BUSINESS PROJECT MANAGER

Avn France; France; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complementary health insurance

Profit-sharing

Personal risk insurance

Off-site events

Favourable banking loan terms

Job summary

Avn France is seeking a Business Project Manager who reports to the Technical Director and oversees projects from order intake to final acceptance. You will act as guarantor of financial profitability, technical compliance and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities include financial and contractual management, planning coordination across Engineering/Purchasing/Production, and site execution and commissioning with frequent travel to customer sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial project management preferred.
• Strong English reading/writing of technical documents is essential.
• Willingness to travel frequently.
• Ability to manage budgets and contracts with suppliers and customers.

Responsibilities

• Financial and contractual management: budget follow-up and margin guarantee.
• Technical coordination: plan schedules, coordinate Engineering, Purchasing and Production.
• Execution and field follow-up: monitor manufacturing, coordinate site deployment and commissioning.
• Produce final documentation and ensure delivery compliance.
• Maintain strong customer relations and transversal collaboration across departments.

Skills

Budget management

Variance management

Executive reporting

Planning

Study validation

Commercial support

Delivery follow-up

Site coordination

Leadership under pressure

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Gantt

AutoCAD

Inventor

SolidWorks

Job description

Reporting to the Technical Director, the Business Project Manager oversees the full management of their projects, from order intake to final acceptance. They act as guarantor of financial profitability, technical compliance and customer satisfaction.

Job responsibilities

1 – Financial and contractual management

• Budget management: ensure strict budgetary follow-up (material costs, labour hours, subcontracting) and guarantee the operating margin.
• Variance management: identify out-of-scope requests and negotiate financial contract amendments with the customer.
• Executive reporting: carry out regular project reviews (schedule, cost, quality and risk indicators) and drive the optimisation of internal tools.

2 – Technical coordination and planning

• Planning: draw up the overall project schedules and orchestrate internal resources (Engineering, Purchasing, Production) to ensure that critical milestones are met.
• Study validation: supervise and validate the technical studies and pre-studies (Mechanical / Electrical / Automation) in-house or via subcontracting.
• Commercial support: provide technical expertise to the commercial team when pricing complex solutions.

3 – Execution and field follow-up

• Delivery follow-up: monitor the quality and progress of manufacturing in the workshop and by subcontractors.
• Site deployment: organise the installation and coordinate internal/external parties at the end customer’s site.
• Commissioning: take part in the commissioning of the product and in snag list clearance.
• Final documentation: supervise the compilation of technical dossiers (As-built documentation / manufacturer file) to ensure delivery compliance.
• Customer relations: ensure constant communication with the customer and maintain positive relationships between all stakeholders.

Nature of responsibilities / relationships

• Interactions: transversal work with all departments of the company.
• Posture: leadership, commercial diplomacy, organisational rigour and ability to make decisions under time pressure.
• Mobility: frequent travel to be expected.

Specific professional knowledge

• Tools: MS Office suite, planning tools (MS Project, Gantt). Knowledge of CAD software (AutoCAD, Inventor / SolidWorks) is a plus for study validation.
• Expertise: industrial project management and compliance with regulatory / quality requirements.
• Profile: 5 years of experience in a similar role preferred.
• Languages: technical English essential (reading documentation, email/meeting exchanges, drafting technical reports).
• We are looking for talents ready to take on challenges and to contribute actively to our success.
• If you would like to grow in a dynamic environment, join us!

Working conditions

• Work location: head office, travel to our partners’ and customers’ sites
• Many benefits: complementary health insurance / profit-sharing / personal risk insurance / corporate off-site events / preferential terms with banking partners for loans