Project Manager (m/f/d) Hydrogen & PtX

Job Title: Project Manager (m/f/d) Hydrogen and PtX

Position: Full time, permanent

Functional Area: Energy Transition Business 

Location:  Düsseldorf, DE, 40476

The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group is a forerunner in providing solutions for a decarbonized society. Through our group products, technologies and services that help reduce CO2 emissions, as well as new solutions and innovations to be developed with partners around the world, MHI will contribute to realizing net zero emissions for the world as a whole.

To this end, each and every one of our employees is embracing and internalizing ‘MISSION NET ZERO’ and will act to implement a net zero future. One important part of MHI’s activities to achieve these ambitious goals is developing and investing in green hydrogen and power to X infrastructure projects.

Purpose of the job

The Project Manager Hydrogen & PtX is expected to support the Energy Transition Business in EMEA region by managing projects in the field of hydrogen and PtX production infrastructure and driving projects forward for the time being until FID and potentially until COD throughout the construction phase depending upon progress of the project along with the Project Partners.

Key tasks

• Steer technical project management from concept to final investment decision, including road map and risk management
• Develop, manage and coordinate Concept Studies, Feasibility Studies, Pre-FEEDs and FEEDs (Basic Engineering), including electrolysis, hydrogen synthesis and carbon capture technologies
• Manage and allocate the project budgets during the development phases
• Structure and define interfaces between Project Partners and all other partners involved into the project
• Plan, evaluate, select and execute solid contracting strategies and be the key contact person to contractors
• Support the origination and development of teams in business plan evaluations, due diligence processes, project structuring, creation of partnerships, stakeholder management and value assurance process

Key skills

• You are able to take an owner’ s perspective by understanding project goals
• You have a teamwork spirit being able to work as Project and Engineering Manager depending on the team needs
• You are able to motivate and manage proactively workload and decision making
• You are fluent in Business English
• You can take an owner’s perspective by understanding project goals and translating them into project execution plans
• As such, you are skilled to manage projects from the select phase to the financial close by following a front end and assurance process approach
• You are a results-oriented professional with the ability to work independently and in a cross-functional position within internal organization and external partners
• You have social and intercultural competence for interfacing with project partners, contractors and senior management

Experience

• You have a MSc or MEng in process technology, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or equivalent
• You have at least three to five years’ experience working in process or power industry projects
• Experience in working with and understanding synthesis, cracking or related chemical process technologies or electrolyzer technology and in the green hydrogen sector is appreciated but not mandatory
• You have experience in Risk Management, cost estimation/calculation and time scheduling
• Ideally you have a Project Management Certification according to IPMA Level D or equivalent

Our Offer

• A committed team for your qualified onboarding and support
• An exciting task close to current events within energy transition
• Exciting topics in an internationally positioned company located in Dusseldorf between airport and city
• Work time 35 hours per week (hybrid model)
• 30 vacation days plus additional company regulated balancing days