Technical Service Project Manager - Renewable Energy

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Do you have a technical background and experience managing industrial maintenance, service contracts, and customer relationships?

Ready to take ownership of service operations across Southern Europe?

At HoSt Group, we're looking for a Technical Service Project Manager to join our team in our new office in Rennes and coordinate service activities across France, Spain, and Italy.

You'll combine technical knowledge with project coordination, commercial responsibility, and customer relationship management to ensure the reliability and performance of our renewable energy installations.

About the role

As a Technical Service Project Manager, you'll be responsible for coordinating and managing maintenance and service activities for our biogas and CO₂ recovery installations across Southern Europe.

You'll work closely with customers, service engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure installations operate safely, efficiently, and in accordance with service agreements.

This is a role for someone who understands industrial maintenance, enjoys solving technical challenges, and is comfortable managing both the operational and commercial aspects of technical service.

You'll oversee preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance, monitor costs and performance, coordinate external resources, and identify opportunities to improve reliability and customer satisfaction.

Why join us?

• Work on renewable energy installations across France, Spain, and Italy.
• Take responsibility for your service projects, from customer relationships and technical coordination to commercial performance.
• Help improve the reliability and efficiency of installations that contribute to a more sustainable energy future.
• Join our growing team in Rennes, with the opportunity to shape and improve service operations across Southern Europe.
• Enjoy a high level of autonomy, short communication lines, and the support of an experienced international team.

Your responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance activities across multiple installations.
• Supervise maintenance and service activities, ensuring compliance with quality, HSE, and safety standards, and identify and report unsafe situations.
• Act as a key point of contact for customers, ensuring effective communication, service quality, and long-term relationships.
• Prepare quotations, service agreements, and cost calculations for maintenance contracts and refurbishment projects.
• Identify opportunities for additional service activities, improvements, and contract extensions.
• Select and coordinate external technical resources, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Monitor budgets, project progress, invoicing, and maintenance reports, providing regular updates.
• Identify opportunities to optimize maintenance processes, improve installation reliability, and reduce downtime.

Vereisten

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's level of working and thinking, preferably in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field;
• At least 2 years of experience in technical service coordination, industrial maintenance, maintenance contract management, or a similar technical project management role;
• A good understanding of industrial maintenance processes and technical installations, ideally within renewable energy, biogas, process engineering, or a similar industrial environment;
• The ability to coordinate technical teams, suppliers, and subcontractors while managing customer expectations;
• Commercial awareness, including experience or affinity with quotations, cost calculations, and service contracts;
• Strong safety awareness, problem-solving abilities, and communication skills;
• Professional proficiency in French and English; Spanish or Italian is an advantage;
• Good knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with maintenance management systems;
• A proactive, hands-on approach and the ability to work independently in an international environment.

What we offer

• A competitive salary aligned with your experience and background;
• Company car;
• Full-time position (40 hours per week);
• Hybrid working options with flexibility to work remotely;
• The opportunity to work for a market leader in sustainable energy with a strong focus on innovation (winner of the 2024 Oryx and Gazelle awards);
• An international, family-owned company where your ideas are valued and successes are shared;
• A collaborative team of both junior and senior professionals;
• A high level of autonomy, ownership, and responsibility in your role;
• Strong opportunities for technical and professional development.

Interested in joining us?

Ready to combine technical expertise, service management, and international responsibility in the renewable energy sector?

Click the Apply button below and take the next step in your career!

Want to know more?

Feel free to contact:

Michael Ghezzi - Director
+33 6 11 14 07 27

Natalia Wisniewska - Corporate Recruiter
+31 6 21 30 02 81