Project Manager – Industrial Innovation (M/F)

General information

• Entity : University Technology Center (CTU) / Fez Smart Factory (FSF)
• Contract type : Permanent contract

Main Mission

The Project Manager – Industrial Innovation is the pillar of industrial innovation within FSF/CTU. He/She is responsible for managing industrial innovation and R&D projects for smart products and factories. His/her main role is to ensure the success of UEMF’s initiatives in this area, by coordinating the expertise of the various expert groups within the CTU.

Key responsibilities

Support for industrial innovation projects

• Identify and assess project leaders of new smart factories and innovative products, covering technology readiness levels (TRL) from 3 to 9.
• Support projects as they progress through the different maturity stages (laboratory, pilot, demonstration, industrialization).
• Mobilize the resources of expert groups (Industry 4.0 Technologies, Industrial Engineering, Management & Entrepreneurship) for technical, scientific and entrepreneurial support.
• Assist in structuring business plans, seeking funding and identifying industrial and commercial partners.
• Organize and monitor key project milestones to ensure a smooth and efficient TRL climb.

Team coordination and management

• Coordinate and lead cross-functional project teams involving CTU teacher-researchers and engineers.
• Facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing between the CTU’s different areas of expertise, in line with FSF/CTU’s industrial innovation mission.
• Provide regular progress reporting of projects to the Vice-Presidency in charge of CTU/FSF.

Business development and partnerships

• Participate in promoting CTU services to industrial innovation ecosystems.
• Identify new project opportunities and help expand the CTU’s activity portfolio.
• Develop and maintain relationships with institutional, industrial and financial partners.

Profile sought

Education

• Bac+5 qualification (engineering or business school).
• A degree in industrial engineering, technology management, a doctorate and/or a specialization in industrial innovation is an asset.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of proven project management experience in an industrial innovation consulting environment.
• Good command of product and process development methodologies, and of the concept of TRL (Technology Readiness Level).

Technical skills

• Solid knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies (IoT, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, robotics, additive manufacturing, etc.).
• Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Trello, etc.).
• Good understanding of product and factory design and industrialization processes.

Behavioral skills (Soft Skills)

• Leadership and ability to unite multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Analytical and synthetic thinking, rigor and organizational sense.
• Proactivity, autonomy and ability to propose solutions.
• Adaptability and stress management.
• Results orientation and customer satisfaction.

Languages

• Full command of French and English (written and spoken).
• Knowledge of Arabic is a major asset.