Responsibilities Manage projects on time, on specifications and on budget Has the authority to make decisions and manage the allocated resources, within given frame and budget Stakeholder management and communication Report to steering committee (internal and external) Key activities Project Quotation Involvement in project quotation to support Bid Engineering with the risk analysis and cost and lead-time estimation Project Initiation Secure project registration & documentation Review contract Secure Handover from Sales (through a Handover meeting called by Sales) Project Planning Facilitate contract review by Project Team Facilitate Internal Project Kick Off Meeting Technical Review Facilitate internal technical review (if required) Technical clarifications with Sales / customer (based on input from the Project Team) Project Planning Log initial risks and opportunities incl. mitigation / exploitation actions Issue / updating the project schedule & activity plan (based on input from the Project Team) Check budget Send order acknowledgement (if not already done by Sales) Project Execution Call and facilitate project kick off meeting with customer, if the meeting is not called or facilitated by the customer Customer Communication Facilitate responses to technical comments from the customer about the design Formalize and log all customer lead-time deviations (e.g. design approval) Report project status to customer (order status, document status, manufacturing status, delivery date, change orders) Call and facilitate pre-inspection meeting with customer Project Monitoring & Controlling Control project activities, e.g. inform customers of design freeze, authorize start of manufacturing, approve payment of main suppliers’ invoices, manage invoicing to the customer (even if through the Sales Company) Maintain project schedule & activity plan Control project costs / manage allocated financial resources to achieve project objectives Monitor project activities, incl. verification of task progress & hours Pursuing orders Report and manage risks, issues, opportunities Internal Communication Report project status to Alfa Laval management (manhour deviation, gross margin deviation, delivery time deviation) Participate in project reviews by Alfa Laval management Call and facilitate project closure meeting with customer Project Closure Call and facilitate internal project closure meeting incl. handover to Service #J-18808-Ljbffr