Product Platform Project Manager

🚀 Product Platform Project Manager– John Cockerill Hydrogen

Are you ready to lead the future of energy? Join John Cockerill Hydrogen as a Product Platform Project Manager and play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge high-pressure alkaline electrolysis products. This is your chance to shape the energy transition and contribute to sustainable innovation.

🌐 About John Cockerill

Founded in 1817, John Cockerill is a global leader in sustainable innovation, tackling modern challenges across energy, defense, industry, environment, transportation, and infrastructure. With 6,000 employees in 29 countries and a 2023 revenue of €1.2 billion, we deliver tailored technological solutions to meet global needs.

🎯 Why Join Us?

At John Cockerill, we offer:

• Impactful Work: Contribute to the development of innovative, sustainable energy technologies.
• Career Growth: Access training, mentorship, and internal mobility opportunities to enhance your career.
• Global Reach: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams worldwide and gain international exposure.
• Supportive Environment: Experience a culture of flexibility, autonomy, and work-life balance.
• Agility & Innovation: Work in an agile environment that fosters expertise and rapid decision-making.

🛠️ Your Role: Product Platform Project Manager

As the Product Platform Project Manager, you will lead complex projects related to the design, development, and execution of innovative electrolyzer platforms, ensuring alignment with business goals, stakeholder expectations, and industry standards.

📋 Key Responsibilities:

• Define the scope, objectives, and deliverables for platform projects at the system and subsystem levels.
• Develop and manage project work breakdown structures and schedules, ensuring alignment with stakeholders.
• Oversee the end-to-end execution of platform projects, ensuring they meet quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) objectives.

• Ensure project activities are executed in alignment with predefined timelines and budgets.
• Work closely with the E&I/Stack teams and manufacturing teams to integrate engineering and production workflows.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and serve as the bridge between technical, production, and business units.
• Define and track the financial breakdown of projects, ensuring accurate monthly reporting of actuals and forecasts.
• Collaborate with the finance department to ensure budget compliance and alignment with organizational goals.
• Identify and manage risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop mitigation plans and address project deviations promptly to maintain progress.
• Guarantee that projects adhere to quality, regulatory, and HSE (health, safety, and environmental) standards.
• Implement and maintain robust quality management systems across all project phases.
• Act as an arbiter and team player to resolve conflicts and ensure collaboration among stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and accountability within the project team.

👥 Your Team

You will collaborate with a diverse, agile, and multidisciplinary team of engineers, project managers, and product specialists. Reporting to the CTO, you will work closely with leaders across the organization to drive product excellence and innovation.

🧩 Your Profile

📚 Experience, Knowledge, and Hard Skills:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical, chemical, electrical, or related engineering fields.
• 5 to 10 years of experience in project management or product development, ideally in complex industrial or technological environments (e.g., energy or hydrogen sectors).
• Strong understanding of system and subsystem project management, with experience in co-engineering practices and collaboration across multiple teams.
• Expertise in execution-level project management, including managing diverse stakeholders, tight deadlines, and high-pressure environments.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies
• Experience in financial tracking, including budget creation, cost breakdown structures, and monitoring actuals and forecasts.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of French or other languages is a strong asset.💼

Personality and Behavioral Skills:

• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and guide multifunctional/multicultural teams.
• Process-oriented mindset, with a focus on continuous improvement and efficiency.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and innovation.
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities to manage risks and seize opportunities.
• Organizational rigor and attention to detail to ensure project success.

💎 What We Offer

At John Cockerill, we deeply value your contributions and offer an attractive benefits package:

• Competitive Salary with extra-legal benefits:
  • Company car
  • Meal vouchers
  • Hospitalization, life, and income insurance
  • Performance-based variable remuneration (up to 25% of gross annual salary)
  • Profit-sharing scheme
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Enjoy up to 2 days of remote work per week after training.
• Comprehensive Onboarding: A structured 6-month training program to help you excel.
• Career Development: Access to a large training catalogue, regular reviews, and opportunities for international assignments.
• 31 Days Off: Embrace a healthy work-life balance.

📢 The Recruitment Process

Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now and join a team that’s driving the energy transition forward.

🗓️ Next Steps:

1. First Interview: Meet our recruiter, Antoine, to discuss your experience and expectations.
2. Second Interview: Meet Maite, our Chief Technology Officer, to explore your potential contributions.

Join us in building a sustainable future! 🌱

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