Project Manager

Project manager — industrial projects and new part introduction

You run industrial projects for our aerospace customers, from contract review to transfer into series production: scope, schedule, cost, risk and quality. You are the customer’s single point of contact and you coordinate methods, production, quality and supply chain.

What you will do

• Frame each project: customer requirements, scope, deliverables, milestones, budget and resources.
• Build and hold the schedule, identify the critical path and settle priorities with production and planning.
• Lead the cross-functional project team (methods, production, quality, purchasing, logistics) in concurrent engineering, without line authority.
• Manage risks and opportunities: analysis, action plans, early warning and escalation when a decision is needed.
• Be the customer’s point of contact: project reviews, minutes, management of changes and concession requests.
• Follow industrialisation deliverables through to series transfer: manufacturing file, first part, FAI, and APQP and PPAP deliverables when the customer requires them.
• Track project costs and profitability, and take part in costing and quotations with the sales team.
• Report to management with simple indicators: progress, lead times, costs, risks and customer satisfaction.
• Capture lessons learned at the end of each project and improve project management standards.

What we look for

• Engineering degree or master’s in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering or equivalent.
• At least five years of experience managing industrial projects in aerospace, automotive or electronics.
• Command of project management methods and tools: scheduling, milestones, risk analysis, budget tracking and dashboards; a PMP or equivalent certification is an advantage.
• Knowledge of the quality approaches of these sectors: APQP, PPAP, FMEA, FAI, EN 9100 or IATF 16949.
• Sound technical culture in manufacturing processes; knowledge of machining is an asset.
• Fluent French and English, written and spoken, to lead reviews with customers.

Personal qualities

• Agility: you reorder priorities when the context changes, without losing sight of the objective.
• Speed of execution and a sense of urgency: you decide quickly and drive actions through to closure.
• Problem solving: you go to the shop floor, look for the root cause and decide on facts.
• Leadership without line authority: you bring different functions together around one schedule.
• Clear communication and customer focus: you can announce a risk or a delay, and negotiate a solution.
• Organisation, anticipation and rigorous follow-up.
• Resilience under pressure and a results-driven mindset.

What ESM offers

• Complete projects to run, from the technical review with the customer through to series production, on a single site where every function is under one roof.
• A structured NPI process and an integrated ERP (Odoo: MRP, PLM, planning) to manage load, lead times and changes.
• A company that has grown from about 20 to roughly 150 people, mainly aerospace, with complementary high-precision industrial and automotive work.

Apply with your CV, in French or English. Every application is read by human resources and by management.