Vestas is setting up a new department for industrialization and the project portfolio of its wind turbine blade manufacturing, and needs a senior specialist to run industrialization projects from concept to scalable production.
The role
- Implement projects under the Vestas Way to Market framework and represent Manufacturing in the cross-functional product team with R&D, supply chain and quality.
- Lead the concept phase before Gate 0 and secure design for manufacturing and assembly (DfM, DfA).
- Set target cost, quality, safety and delivery, with end-to-end product lifecycle ownership from launch to decommissioning.
- Contribute to strategic working groups with Blades R&D, procurement, supply chain and quality.
Requirements
- An engineering degree.
- Solid industrial experience from manufacturing or R&D, with launch of new products.
- Project/portfolio management certification preferred (PRINCE2 Foundation is marked mandatory in the ad, also IPMA, PMP, MSP) and risk management certification M_o_R.
- Ability to build should-cost models and lead across functions. The ad is in English and states no Danish requirement.
About the employer
Vestas designs, manufactures, installs and services onshore and offshore wind turbines, with about 39,000 employees and more than 200 GW installed. The ad is for 3 people in the new department: two in Aarhus, Denmark and one in Goleniów, Poland.
Salary and deadline
The ad states no salary. Vestas asks for applications on or before 21 November 2026; applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis and the job may be withdrawn before the closing date.
Source: Vestas, “Senior Specialist – Industrialization Lead”, read on 25 October 2026. Summary by AVIDE; see the original page for the full, current text.