Technical Development Project Manager

Company Description

AFRY is a European leader in engineering, design, and advisory services, with a global reach. We accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society. We are 19,000 devoted experts in infrastructure, industry, energy and digitalization, creating sustainable solutions for generations to come.

Making Future

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Project Manager to work together with AFRY Finland Industry Division Engineering Tools team and to further develop, maintain, and support AFRY’s internally developed engineering tools, integrations, and digital solutions. To ensure continuity and further development of AFRY’s engineering tool platform, your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of software development projects including scope, timeline, budget, quality, and stakeholder management
• Manage both AFRY’s customer-facing and internal development projects
• Act as the primary interface between business, IT, vendors, and stakeholders
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including developers, architects, QA, infrastructure, and data/AI specialists
• Prepare and manage technical and functional requirements, documentation, and delivery planning
• Drive backlog management, prioritization, risk management, and transparent reporting through Azure DevOps/Jira
• Participate in architecture discussions and support modern, scalable, cloud-native, and future-ready solutions
• Collaborate with IT and security teams to ensure compliant and secure solution delivery
• Promote modern engineering practices including Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and AI-assisted ways of working
• Identify opportunities and contribute to improving efficiency, scalability, innovation, and collaboration across the engineering tools landscape

Work location can be any of the AFRY Finland offices, however Vantaa, Tampere, Kouvola, Oulu, Turku and Kuopio are preferred and hybrid options are available.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
• Proven experience leading technical software or application initiatives in cross-functional and international environments
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile delivery methodologies
• Solid technical background enabling effective communication with engineering and IT teams
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure
• Understanding of system integrations, APIs, enterprise applications, and application architecture
• Experience with Azure DevOps/Jira, GitLab, CI/CD, and modern development practices
• Familiarity with AI/LLM-driven development approaches and modern collaboration tools
• Understanding of plant engineering tools, workflows, and digital engineering environments
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, coordination, and problem-solving skills
• Fluency in Finnish and English

We are not looking only for candidates who are limited to a single framework or programming language. We are looking for adaptable engineers with strong fundamentals, a modern technology mindset, and the ability to bridge business and technology in a rapidly evolving engineering landscape.

Additional Information

Why AFRY?

As a stable and growing company, we provide you with a variety of opportunities to develop yourself. At AFRY you will have an opportunity to deepen your knowledge with the support of experiences colleagues and get to work together with the top experts in dynamic and international project environment.

At AFRY we build sustainable future together and develop sustainable solutions that serve not only our clients but also society. The work at AFRY is versatile, interesting and challenging but at the same flexible, allowing you to take care of your work–life balance. We apply flexible working in a hybrid model where possible, taking into account project needs.

We strive to include all new employees to our work community from the first day at AFRY. We are brave, devoted team players, and we wish that you have the same mindset.

Would you like to read more about your future colleagues’ careers? Get to know them on our web page: https://afry.com/en/join-us/get-know-us

Benefits at AFRY

All AFRY employees are supported with lunch, exercise, culture, wellness and commuting benefit. AFRY employees are insured by private accident insurance when working remotely and in spare time. Employees have the possibility to receive help with taking care of a sick child at home. The team player spirit strengthens also in hobby clubs, in which employees spend time together. Depending on the office location there are crossfit classes, golf clubs and board game clubs.

Sustainability at AFRY

Sustainability and creating sustainable solutions are at the core of AFRY’s business strategy and all of our operations. By combining the latest technologies and the top expertise of our employees, we create sustainable business to our clients. Read more about sustainability at AFRY: https://afry.com/en/insights/sustainability

Interested? 

You can ask for more detailed information from Team Leader and Product Owner Päivi Paajanen, 050-4210129, and/or paivi.paajanen@afry.com

Please send your application and CV with salary request by 25.6.2026. 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.

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