Project Management Officer (m/f/d)

At Aurubis, you will play a key role in delivering some of our most strategic investment projects and shaping the future of sustainable metals production. As a Project Management Officer (m/f/d), you will drive professional project controls, provide transparency for critical decisions, and contribute directly to the successful execution of large-scale international CapEx projects. Working closely with project leaders, contractors, and senior stakeholders, you will help ensure that complex projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

Join us in shaping the future of sustainable metals in Hamburg and at international Aurubis project sites. Based in our modern Aurubis Dock in Hamburg’s HafenCity , you will play a key role in delivering strategic large-scale investment projects and advancing the sustainable transformation of one of the world's leading metals companies.

Your Tasks

• Take ownership of integrated PMO and project controls processes and products for strategic large-scale CapEx projects, covering document and information management, earned-value management, governance reporting, and performance monitoring across scope, schedule, cost, and risk.
• Lead project governance and reporting activities, providing reliable insights, forecasts, and decision-ready information to project leadership and key stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize integrated master schedules, including contractor and supplier schedules, while performing critical path analysis and coordinating recovery plans when required.
• Drive effective cost control, forecasting, risk management, change management, and progress measurement to support successful project delivery and informed decision-making.
• Act as a trusted partner to Project Leads and management teams by challenging assumptions, identifying deviations early, and driving corrective actions throughout all project phases.
• Promote continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned, implementing best-practice PMO standards, supporting supplier management processes, and advancing modern project management methodologies.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related discipline; a Master's degree is an advantage.
• Project management certification such as PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, IPMA C, or an equivalent qualification.
• Extensive experience in industrial investment projects, with responsibility for project controls, PMO leadership, or project management in complex environments.
• Strong expertise in integrated planning and scheduling, cost control, forecasting, risk management, and governance reporting.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, combined with a proactive mindset and the confidence to work with senior international stakeholders.
• Fluent English and good German skills, as well as practical experience with Microsoft 365, scheduling tools, SAP, Power BI, and AI
• Willingness to travel internationally for approximately 25% of the time to support project execution at Aurubis sites when required.

Your Benefits

• Your future workplace in Hamburg's HafenCity – "Aurubis Dock": We have moved with the Corporate Functions to a new office building at Brooktorkai 18. There, you’ll find a modern work environment with flexible workspaces, open collaboration areas, focus zones, and excellent transportation access.
• Working in a forward-looking industry and for a sustainable future : our metals are essential for megatrends such as digitalization and the energy transition.
• More than fair pay: thanks to the chemical industry pay scale, you can count on a top salary .
• We also offer you a company pension scheme and performance-related pay .
• Combine your professional and private life through mobile and flexible working within Germany.
• Relaxation is important to us! With us you get 30 days of vacation .
• Benefit from our company health promotion program . We have a company doctor on site and our preventive health check-ups, vaccinations and physiotherapy services ensure that you stay fit.
• Health at every stage of life: Use our confidential online platform with scientifically grounded resources covering health, family, mental health, and key life stages. Videos, courses, and expert sessions are available to you flexibly and anonymously.
• With Hansefit , the most diverse company sports network in Germany, we offer you access to thousands of sports and health facilities - be it a gym, a sports course or a sauna. Aurubis subsidizes the Hansefit membership.
• Enjoy a variety of meals in our company canteen .
• We accompany and support you in your professional and personal development . Use our Digital Learning Academy and benefit from an variety of exciting learning opportunities.
• Your future is a fixed part of our program: in regular employee appraisals , we determine your next steps together.
• Our mobility services like JobRad and Deutschlandticket keep you on the move.