Project Manager, South Europe&Africa Region

We are now looking for a 

Project Manager, South Europe & Africa Region

to join our team working for a better future.

The position is permanent and the preferred location is Trieste, Italy. 

What you will be doing 

As Project Manager, Customer Delivery, your work will focus on these responsibilities:

• Managing project processes and activities, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities within the team
• Contributing to teamwork and maintaining good cooperation, challenging others constructively and respecting diverse viewpoints - In this respect we expect to have a job induction based on following pillars that will support more senior project managers in their current duties
• Delivery documentation, packing lists and Purchase order analysis
• Identification and flagging goods entrance with main customer warehouse responsible
• Certificates flagging with main customer documentation responsible and technical office

Variation of orders follow-up:

• Delivery documentation, packing lists and purchase order analysis
• Creation of shipments in accordance with Customer urgencies (especially in commissioning phase)
• Completion of work monitoring and signing process in case of additional activities are included in the scope
• Control of IPI documentation and verification of alignment with the dates of DDS and FC requests
• Verification of the payment plan and related deadlines
• Help on verification of various approval steps of payments from Customers

Spares and tools correctness and delivery:

• Contractual requirements check/tools and spares list check
• Tools and spares list check and update during project execution due to product owner updates
• Spare parts and tools delivery check/confirmation

Other activities are:

• Producing logical and structured reports with correct terminology and providing regular follow-up
• Uncovering customer needs and constraints to fully understand requirements and ensure Wärtsilä adds value
• Understanding total project costs and providing input to secure or improve project margins
• Organizing and prioritizing your own work effectively, understanding time management principles, and seeking input from stakeholders efficiently
• Identifying problems/risks proactively and involving teams/experts in the problem-solving process, planning and executing agreed actions
• Participating in change initiatives and continuous improvement, understanding the importance of communication related to change

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

• Languages: Good English (can communicate in daily work-related situations, participate in discussions on day-to-day topics, express opinions, and produce clear written text)
• Information Management: Main Wärtsilä IT applications - Good (Good knowledge of applications needed in daily work, can give feedback on development, and train newcomers)
• Communication skills: Good (Seeks to understand others' needs and perspectives, involves team members, builds networks, shows cultural sensitivity, communicates ideas clearly, and gives constructive criticism)
• Negotiation skills: Good (Recognizes and applies different negotiating styles and techniques persistently)
• Presentation skills and meeting facilitation skills: Good (Capable of giving assertive presentations with relevant terminology and background information, managing tools, guiding discussions, and answering related questions)
• Reporting: Good (Capable of producing reports with correct terminology and background information, providing regular follow-up)
• Customer Understanding: Good (Able to uncover customer needs, understand how own work meets requirements, communicate professionally with customers, and provide customer feedback to the organization)
• Financial knowledge: Good (Basic understanding of total project costs, ability to provide input to secure or improve project margin, and understanding of how projects impact the company's business)
• Organising and self-management: Good (Good at organizing and prioritizing own work, understanding time management, and efficiently seeking input from stakeholders)
• Teamwork and Teambuilding: Good (Ability to contribute to teamwork, maintain good cooperation, challenge constructively, respect diversity, and has basic knowledge of leading a team)
• Strategic planning and target setting: Good (Good understanding of Wärtsilä’s business strategy, strategic thinking capability, and defines action plans in line with strategy)
• Change management: Good (Participates in change initiatives, understands communication importance, and can manage a change management process end-to-end with satisfactory results)
• Management and Leadership skills: Good (Plans work processes, gains agreement by influencing, allocates resources, delegates tasks, motivates others, and manages work processes)
• Problem solving and decision making: Good (Uses experience to proactively identify problems/risks, involves teams/experts, understands stakeholder buy-in, and plans/executes agreed actions)
• Coaching: Good (Can coach and act as a role model, is unbiased, and capable of listening to others)

Why you and us?

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition?

We have an amazing team and we are excited about our work and the impact it has on building sustainable societies. We are looking to find a colleague with this shared passion for smart technologies and a sustainable future.

Contact & next steps

We hope to hear from you soon, by submitting your application through our careers portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process throughout.

For further questions related to this position please reach out to Pierpaolo Piccin, GM Project management area south Europe and Africa through pierpaolo.piccin@wartsila.com (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to).

Welcome to join us in shaping the decarbonisation of marine and energy!

Last application date: 31/12/2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 18,300 professionals, in more than 230 locations in 77 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.