Electrical & Instrumentation Project Manager

I’m Diogo Carracinha.I build clarity and momentum into complex projects.

My career has progressed from electrical site engineering in Norway to project management responsibility in Hamburg — across data centers, renewable energy and industrial infrastructure.

Europe-based · Open to relocateCAPM® · PMIPT · EN · ES fluent
Portrait of Diogo Carracinha
International project deliveryNorway · Sweden · Germany · Portugal
Current: Hamburg
4countries across international project delivery
3major international engineering projects
50professionals coordinated simultaneously
CAPMProject Management Institute certification
01 · About

Responsibility earned through international experience.

My international experience has been built within EST, S.A., where I progressed through increasingly demanding roles — from field execution and budget engineering to electrical project management and full project coordination.

“I do not see project management as reporting what already happened. I see it as creating the structure that allows the right work to happen next.”
My approach to planning, coordination and execution control

I work best in technically demanding environments where engineering, suppliers, documentation, materials and site teams must move in the same direction. My role is to turn that complexity into clear priorities, reliable information and executable plans.

What differentiates me is the combination of site experience, commercial awareness and a strong interest in digital project control. When information is fragmented or a process creates unnecessary friction, I build practical systems to make the work more visible and easier to manage.

02 · The journey

My international career, told through responsibility — not geography.

Each chapter added a new layer: technical foundations, international adaptability, field execution, commercial awareness, team leadership and full project coordination.

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Coimbra
Engineering foundation
Chapter 01Education

Coimbra — building the technical foundation.

Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Coimbra established the technical base behind my later work in electrical installation, project controls and industrial execution.

What changed

I learned to approach technical problems methodically and connect electrical engineering with systems thinking.

Electrical engineeringComputer systemsProblem solving
UPC Barcelona East School of Engineering building in Barcelona
International adaptability
Chapter 02International outlook

Barcelona — learning to adapt beyond familiar environments.

My Erasmus experience at UPC Barcelona East School of Engineering was the first major international chapter of my professional development.

What changed

I became more independent, adaptable and comfortable communicating across languages and cultures.

AdaptabilityLanguagesInternational environment
Green Mountain OSL2-Hamar hyperscale data center project
Mission-critical delivery
Chapter 03Norway · Data center

Hamar — entering international construction through mission-critical delivery.

I supported electrical execution across critical power infrastructure, MV/LV systems, cable containment, testing, QA/QC and handover readiness.

What changed

I learned how installation quality, documentation and commissioning readiness must remain connected from the first work front.

Critical powerQA/QCCommissioning readiness
Open Hamar case study
EST headquarters representing the budget engineering chapter
Commercial awareness
Chapter 04Budget engineering · EST

Portugal — connecting technical scope with commercial reality.

Budget engineering added quantity review, quotations, procurement support, cost tracking and constructability awareness to my site-delivery background.

What changed

I began evaluating decisions not only by technical correctness, but also by cost, scope alignment and execution viability.

Cost controlProcurementScope review
Göteborg Energi Rya biofuel project
Site leadership
Chapter 05Sweden · Renewable energy

Gothenburg — progressing from coordination into project leadership.

I moved from technical site coordination to responsibility for multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, planning, procurement, QA/QC and package delivery.

What changed

I learned that leadership means aligning workforce, materials, technical priorities and client expectations around the next executable objective.

Up to 50 professionalsPlanningClient interface
Open Gothenburg case study
ZRE Hamburg flue gas treatment project
Current chapter
Project ownership
Chapter 06Germany · Industrial E&I

Hamburg — taking responsibility before execution begins.

I am currently leading preparation and coordination across engineering, suppliers, documentation, budget follow-up, site planning and stakeholder interfaces for an international flue gas treatment project.

What this chapter represents

The transition from managing individual work fronts to building the complete structure an international project needs to execute successfully.

Project coordinationSuppliersExecution readiness
Open current project
The progression

From engineering foundations to international project responsibility.

The locations changed, but the real story is the expansion of responsibility: understanding the work, controlling the information, leading the people and preparing the project to move forward.

ZRE Hamburg flue gas treatment project
Current chapter · Hamburg

ZRE Hamburg — Flue Gas Treatment Unit

Currently managing the preparation and coordination of Lot 43.10 — Electrical & Instrumentation Studies and Erection, acting across client interfaces, internal departments, suppliers and site execution planning.

Technical coordinationSite planningSuppliersBudget follow-upDocumentationExecution readiness
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04 · Impact

What I leave better than I found it.

My contribution is often visible in the structure around the work: clearer information, stronger control and better preparation.

01

Progress visibility

Dashboards and reporting structures that make installation status, priorities and open items easier to understand.

02

Material control

Structured material lists, supplier links and delivery follow-up aligned with installation sequencing.

03

Documentation discipline

Clear maps for technical, commercial, HSE, quality, planning and operational documentation.

04

Execution readiness

Work-front planning that connects teams, materials, information and technical priorities before site mobilisation.

05 · How I work

Principles that shape every project.

These are not generic values. They describe the behaviours I rely on when a project becomes complex.

01

Ownership before title

Understanding the full context, exposing gaps and creating the structure required for execution.

02

Clarity under pressure

Turning technical and operational complexity into priorities that teams can act on.

03

Plans built for execution

A schedule only creates value when people, materials and information are ready to support it.

04

Trust through consistency

Communicating transparently, following commitments and raising risk before it becomes delay.

05

Continuous improvement

Building practical systems when existing tools do not provide enough visibility or control.

06 · Core disciplines

Technical understanding with project responsibility.

Six disciplines that define how I contribute to an international E&I project.

Project Management

Stakeholders, suppliers, budget follow-up, documentation and operational coordination.

Electrical Engineering

MV/LV cabling, containment, switchgear, UPS, panels, earthing and equipment connections.

Site Management

Work fronts, workforce coordination, materials, technical blockers and daily execution.

Planning

Lookaheads, schedules, procurement alignment, installation sequencing and site preparation.

QA/QC

Testing, redlines, snag management, punch-list closeout and handover readiness.

HSE

Permit-to-work awareness, toolbox talks, RAMS, method statements and site compliance.

07 · Credentials

Engineering foundation. International perspective.

Formal education, project management certification and languages that support work across Europe.

Education & certification
BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra

2020–2024
Erasmus — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

UPC Barcelona East School of Engineering

2022–2023
CAPM® — Certified Associate in Project Management

Project Management Institute

2024
Languages
PortugueseNative
EnglishFluent
SpanishFluent
GermanA2 / developing
FrenchBeginner
The next chapter

I want to lead larger international projects.

I am drawn to technically demanding environments where engineering, execution and people must move in the same direction — and where disciplined project leadership creates visible impact.