Project Manager

SITA Group; Ireland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex Week

Flex Day

Flex-Location

Employee Wellbeing

Professional Development

Competitive Benefits

Job summary

SITA is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join the Operations at Airports and Baggage portfolio in Ireland. You will help elevate the engineering function, overseeing a broad range of products and a complex customer base, and support strategic transformation projects with a methodical approach.

In this role you will ensure work breakdown structures are in place, track milestones and risks, and provide regular updates to the Director of Engineering and the T&E Leadership team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Aviation Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project management.
• Communication: Sharing clear updates and listening to your team.
• Leadership: Guiding workers, building trust, and keeping everyone motivated.
• Problem-solving: Fixing sudden issues and thinking under pressure.
• Negotiation: Reaching fair agreements for the best interest of the project.
• Diligent: Highly detail oriented, ensuring tasks are decomposed.
• Methodical: Knowledge of PM frameworks; when to apply them.
• Ownership: Takes extreme ownership of the goal and inspires others.

Responsibilities

• Help manage transformation initiatives.
• Apply a consistent approach for execution and reporting.
• Identify and track milestones, dependencies, risks and decisions.
• Ensure each project has a work breakdown structure (WBS).
• Identify clear success criteria and milestones to track progress.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem-solving

Negotiation

Diligent

Methodical

Ownership

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Aviation Management, or related field

Tools

Scrum

Kanban

Waterfall

PRINCE2

Lean

Job description

Overview

WELCOME TO SITA

At SITA, we keep airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our technology and communication innovations power the success of the global air travel industry.

You'll find us in 95% of international airports, working closely with over 2,500 transportation and government clients. Each partnership brings unique challenges, and we thrive on delivering fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to keep operations running like clockwork. We don't just move the world forward-we're proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work® by 79% of our employees and certified in most of our growing locations. Here, we feel empowered, supported, and inspired to grow.

Are you ready to love your job?

The adventure begins right here, with you, at SITA.

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM

This role sits in the heart of the Operations at Airports and Baggage portfolios. You will form part of the team that elevates the engineering function to the next level and the level after that! We have a broad range of products that our teams build and maintain, and a very complex and wide customer base. In order to keep things operating at peak efficiency, we undertake on an ongoing basis many strategic transformation projects and ad-hoc tactical projects that react to the complex environment we operate in. You will help put a consistent layer on top of all the chaos and while supporting the engineering management team consistently and methodically achieve their objectives, you will also provide the Director of Engineering and the T&E Leadership team a mechanism to track and monitor these critical projects.

Qualifications

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Help manage our transformation initiatives.
• Apply a consistent approach for execution and reporting.
• Identify and track milestones, dependencies, risks and decisions.
• Ensure each project has a work breakdown structure (WBS), ensuring that no task goes unowned.
• Identify clear success criteria for each project, and clear milestones in order to track progress.

ABOUT YOUR SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Aviation Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project management.
• Communication: Sharing clear updates and listening to your team.
• Leadership: Guiding workers, building trust, and keeping everyone motivated.
• Problem-solving: Fixing sudden issues and thinking under pressure.
• Negotiation: Reaching fair agreements for the best interest of the project.
• Diligent: Highley detail oriented, ensuring projects can be decomposed to the smallest work items.
• Methodical: Knowledge of frameworks for project management, including Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, PRINCE2, Lean. Knowing when to apply them.
• Ownership: Takes extreme ownership of the goal and can inspire others to help achieve it.

NICE-TO-HAVE

• Facilitation: Facilitating larger team workshops.

WHAT WE OFFER

We're all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. We're really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work, and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what it's like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever.

Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs)

Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans.

Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.

Employee Wellbeing: We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.

Professional Development: At SITA, we believe growth fuels innovation. Our learning ecosystem offers access to world-class platforms and programs designed to help you thrive. From LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft's Enterprise Skills Initiative, and Airport Council International -available to all employees-to specialized solutions like Pluralsight for technology upskilling, Harvard Business Publishing for people leadership, Stanford for strategic development and many others, we align learning opportunities with your Development Plan and our business priorities. Your development journey is supported every step of the way.

Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.

SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourage women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify in the application process.

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