Project Manager (Open also to Protected Categories – Law 68/99)

Thales; Gorgonzola; In loco; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading defense and aviation company seeks a Project Manager for their Gorgonzola location, accountable for customer projects in Airspace Mobility Solutions. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree, certification in project management, and at least 5 years of experience in international project management. Proficient language skills in English and Italian are required. This position offers a chance to contribute to innovative aviation solutions.

Servizi

Career development opportunities

Flexible working policy

Competenze

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in project management in international business environment.
• Proven experience in stress management is essential.
• Ability to manage international customers in multi-supplier environments.

Mansioni

• Ensuring all necessary planning, execution and acceptance activities throughout the delivery of the project.
• Representing Thales interests within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Managing customer requests and contract changes to closure.

Conoscenze

Project management

Stress management

Planning tools (MS Project and Excel)

Business administration

Contract Management

Supplier Management

Financial data monitoring

Multi-supplier environments

Language skills in English

Language skills in Italian

Formazione

Engineering degree or equivalent qualification

Certification IPMA or PMI

Strumenti

MS Project

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

Project Manager (Open also to Protected Categories – Law 68/99). Location: Gorgonzola, Italy.

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar. Gorgonzola hosts Navigations Air Systems (NAS) domain. The activity of NAS domain: avionics, navigation and radar systems for civil air traffic and technologies supporting the activities of civilian and military pilots, ATC controllers and technicians of several airlines, air traffic control agencies and Air Force around the world. Italy is the Group’s Competence center for the design, production and delivery of Navigation Aids products and Competence Centre for the delivery of non-Radar Surveillance Products.

As a Project Manager in Thales, you will be accountable for customer projects in the domain of Airspace Mobility Solutions (NAVAIDS and NonRadar Surveillance) with sales, costs, cash and project quality responsibility, ensuring that customer satisfaction is achieved.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all necessary planning, execution and acceptance activities throughout the delivery of the project;
• Representing Thales interests within the assigned area of responsibility;
• Analysis of the contract content and implementation in delivery and service packages;
• Creating and updating of project baselines, cost and time schedules;
• Conducting negotiations with local subcontractors regarding project-related subcontracting and construction work in cooperation with the purchasing department;
• Managing customer requests and contract changes to closure;
• Managing external suppliers;
• Creating and maintaining project documentation using Thales internal process instructions and tools;
• Defining and managing all elements required to successfully deliver the project (incl. design, maintenance, training, spare parts supply, documentation, etc.);
• Executing of lessons learned from the project delivery and corresponding feedback to the departments;
• Participating in offers, create schedules, cost and risk assessments.

Education and Experience

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification;
• Certification IPMA or PMI project manager (or comparable);
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in project management in international business environment;
• Proven experience in stress management is essential;
• Proficient in using planning tools (MS Project and Excel);
• Good knowledge of business administration, contract management and supplier management;
• Driving Change Order Management and “upselling” in running projects in close cooperation with the Legal & Contracts and Sales community;
• Ability to monitor project performances through relevant indicators (financial and schedule efficiency);
• Good knowledge of financial data and business plan;
• Ability to manage international customers in multi-supplier environments;
• Proven experience in different industry schemas (JV, Consortium, ATI, RTI o Co/Subcontracting);
• Very good language skills in English, spoken and written;
• Knowledge of Italian language is a must.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!