Project Engineer (electrical and automation), Wärtsilä, Vaasa

Academic Work Finland Oy; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Skill development

Supportive team

Job summary

Academic Work Finland Oy is seeking a Project Engineer in Vaasa to manage technical automation solutions, oversee schedules, budgets, and quality, and support the project manager in coordinating tasks across stakeholders.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external vendors, handling engineering, procurement, and logistics, while contributing to risk management and reporting with occasional global travel.

Qualifications

• Relevant educational background in electrical and automation engineering.
• Experience in project business, preferably in energy sector.
• Technical understanding of engine power plants and automation solutions.
• Fluent English; Finnish language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate technical solutions, schedules, budgets, and quality standards within projects
• Ensure adherence to contract specifications and provide regular project reporting
• Collaborate with internal teams, external vendors, and stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Can-do attitude

English fluency

Education

Electrical/Automation engineering background

Job description

About the role

As a Project Engineer, you will manage technical automation solutions, oversee schedules, budgets, and quality standards, and support the project manager in coordinating tasks across stakeholders. Your responsibilities include managing engineering, procurement, and logistics, as well as supporting risk management and reporting. You will collaborate closely with internal teams and external vendors to ensure adherence to contract specifications. The role requires occasional global travel to project sites. While the role demands responsibility and ownership taking, you will work closely with project managers and senior engineers to ensure successful project execution.

You are offered

• An interesting position in projects, where you can develop your skills and excel as a professional
• A working environment and a team, that will support you in your daily tasks

Work tasks

• Support and coordinate technical solutions, schedules, budgets, and quality standards within projects
• Ensure adherence to contract specifications and provide regular project reporting
• Collaborate with internal teams, external vendors, and stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution

We are looking for

• Relevant educational background and interest in electrical and automation engineering
• Some years of experience working in project business, preferably in energy sector
• Technical understanding of engine power plants and automation solutions applied there
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with hefty amount of can-do-attitude; for example act as a substitute to Project Manager and/or Chief Project Engineer when needed
• Fluency in English, with Finnish as a plus

Previous experience from power plants, or retrofit projects is considered beneficial.

As a person you are

• A good team player with strong problem-solving skills
• Precise and you have an accurate way of working
• Independent and responsible

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our clients wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.

Employment relationship: Employment

Wage: Other

Number of positions: 1

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

Osaamisalue: Teollisuus & tuotanto