Senior Defence Project Lead – Netherlands

HENSOLDT AG; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working models

Attractive salary and special payments

Structured onboarding and training

Modern premises

Health management and safety programs

Ergonomic workstations

Job summary

HENSOLDT Netherlands is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee customer-funded development and production projects. You will manage from contract receipt through final acceptance, coordinating with Sales, Contracts, Engineering, and Operations to meet timelines and budgets.

You will liaison with customers to ensure requirements are met, identify risks, and implement mitigations while maintaining monthly financial reporting and cost forecasting.

Qualifications

• A good knowledge of Project Management techniques and processes.
• Willingness to occasionally travel to visit Customer sites.
• Presentations to Senior Management
• Ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of Lifecycle Management
• Knowledge of Military/ Naval contracts and processes
• Fluent in Business English

Responsibilities

• Project Management of NL MoD Defence Projects in alignment with overall HENSOLDT Group
• Liaison with customers to ensure the finished product meets the customer requirements
• Identification of areas at risk in project execution and implementation of measures to reduce these
• Liaison with all other departments within HENSOLDT and sub-contractors, to ensure efficient development and production of equipment to customers’ requirements and delivery to agreed timescales
• Reporting of general progress and financial status of projects managed on a monthly basis
• Prepare financial data in an agreed format for presentation on a monthly basis to the board of directors and other senior members of staff
• Export compliance for equipment being delivered in accordance with appropriate guidelines
• Assist Sales and Marketing in the preparation of bids for projects requiring customer funded development work
• Estimate project management costs for inclusion in bids
• Review allocated incoming contracts to ensure project is feasible before final signature of contract
• Accept signed contract from Sales department for execution
• Plan execution of project, liaising with the customer as necessary to refine detail of requirement
• Liaise with sub-contractors regarding their part in project execution
• Review estimates of project costs and propose internal budgets for project execution
• Communicate project details and initiate project activity by departments throughout HENSOLDT
• Monitor project progress against project plan and project spend against budget
• Report project progress and financial status on a monthly basis
• Liaise with customer as necessary during project execution, organise meetings and report progress as required by contract
• Manage the project scope with the customer and lead/co-ordinate contract changes throughout the execution phase
• Coordinate arrangements for Factory Acceptance Test and despatch/delivery of equipment
• Coordinate arrangements for installation, commissioning and trials
• Attend weekly Production/ Purchasing/ Shipping reviews
• Provide monthly forecast revenue numbers for single line orders
• Travel within the Netherlands and overseas may be required
• Any other tasks associated with this role.

Skills

Project management

Travel willingness

Presentation skills

Multi-tasking

Lifecycle management

Financial awareness

Independent worker

Military/naval contracts

English fluency

Education

APM qualification would be advantageous

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

MS Project

Job description

HENSOLDT Netherlands is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee customer-funded development and production projects. You will manage from contract receipt through final acceptance, coordinating with Sales, Contracts, Engineering, and Operations to meet timelines and budgets.

You will liaison with customers to ensure requirements are met, identify risks, and implement mitigations while maintaining monthly financial reporting and cost forecasting.