Senior Automotive Project Manager

Are you passionate about the automotive industry and have a strong background in project management? Do you thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment? ALTEN Sweden is seeking a talented and experienced Project Manager to join our team. As a leading engineering and technology consulting company, ALTEN offers exciting opportunities for professional growth and development within the automotive sector.

What we offer

Every employee is equally important to ALTEN’s success! We believe in growing together by offering opportunities, development, and community. ALTEN operates across several industries, with a wide range of assignments, supportive managers, and education through the ALTEN Academy—making it possible for you to always grow with us. Your preferences steer your journey forward.

As a consultant, you’ll feel both part of your assignment team and enjoy strong internal community at ALTEN. Through our internal networks such as Women@ALTEN and ALTEN Sports, you have the opportunity to engage in the topics and activities that matter to you. At ALTEN, we value work-life balance, which is why we offer three additional days off per year. You’re covered by a collective agreement and offered benefits such as wellness allowance, pension plans, and insurance.

Responsibilities

As an Automotive Project Manager at ALTEN, you will be responsible for managing projects related to interior and/or exterior components within the automotive industry.

Your main tasks will include:

• Leading cross-functional project teams and coordinating activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Developing and implementing project plans, including resource allocation, budgeting, and scheduling.
• Monitoring project progress, identifying risks and issues, and implementing corrective actions as necessary.
• Ensuring compliance with quality standards, industry regulations, and customer requirements.
• Facilitating communication and collaboration between different departments, suppliers, and customers.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, including ALTEN's current customers such as Volvo Group.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in project management within the automotive industry, preferably in Interior/Exterior/BIW or other related domains.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Experience working with automotive OEMs and suppliers, particularly with Volvo Group / Volvo Cars, is highly meritorious.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to effectively manage and motivate cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools.
• Fluent in English and Swedish, both written and spoken.

About ALTEN

ALTEN is one of Europe’s largest consulting companies within Engineering, IT and Life Sciences with over 54,000 employees in more than 30 countries. We’re a global actor with a local presence with 1400 committed colleagues in offices from Lund in the south to Skellefteå in the north. Our engineers carry out complex and highly technical projects throughout the product development chain of the most prestigious companies in sectors such as Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Manufacturing, Public Sector and Life Sciences.

For five years in a row, ALTEN has been named one of Sweden's most attractive employers by Karriärföretagen, an award for employers that offer unique career and development opportunities.