Test Facilities Project Manager - Professional

With more than 40 years of experience in the steel industry worldwide, Danieli Automation is the perfect technological partner for production management, process and equipment control, and the supply of advanced instruments and state‑of‑the‑art electrical solutions. We are currently expanding our team within the Quality Control area.

• Collects requirements from project managers, technical offices, and contractual and engineering documentation, translating them into operational, infrastructural and logistical solutions.
• Defines and governs test areas, including layout and required infrastructures, planning the activities related to setup, installation and connections.
• Defines needs and initiates requests for purchase, rental and supply of goods and services, coordinating with the purchasing department and the relevant functions.
• Plans, manages and coordinates the entire lifecycle of test areas, from initial preparation through operational use for integrated testing activities (Integrated Factory Acceptance Tests – IFAT), up to teardown, area restoration, and the management of equipment and involved suppliers.
• Ensures that test areas are ready, safe and compliant with applicable HSE and regulatory requirements, in line with project schedules.
• Manages IFAT activities from an economic and operational perspective, ensuring alignment with project budgets and schedules.
• Promotes optimization and reuse of test infrastructures, contributing to the continuous improvement of the IFAT process.
• Technical degree or equivalent education in engineering, industrial technologies or related technical disciplines.
• Experience in industrial or manufacturing environments, with involvement in plant commissioning, pre‑commissioning or start‑up activities, including coordination with engineering, operations and suppliers.
• Strong understanding of industrial test environments, including temporary and permanent test areas for FAT and integrated testing activities, with familiarity in layout definition, space planning and logistics flows.
• Knowledge of test equipment and related infrastructure requirements, including electrical cabinets (PLCs and inverters), transformers, IT and network equipment, measurement devices, cooling systems and the associated industrial infrastructures required to support them.
• Ability to understand technical documentation (automation block diagrams, electrical schematics, P&ID diagrams, fieldbus and network diagrams, mechanical drawings), as well as contractual and engineering documentation related to test activities and infrastructure requirements.
• Understanding of industrial infrastructures supporting complex testing activities, including electrical power distribution, basic utilities, wiring and network provisions, mechanical supports and applicable safety constraints.
• Understanding of procurement and supply processes (goods and services, purchase and rental), including basic awareness of cost tracking and budget control mechanisms related to test activities and infrastructures.
• Awareness of HSE and regulatory requirements applicable to industrial test areas and temporary installations, and ability to work effectively with cross‑functional stakeholders (Project Management, Technical Offices, Testing, HSE, Purchasing and Operations).
• Good knowledge of the English language for technical documentation and communication.

Soft Skills

• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Effective communication skills with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Problem‑solving mindset.
• Sense of ownership and accountability.

Business Unit

The Test Facilities Project Manager is responsible for the end‑to‑end planning, setup and operational readiness of industrial test areas, supporting FAT and integrated testing activities through effective coordination of infrastructures, suppliers and internal stakeholders.