Industrial Project Manager
First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026.
Responsibilities
Project Delivery
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).
Client & Business Development
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.
Requirements
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%.
Nice to have
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.
What we offer?
Flexible employment options (employment contract, contract of mandate or B2B) and flexible working hours.
Opportunity to work on interesting and challenging projects using modern technologies.
Opportunities to develop your skills and gain new experience.
Real impact on delivered projects and the development of the organization.
Competitive remuneration.
Stable employment.
A friendly and supportive work environment.
Tech stack
- Polish