Operational project manager

Trakia University, Bulgaria

Updated: 3 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 31 Jan 2026

16 Jan 2026
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Trakia University
Research Field

Other
Researcher Profile

Other Profession
Positions

Master Positions
Application Deadline

31 Jan 2026 - 00:00 (Europe/Sofia)
Country

Bulgaria
Type of Contract

Permanent
Job Status

Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon 2020
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description
  • Operational project manager

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    to support in particular the organisational development and total capacity growth.

     

    H2Start aims to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) to drive innovation in renewable hydrogen production. This initiative contributes to the transition towards a lowcarbon, energy-secure economy and is supported by Trakia University (TrU) and BGH2A, in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino (POLITO) and ITAE - CNR. It will provide modern infrastructure to attract and retain top-tier researchers, fostering academic and industry collaboration for cutting-edge innovation and technology transfer and is funded with € 30 Mio. from both EU and national funds.

     

    Requirements for the Candidate:

    • Experience as project manager or deputy in at least 3 projects during last 5 years, at least one with the size of 1M EUR
    • Experience in organisational development
    • Has experience with Bulgarian public procurements for at least 4 years
    • Possibility to work full, or part of the time on-site in Stara Zagora, plus conduct occasionally international business trips - mandatory
    • Fluency in English (written and spoken)
    • Higher education in Management, Economics, or Technical Sciences

     

    Preferences:

    • Experience with scientific projects, especially in STEM field
    • Work with international environment (working abroad or work with international partners)
    • Has good knowledge of Horizon 2020 and/or Horizon Europe administration processes
    • Fluency in Bulgarian language
    • Experience with innovations and business development
    • Experience in building sustained growth
    • Enjoying managing change and organisational transformation (and has strong track record)
    • Ability to adopt in fast growing, dynamic environments
    • Leadership skills and personality to lead people thru periods of change and uncertainty, building new organisation, processes, tools

    Main responsibilities:

    • Overall coordination and operational management of the Horizon Europe H2Start project as a project manager
    • Ensuring the key goal to build modern, highly sustainable and internationally competitive Hydrogen technologies research and innovation center in Bulgaria
    • Supervision of reaching objectives, KPIs, milestones of the project
    • Direct work with work package leaders and key task leaders as relevant to reach expected results
    • Organization and supervision of project administration, financial, procurement and legal activities
    • Organization and facilitation of project Consortium and operational meetings
    • Work with international partners, boosting their engagement
    • Coordination and oversight of development, compilation and submission of project periodic reports, deliverables, amendments
    • Full engagement in timely setting up and development of the new H2Start Center of Excellence and all the relevant processes needed for its full operations
    • Ensuring smooth implementation of the project and timely engagement of all relevant team members (H2Start center, Trakia University, Bulgarian Hydrogen Association, Polito, CNR)

    Work conditions:

    • Bulgarian Full time labour contract
    • Hybrid working model with at least 50% of time in-person in Stara Zagora
    • Other social benefits
    • Opportunity to gain valuable experience in one of the largest scientific projects in Bulgaria 

     

    Applications to be submitted via the form on our website: https://www.balkaninvest.eu/en/jobs/operational-project-manager/


    Where to apply
    Website
    https://www.balkaninvest.eu/en/jobs/operational-project-manager/

    Requirements
    Research Field
    Other
    Education Level
    Master Degree or equivalent

    Additional Information
    Work Location(s)
    Number of offers available
    1
    Company/Institute
    Trakia University
    Country
    Bulgaria
    State/Province
    Stara Zagora
    City
    Stara Zagora
    Postal Code
    6000
    Geofield


    Contact
    State/Province

    Stara Zagora
    City

    Stara Zagora
    Website

    http://trakia-uni.bg
    Street

    Students Campus-Rectorat
    Postal Code

    6000

    STATUS: EXPIRED

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