Industrial Project Manager: MES/IIoT in Live Manufacturing

Transition Technologies PSC; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Transition Technologies PSC seeks a seasoned Project Manager to lead IT/OT manufacturing initiatives across European plants. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and risks, coordinating architects, developers, automation engineers and data scientists to deliver projects on time and within scope.

Travel up to 50% will be required as you ensure documentation, client approvals, and smooth transitions to support.

Qualifications

• Must have 5+ years as Project Manager in IT/OT manufacturing projects.
• Experience delivering projects in live manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end project delivery: planning, WBS, schedule, budget, risks and reporting.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams (architects, developers, automation engineers, data scientists).
• Plan activities around production schedules, shutdowns, testing, FAT/SAT, commissioning and hypercare.
• Ensure project documentation and client approvals are completed.
• Coordinate transition to support and maintenance (SLA, S&M).
• Identify opportunities for further cooperation (rollouts, scope extensions, new use cases).
• Collaborate with Sales and Presales on proposals, scope and estimations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

English

Travel willingness

Education

PMP

PRINCE2

IPMA

Tools

Ignition

ThingWorx

Kepware

Proficy

OPC UA/MQTT

Job description

• Manage projects end-to-end: planning, WBS, schedule, budget, risks and reporting.
• Manage scope in Fixed Price and T&M projects, including Change Requests and their estimation.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of architects, developers, automation engineers and data scientists.
• Plan project activities around production schedules, shutdowns, testing on live production lines, FAT/SAT, commissioning and hypercare.
• Ensure project documentation and client approvals are completed.
• Coordinate the transition to support and maintenance (SLA, S&M).
• Build relationships with clients at project, plant and regional/group levels.
• Conduct regular project reviews, clearly communicating progress, risks and dependencies.
• Identify opportunities for further cooperation, such as rollouts, scope extensions, support and new use cases.
• Cooperate with Sales and Presales on follow-up proposals, scope and estimations.
• Ensure delivered projects can become client references.

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Project Manager in IT/OT manufacturing projects (MES, SCADA, IIoT, ERP-production integration, automation or similar).
• Experience delivering projects in live manufacturing environments, preferably across multiple plants or internationally.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes: production orders, recipes, OEE, maintenance, quality and genealogy.
• Basic understanding of PLC/SCADA, OPC UA/MQTT, MES, ERP/SAP and data platforms.
• Experience with Fixed Price projects and Change Requests.
• Ability to handle difficult client discussions regarding scope, deadlines and costs while maintaining a good relationship.
• Proven experience in developing and expanding client cooperation.
• Very good English.
• Willingness to travel to client production sites in Europe, up to 50%.

• Experience with Ignition, ThingWorx, Kepware, Proficy or other MES/IIoT platforms.
• Experience with ML/predictive maintenance projects in manufacturing.
• PMP, PRINCE2 or IPMA certification.
• Experience working on the client side in the manufacturing industry.