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Confidential opportunity · Electrical engineering · Grand Est

Senior electrical engineering project manager(M/F) your projects, and the unit's

Senior electrical engineering project manager in the Grand Est: your own large-value projects, the team's quotes to validate and project managers to develop.

Jobs

  • 5years

    of experience minimum

  • Permanent contract

    Management role

  • 60-80k€

    Annual gross · Permanent contract managerial grade

Volta Executive · role fileThe company name is given if your profile is selected

The role in 30 seconds

The essentials,before the detail

What you hold

Run your own projects · Help the unit progress · Validate the costing.

Who you report to

Management, your projects and leading the unit.

What you need to know

You wear two hats: your own projects and team leadership.

Before you read on

Minimum required, to be ticked in full

  • At least 5 years of project management in electrical work, with low-voltage expertise
  • A portfolio of at least €5 million of projects, run autonomously, on large-value files
  • Projects followed end to end, from costing to handover
  • You have already run a projects unit or led project managers
  • A technical grounding in electrical engineering or electrotechnics, through training or the field
  • On-site role in Grand Est, no remote working

Ideal, what puts you ahead

  • Ideally: high- and low-voltage projects, on high-voltage substations
  • A previous role with a project-by-project operating account

Far from the minimum? An open application will serve you better.

The criteria that matter: At least 5 years of project management in electrical work, with low-voltage expertise · A portfolio of at least €5 million of projects, run autonomously, on large-value files · Projects followed end to end, from costing to handover.

01 · The company

Confidential assignment

Who is hiring,without its name

An electrical engineering company. Its name is given to you if your profile is selected. Volta Executive runs the search end to end.

The type of site · Illustration photo

02 · The role

Senior electrical engineering project manager · permanent contract, cadre status

What you do,in practice

  1. Run your own projects

    Your projects are large and run into the millions of euros. You hold them from bid submission to site handover, margin included. You are expected to own the result of each project, not just its progress.

  2. Help the unit progress

    You lead the project managers, review their files and raise their level. You are not a full-time manager, and there is no formal hierarchy: authority is earned through the quality of your reviews.

  3. Validate the costing

    You validate the unit's quotes and secure margins before they go out. This is where project management needs to be better framed. You are expected to say no to a fragile quote.

  4. Track risks and contract amendments

    Contract position, work remaining and amendments, project by project. You are expected to spot drift early and document it.

  5. Coordinate design office, procurement and site

    Three teams aligned on every project. You are expected to make sure nothing is lost between design, supply and the field.

  6. Be management's relay

    What the field reports goes through you: the unit's progress and points of attention. You are expected to send short, factual, quantified updates.

The context

The role,unfiltered

The context, what draws a strong profile and the real challenges, written as they are.

On the ground · Illustration photo

⚡ Responsable chargé d'affaires · génie électrique · Grand Est

🔎 Le contexte, sans filtre

Une entreprise du génie électrique structure son pôle affaires. Le poste existe pour une raison simple : les marges doivent être mieux tenues, et la gestion d'affaires mieux cadrée, du devis au suivi de chantier.

Vous n'êtes pas un manager à plein temps. Vous portez vos propres affaires, de gros montant, qui se chiffrent en millions d'euros, et vous faites monter le niveau des chargés d'affaires autour de vous. Vous êtes le relais de la direction : ce que le terrain remonte passe par vous.

Pourquoi le prendre : des affaires lourdes en propre, la main sur le chiffrage de tout le pôle, et les règles de gestion à écrire avec la direction plutôt qu'à subir.

⚠️ Les vrais challenges

  • Deux casquettes : tenir vos propres dossiers tout en encadrant, sans laisser filer ni l'un ni l'autre
  • Une discipline de gestion à installer, sans hiérarchie formelle sur des collègues qui ont leurs habitudes
  • Des marges à défendre face à des clients exigeants et à des délais serrés
  • Un pôle en cours de structuration : tout n'est pas encore écrit, vous participez à l'écrire

03 · The trade

The trade's value chain

The trade in one lineand the part that falls to you

The trade · Illustration photo
  1. Bid submission
  2. Estimating
  3. Contract
  4. Design and procurement
  5. Site work
  6. Handover

You follow every project end to end, margin included.

Volta Executive · outline diagram, taken from the role brief

04 · The organisation

Your place

A clear place,at the right level

We tell you frankly

You wear two hats: your own projects and team leadership. Let either one slip and it shows. You introduce a management discipline without formal hierarchy, among colleagues with their own habits. Margins have to be defended against demanding clients and tight deadlines. The unit is taking shape: not everything is written down, and you help write it. No remote working: the role is held alongside the teams.

05 · You, and the framework

What matters

The must-haves,non-negotiable

  • At least 5 years of project management in electrical work, with low-voltage expertise
  • A portfolio of at least €5 million of projects, run autonomously, on large-value files
  • Projects followed end to end, from costing to handover
  • You have already run a projects unit or led project managers
  • A technical grounding in electrical engineering or electrotechnics, through training or the field
  • On-site role in Grand Est, no remote working

What makes the difference

  • A plus

    Ideally: high- and low-voltage projects, on high-voltage substations

  • A plus

    A previous role with a project-by-project operating account

  • Won't work

    You have never run a project portfolio on your own: assistant, technician or site foreman with no margin tracking

  • Won't work

    You have never led or coordinated anyone

  • Won't work

    You come from a trade unrelated to industrial electrical work

The salary, plainly

60 to 80k€

gross per year

  • Annual gross, depending on profile and experience, open range
  • Permanent contract, cadre status, full time
  • Grand Est, reporting to management
  • Travel to clients and construction sites
  • No remote working: the role is held alongside the teams

What happens next, in two steps

  1. You send your CVon this page, in two minutes
  2. If your profile matches, we will get in touchFlorian Beurtey, who leads the assignment

This role isn't quite right for you? Do not apply to this role: your CV would be read against its criteria, not yours. Send an open application instead, I read it for my other assignments, most of which are never published.

Do you tick the required minimum? Apply here, you will get a straight answer.

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06 · Your application

Send your CV

Senior electrical engineering project manager (M/F), Grand Est

  • No account needed.
  • Every CV is read against the requirements of the role.
  • If your profile matches, we will get in touch.

Your CV stays confidential.

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Frequently asked questions

What candidatesask first

What is the role and where is it based?

Senior electrical engineering project manager on a permanent contract, cadre status, in Grand Est. Senior project manager in electrical engineering in Grand Est: your own large-value projects, the unit's quotes to validate and project managers to help progress.

What is the pay?

€60-80k gross per year, depending on profile and experience.

What are the essential criteria (must-haves)?

At least 5 years of project management in electrical work, with low-voltage expertise; A portfolio of at least €5 million of projects, run autonomously, on large-value files; Projects followed end to end, from costing to handover; You have already run a projects unit or led project managers; A technical grounding in electrical engineering or electrotechnics, through training or the field; On-site role in Grand Est, no remote working.

Which profiles are not a fit?

You have never run a project portfolio on your own: assistant, technician or site foreman with no margin tracking; You have never led or coordinated anyone; You come from a trade unrelated to industrial electrical work. An application outside the criteria receives no reply.

How to apply?

You send your CV on the job page. If your profile matches, Volta Executive will contact you. The client's name is shared if your profile is selected.

Who is hiring?

Volta Executive, a recruitment and executive search firm for industry and energy, founded by Florian Beurtey, an engineer who graduated from the École des Mines de Saint-Étienne and AgroParisTech. The assignment is confidential.

Who is hiring

Volta Executive,an engineer who hires engineers

Volta Executive is a recruitment and executive search firm for industry and the energy transition, in France and internationally: energy-from-waste (EfW, SRF), biomass and cogeneration, district heating, anaerobic digestion, energy efficiency, energy storage, electrical engineering. Florian Beurtey, an engineer from Mines Saint-Étienne and AgroParisTech, who has worked at EDF, Safran and INRAE, leads every assignment and meets every candidate before presenting them.

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