About Averna
A worldwide Test & Quality leader, Averna delivers innovative solutions for clients – including many Global 1000s – in numerous manufacturing industries. What started as a three-person operation in 1999 is now a multinational organization spanning 11 countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas, with over 1,200 employees and countless successes and awards.
Averna’s entrepreneurial culture fosters innovation, collaboration, and a results-driven mindset, empowering our teams to push boundaries and achieve market leadership.
Averna China draws on global engineering expertise and an extensive client network to deliver integrated solutions across multiple industries. Our goal is to drive innovation and secure a strong position in China’s Test & Quality market, while ensuring seamless support and business continuity through our dedicated teams and product portfolio.
In January 2026, Averna and Spherea joined forces to create the SphereaAverna group, expanding our global footprint and strengthening our expertise.
Job DescriptionProject Manager in a few words
The project manager is responsible of project governance, execution, and financial performance across the full project lifecycle. The PM acts as a key interface between Engineering, Finance /Accounting and Management to ensure projects are delivered on time, quality and within budget, with accurate financial visibility.
Roles and Responsibilities
Project Governance and Execution
- Project planning, execution, monitoring, and closure in line with company standards.
- Support risk identification, mitigation actions, and issue escalation at project and portfolio level.
- Support Sales and Operations during quotation and project setup with cost and margin inputs.
Project Financial Control
- Translate operational project plans and milestones into financial schedules.
- Establish and maintain project-level cost tracking, including labor, material, and external costs.
- Monitor actual costs vs budget, forecast project margins, and identify deviations early.
- Prepare and deliver monthly financial project reporting to management.
Process Structuring and System Preparation
- Design and implement a standardized process for project follow-up : cost tracking (including goods, labor, subcontracting, …), invoicing, overdue, …
- Define workflows, and controls required for future MS Dynamics integration.
Engineering Team Management
- Lead the project engineering team; oversee talent development, performance management and culture building; foster a collaborative, innovative, accountable workplace; align team goals with organizational strategy.
- Allocate per project scale, technical needs and timelines; deploy talent strategically, balance workloads, ensure efficient delivery; adjust resources dynamically based on project priorities.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electronics, Mechanical, Automation, or other related technical fields
- At least 5-8 years of Project Management experience in automation industry.
- Solid understanding of project controlling, budgeting, and revenue recognition principles.
- Experience working in fast-paced manufacturing ecosystems or technology-driven sectors.
Knowledge & Skills
- Strong project management knowledge. PMP certification is MUST.
- Advanced language skills in English (both spoken and written) and Chinese is a MUST. Able to speak other languages will be an added advantage.
- Able to communicate confidently at all levels (higher management, customers, peers, workers).
- Strong analytical skills, structured mindset, and ability to work cross-functionally.
- Strong leadership skills and ability to positively influence others to achieve results of the projects.
- Proficiency in the use of computers for Project Planning and Scheduling (e.g. MS Project), Spreadsheets (e.g. MS Excel), Word Processing (e.g. MS Word), Email and Internet.
- Strong PPT presentation and negotiation skills.
- Strong organizational, planning and problem solving skills.
- Able to work under stress environment and decision making capability.
- Willing to travel as instructed.
What's in it for YOU
- A multinational high-tech work environment
- A highly visible, cross-functional position that highlights your expertise across all Averna departments and global markets
- Competitive benefits package
- Opportunities to travel #LI-Onsite
- Be part of a company that puts ESG at the heart of its mission, for people, planet, and performance
Averna is committed to employment equity and to encouraging diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electronics, Mechanical, Automation, or related technical field
- 5-8 years of Project Management experience in the automation industry
- PMP certification
- Advanced spoken and written English and Chinese
- Proficiency with MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint
- Solid understanding of project controlling, budgeting, and revenue recognition principles
- Experience in fast-paced manufacturing or technology-driven sectors
- Strong leadership, communication, analytical, organizational, planning and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work under stress and make timely decisions
- Willingness to travel as instructed
- Experience defining workflows/controls for Microsoft Dynamics integration
- Knowledge of additional languages (beyond English and Chinese)
What We Do
“Our clients are changing how the world works, travels and communicates. And we’re right there with them – demonstrating the full power and true potential of Test.” – François Rainville, President & CEO As a global Test & Quality Solution leader, Averna partners with product designers, developers and OEMs to help them achieve higher product quality, accelerate time to market and protect their brands. Founded in 1999, Averna offers specialized expertise and innovative test, vision inspection, precision assembly and automated solutions that deliver substantial technical, financial and market benefits for clients in the automotive and EV, life-science, battery, consumer electronics, industrial, telecom, transportation, and aerospace and defense industries. Averna has offices around the world, numerous industry certifications such as ISO and is ITAR registered. Our everyday actions rest on 4 pillars representing Averna’s core values: teamwork and commitment, innovation and knowledge, performance and leadership and customer satisfaction. We offer: • Our Services: We offer a full range of Test Engineering services and automated test equipment for every stage of the product lifecycle – from design and NPI through production and repair. • Our Products: We put hard-earned expertise, technical innovation and extensive R&D into leading off-the-shelf test solutions that deliver substantial ROI and garner industry awards. • Our Expertise: We help drive client success with our deep know-how in automation, RF, Design for Test, machine vision, battery test, broadband, NI TestStand/LabVIEW, FPGAs, fixturing, robotics, build-to-print, and more. • Our Team: We are over 425 test engineers, system architects, hardware specialists, software developers, project managers and other professionals, including partners like NI, PI, Eclipse Automation, Keysight and JOT.
