineering as well as Project/Package Management disciplines.
• Experience with automation and control systems and data pipelines preferably within the energy sector.
• Relevant work experience and competencies within a combination of onshore & offshore technology, high voltage electrical systems and construction projects, OT & IT technical project/program management skills from the Wind, BESS or PV industry would be an advantage.
• Knowledge & experience with design, specification, configuration and test of OT & IT.
• Demonstrated ability to engage & communicate well to teams & stakeholders.
• A proactive, agile approach to process improvement and problem‑solving.
• A positive attitude, good communication skills, and a willingness to learn and grow.
• Eager to learn about new technologies & different business domains within renewable energy.
• Ability to thrive & perform in a complex and diverse organisational set‑up.
• As we operate in an international environment, it is essential that you speak and write English fluently.

Additional Information

Our offer

Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information

We welcome your application in English, no later than 11/10/2026.

Commitment to Diversity

Vattenfall is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and services to support all our employees.

We are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity.

Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernised our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil‑free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.