Sustainable Agriculture and Agro Energy Project Manager

Mission

The ESG & Sustainability Business Unit of RINA, within the Energy Business Line, is seeking a highly motivated person to support the team in the project management of international projects focused on sustainable agriculture and agro-energy, and in the preparation of related proposals in a view of business development. The successful candidate shall have strong interest in sustainability, agronomy, bioenergy, energy transition, decarbonization, circular and green economy topics, good communications skills and a strong teamwork attitude. #LI-MP3

Key Accountabilities

The new resource will be part of team heading sustainability challenges in the framework of a new Company business focused on sustainable agriculture and agro-energy, and he/she will:

• Work with more experienced project managers, technical experts and business developers to manage the entire project lifecycle as main contact point for the client (private clients, public institutions and international donors)
• Identify and develop new business opportunities, coordinating the elaboration of technical proposals and preparing costs estimate
• Manage the delivery of consulting projects in the sustainability field, with a focus on sustainable agriculture and agro-energy, through the coordination of international multidisciplinary teams of technical experts in an efficient way
• Develop project plans ensuring the timely completion of deliverables within the defined scope and relevant deadlines
• Monitor the budget progress of the projects dealing with passive and active invoicing, controlling costs and contributing to report on budget variances

Experience and Requirements

• Master’s degree in environmental engineering, energy engineering or management engineering
• Not less than 2 years of experience in the sustainability field is required
• Experience in project management is required
• Excellent communication skills in English both oral and written
• Other languages will be considered as a plus
• Ability to write well structured, concise and well-reasoned reports, proposals and documents
• Availability for business trips within and outside EU
• Very good knowledge of the Office suite, particularly Word, Excel, Power Point
• Managerial aptitude, capacity to satisfy demanding clients
• Excellent communication skills, team player
• Be-proactive
• Ability to organize work and prioritize actions
• Positive and result-oriented attitude

We’ll provide you with the opportunity to

• Assist clients with the development of projects related to ESG & Sustainability
• Active interaction with the client aimed at both project deliveries and commercial opportunities identification and development
• Learning the technical aspects of the project by interacting with the technical team