Project Director Lithiumelektrolysis (m/f/d)

Jobbeschreibung

At Vulcan, we are united by the idea of a more sustainable and independent supply of energy and raw materials for Europe. We are pioneers in the field of CO2-neutral lithium extraction and have developed an innovative and forward-looking technology for this purpose. We bring together talents and experts from over 30 nations and work passionately and wholeheartedly towards our goal of accelerating the transformation to a climate-neutral mobility and energy industry. With companies like Stellantis and Volkswagen, we already have strong partners who support us on our way to becoming a market leader.
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To build up our project management team in Karlsruhe we are looking for you in full time (40h) and unlimited, as Project Director (m/f/d) for our Central Lithium Plant in Frankfurt.

Your mission

  • As a Delivery Manager, you and your team will be responsible for handling overall projects and sub-projects of chemical plant construction for the Lithium elektrolysis plant.
  • Your main tasks include technical and commercial project responsibility, taking into account all contract-relevant data.
  • Organized in a matrix structure, you will take over the management of the project team consisting of project managers, schedulers, controllers, construction managers, etc.
  • You take care of the coordination of internal and external partners in the project execution.
  • You ensure that all phases of the project are carried out in a professional and qualitative manner, on schedule and within budget.


  • You have a degree (Diplom/Master/Bachelor) in plant or mechanical engineering, process engineering or comparable.
  • You have at least 10 years of professional experience in independent, technical and commercial project management in the field of plant engineering, oil & gas projects, mining and EPC(m) contracts.
  • You come with an extensive technical and commercial know-how with regard to order processing in large-scale plant construction.
  • Fluent negotiation skills in English complete your profile.
  • You are strong in teamwork and communication and you have a confident demeanor and experience in dealing competently with all project stakeholders.
  • You bring Wthe willingness to travel to our locations and project partners.


  • Flexible working hours as well as possibility for mobile working. (Mobile working possible on a daily basis by arrangement).
  • 30 days' vacation (based on a 5-day week).
  • Onboarding program "Vulcan Starter Days". Including a visit to the power plant and a tour of our laboratory.
  • Sports and leisure activities - EGYM Wellpass with 15,00€ incl. VAT. contribution per month, regular company events, after-work sports groups.
  • Corporate benefits platform with many attractive discount offers.
  • Responsible job shaping a CO2-neutral future in Europe.
  • Exciting, responsible and varied activities with room for own ideas.
  • Room for professional and personal development with individual training opportunities.

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