Technical Planning Lead (m/f/x)

Skeleton's Scale-Up team is looking for a driven

Technical Planning Lead

with the vision to match our ambition.

In this role, you will spearhead the planning of factory projects, focusing on building infrastructure, equipment placement, and work area design. This role involves leading the entire project for industrial engineering, including obtaining necessary permits, optimizing layouts, and ensuring efficient material flow for production.

Your tasks in the net zero journey:

• Factory Planning: Oversee the planning and implementation of factory project, including building design, equipment installation, and work area optimization followed by lean principles
• Project Management: Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, ensuring timely and on-budget delivery of factory projects.
• Permits and Compliance: Obtain necessary permits and ensure compliance with local regulations and safety standards.
• Layout and Material Flow: Design efficient layouts to optimize material flow and production efficiency. Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of equipment and work areas.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary liaison between technical teams, production departments, and external stakeholders. Communicate project status, risks, and opportunities effectively.
• Resource Management: Allocate and manage resources efficiently to ensure project success. Monitor resource utilization and adjust as needed.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure all technical deliverables meet high-quality standards. Implement best practices and continuous improvement processes.
• Budget Management: Develop and manage project budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring financial efficiency.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain comprehensive project documentation and prepare regular status reports for senior management.
  
  
  

Requirements

We don’t expect to master it all. At Skeleton, you’ll have the support of the team and we work together to achieve our goals. However, there are requirements you should be able to fulfill to succeed in this role:

• Successfully completed studies as an Engineer / Industrial Engineering, Project Management, or related field. Master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5years of experience in factory planning, technical project management, or related roles.
• Proven track record of leading and delivering complex factory projects.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, AutoCAD).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Financial acumen and experience with budget management.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification is preferred.
• Have fluent German and English language skills.

Benefits

We're not just about energy storage. We're about redefining energy for a net zero future, and we'd love for you to be a part of our journey.

• We offer flexible working hours, with the possibility of mobile working without core working hours and sufficient freedom for your own ideas.
• A flat hierarchy culture - fostering our great working atmosphere.
• Use the training budget to expand your knowledge and competencies.
• Helpfulness among colleagues is not just an empty phrase but a practice every day.
• A motivating opportunity for continuous growth at Skeleton. 
• An additional day off every year for your birthday.
• Use our Edenred Voucher Card for your shopping experience with a top-up every month.
• We offer a company pension scheme for your financial security in the future.
• Be active & participate in our internal sports challenges (SkelFitness).
• We have a pet-friendly office.
• We celebrate our successes with Team Events, Summer & New Year’s parties, and other initiatives! 
  

We're not just about energy storage. We're about redefining energy for a net zero future, and we'd love for you to be a part of our journey.

About Skeleton

Skeleton Technologies is a Global Cleantech 100 company and a technology leader in high-power energy storage for transportation, grid, automotive, and industrial applications.

For us, developing and producing the best energy storage solutions is a means to an end: helping companies to reduce CO2 emissions and save energy.

We work with some of the largest companies in the world from automotive and industrial OEMs to truck fleet operators and aerospace prime contractors. Our products decrease CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, improve power quality, and empower wider electrification of the biggest industries globally.

Our supercapacitor and SuperBattery energy storage technologies, based on patented curved graphene, represent the biggest technological advancement in the industry in the last 20 years and the use of this innovative material provides our products with an unparalleled advantage in power and energy density.

Skeleton Technologies is located in multiple locations: headquarters in Tallinn (Estonia), manufacturing in Großröhrsdorf, materials development in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, several locations in Finland, and an office in Berlin. Currently, we are about to open the largest supercapacitor factory in the world in the Leipzig area, Germany. Further expansion plans will shortly lead Skeleton to France.