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Project Manager

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Are you passionate about leading complex industrial projects and delivering exceptional customer value in a global environment?

Join Valmet's Flow Control business and play a key role in managing the successful delivery of valve equipment solutions to customers across various process industries worldwide. In this position, you will combine project management expertise, customer-focused leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in line with contractual commitments. If you enjoy working in an international environment and coordinating multiple stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes, this is an opportunity to make a real impact on customer satisfaction and business performance.

Your responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end project execution from order handover through final delivery and project closure.
  • Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, quality requirements, and profitability targets.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, EPC contractors, and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Coordinate and lead cross-functional teams, including engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, logistics, and documentation functions.
  • Manage project changes, contract variations, customer requests, and claims while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Ensure compliance with company processes, contractual obligations, quality standards, and HSE requirements.
  • Prepare and present project status reports, forecasts, and performance updates to both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Build strong customer relationships and contribute to a positive customer experience throughout project execution.

Expectations for you

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or another relevant technical field.
  • Minimum five years of experience in project management, preferably within industrial equipment, manufacturing, process industries, or related sectors.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, global business environment.
  • Strong communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Independent, structured, and accountable working style with strong organizational capabilities.
  • Business-oriented mindset with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and value creation.
  • Fluent written and spoken English.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and project management tools.

To succeed in this role

You thrive in a dynamic and international environment where customer expectations, technical requirements, and business objectives come together. You are a proactive and customer-focused project professional who enjoys driving projects forward, solving challenges, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders across functions and regions. You are comfortable taking ownership, making decisions, and balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of professionalism and accountability.

We also expect you to align with Valmet's Leadership Principles, practical behaviours that guide how we lead, collaborate, and succeed together:

  • Take accountability – Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and deliver on commitments.
  • Lead with courage – Embrace challenges, drive improvements, and continuously seek better ways of working.
  • Build on trust – Communicate openly, foster collaboration, and create strong relationships with colleagues and customers.
  • Collaborate for growth – Work across organizational boundaries, value diverse perspectives, and focus on creating customer and business value.

What this role offers

This position provides an opportunity to manage impactful global projects for leading process industry customers while working with experienced professionals across sales, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and service functions. You will gain exposure to international projects, strategic customer relationships, and a wide range of industrial applications. The role offers excellent opportunities for professional growth and further development within project management, customer operations, and business leadership.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work side-by-side with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies, services, and mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.

Join the team and shape the future with us!

www.valmet.com/careers

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