Project Manager

AFRY is strengthening its capacity to develop and deliver IFI- and donor-financed energy projects in Ukraine. We are recruiting a new Project Manager to provide a strong local interface for clients and stakeholders, coordinate AFRY’s international expertise and help convert investment needs and financing opportunities into successfully implemented projects.

The Project Advisor/Manager will support AFRY's growth in Ukraine by developing, managing, and implementing energy sector projects financed by International Financial Institutions (IFIs), donor organizations, and public-sector investment programmes.

The role focuses on translating investment opportunities into successfully implemented projects, supporting clients throughout the project lifecycle from project identification and preparation through procurement, implementation, and operational readiness. The position serves as a key interface between Ukrainian clients, funding institutions, authorities, contractors, and AFRY's international experts.

PM role focused responsibilities:

• Identify, develop, and structure energy sector investment projects in Ukraine, supporting clients from early concept definition through investment planning and implementation.
• Support preparation and implementation of IFI- and donor-financed projects, working with institutions such as EBRD, World Bank, EIB, NIB, NEFCO, KfW, Swedfund, and EU-funded programmes.
• Coordinate project preparation activities, including feasibility studies, technical assessments, implementation roadmaps, procurement support, permitting processes, environmental and social requirements, and financing considerations.
• Act as Project Manager for strategic energy sector assignments, leading multidisciplinary teams throughout project execution and ensuring successful delivery from concept development through implementation and commissioning.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, contractual obligations, and stakeholder engagement, in accordance with client requirements, IFI standards, donor requirements, and AFRY procedures.
• Coordinate collaboration between AFRY experts, clients, contractors, local partners, authorities, financiers, and other stakeholders, serving as a key interface throughout the project lifecycle.

Market Development and opportunity management:

• Build and maintain long-term relationships with Ukrainian utilities, municipalities, ministries, state-owned enterprises, industrial clients, investors, and international partners.
• Monitor reconstruction programmes, IFI investment pipelines, and market developments, identifying opportunities for AFRY to support project preparation, implementation, owner's engineering, technical advisory, programme management, and supervision services.
• Identify opportunities to expand AFRY's involvement across power generation, district heating, renewables, grids, energy storage, hydropower, owner's engineering, technical advisory, programme management, and related services.
• Support proposal preparation, project mobilisation, and opportunity conversion activities, contributing to implementation planning, delivery strategies, schedules, resource planning, and risk assessments.

About the team

The Project Manager will work as part of project-specific multidisciplinary teams rather than a single fixed local delivery team. The composition of each team will depend on the assignment and may include experts in power generation, district heating, renewable energy, grids, energy storage, hydropower, engineering, environmental and social matters, procurement, finance and project implementation.

The focus of our work

Our objective is to support the reconstruction, modernisation, resilience and transition of Ukraine’s energy sector. AFRY’s assignments may include feasibility studies, technical assistance, investment planning, technical and environmental assessments, procurement support, owner’s engineering, project implementation support, programme management, supervision and operational readiness.

The role will contribute to projects financed or supported by institutions such as EBRD, the World Bank, EIB, NIB, NEFCO, KfW, Swedfund and EU-funded programmes. Specific project names will only be included in the published advertisement where they can be disclosed publicly.

A typical workweek

A typical week may include discussions with Ukrainian clients and public-sector stakeholders, coordination meetings with funding institutions and donor organizations, management of AFRY’s international expert teams, review of project deliverables, schedules, budgets and risks, and follow-up of procurement, permitting, environmental and social and implementation activities.

You may also participate in project identification and proposal development, prepare implementation strategies and resource plans, coordinate site visits and technical meetings, and ensure that project activities comply with client requirements, IFI standards, donor requirements and AFRY procedures. The balance between project management, stakeholder engagement, technical coordination and market development will vary according to the project phase.

How AFRY’s approach is distinctive

AFRY combines local stakeholder engagement with access to a broad international network of energy, infrastructure, environmental, social, commercial and project implementation specialists. This allows the Project Manager to assemble expertise around the specific needs of each investment and support clients across the full project lifecycle instead of focusing on only one stage or technical discipline.

The role therefore connects early-stage project development and financing requirements with practical engineering, procurement and implementation support. It offers the successful candidate a direct role in turning investment concepts into bankable and implementable projects with measurable outcomes for Ukraine’s energy sector.

Our expectations:

• Relevant university degree, for example in engineering, energy, business, economics, finance, international relations or another relevant field.
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in energy, infrastructure, utilities, or industrial sectors.
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation and delivery of projects financed by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and donor organizations, including EBRD, World Bank, NEFCO, KfW or similar institutions.
• Proven experience managing complex multi-stakeholder projects throughout the project lifecycle, from project development and investment preparation through implementation and delivery.
• Experience working with feasibility studies, technical assistance projects, investment programmes, owner's engineering, engineering consulting assignments, or project implementation support services.
• Strong understanding of IFI procurement rules, consultant selection processes, project implementation requirements, and financing frameworks.
• Experience working with utilities, municipalities, public authorities, industrial clients, investors, or developers.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project development, investment planning, and infrastructure delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Professional working proficiency in English and Ukrainian (written and spoken); Russian is considered advantageous as well as other major European languages
• Willingness and ability to travel within Ukraine and internationally as required.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary and international project teams.
• A technical background in energy, power generation, thermal engineering, infrastructure or industrial projects is considered an advantage, but is not mandatory if the candidate has strong commercial experience in the sector.
• At least 3 years of experience in sales, business development, client relationship management.
• Understanding of local engineering Technical and Economic Justification (TEO) by the relevant Ukrainian State Expertise authorities.
• Microsoft Office programs
• Client Relationship Management (CRM) software experience is preferred

The role requires strong local market knowledge and an existing professional network in the Ukrainian IFI and infrastructure sector. The ideal candidate is commercially driven, proactive and able to work independently in Ukraine while coordinating closely with international AFRY teams. Prior cooperation with international engineering companies, investors, donors or IFIs is considered a major advantage. The person should be able to open doors with clients, identify early-stage opportunities and help position AFRY’s Thermal and wider Energy offering in Ukraine.

Why AFRY?

AFRY is a leading engineering, design and advisory company with deep international expertise in energy, infrastructure and industrial projects. We support clients across the full lifecycle of their investments, from strategy, project development and feasibility studies to engineering, procurement support, implementation, commissioning and operational improvement.

At AFRY, sustainability and creating sustainable solutions are at the core of our business strategy and operations. By combining international expertise, local market knowledge and multidisciplinary technical capabilities, we help clients develop and implement investments that support resilient infrastructure, energy transition and sustainable economic development.

You will join an international working environment where collaboration takes place across AFRY’s Energy business and wider expert network. The role offers an opportunity to work closely with Ukrainian clients, International Financial Institutions, donor organizations, public authorities, contractors and AFRY specialists from different countries and technical disciplines.

What’s in it for you?

This role gives you the opportunity to take a central position in the preparation and implementation of strategically important energy investments in Ukraine. You will be able to influence projects from early-stage identification and investment planning through procurement, implementation and operational readiness.

You will work with multidisciplinary and international teams comprising project managers, technical specialists, environmental and social experts, procurement specialists, financial and commercial advisers and other experts selected according to the needs of each assignment. Rather than being limited to one technical discipline, you will gain broad exposure to the full lifecycle of IFI- and donor-financed energy and infrastructure projects.

The position provides opportunities to deepen your expertise in IFI requirements, project preparation, procurement, implementation management and stakeholder coordination. As AFRY’s activities in Ukraine develop, the role may also offer opportunities to lead increasingly complex assignments, broaden your responsibilities across different energy technologies and contribute to the development of AFRY’s project portfolio and local operations.

Interested?

Please send your application and CV with salary request by Wednesday 25.11.2026. We will start interviews as applications arrive and will select suitable candidate when found.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.