Senior Project Manager

HENSOLDT; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT Netherlands is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead customer-funded development and production projects within the company. You will drive projects from contract receipt to acceptance, coordinating with Sales, Contracts, Engineering, and other departments to ensure timely delivery and compliance with customer requirements.

The role requires extensive PM experience, strong communication, budgeting, and risk management skills, with occasional travel within the Netherlands and

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of project management techniques and processes.
• Ability to identify and mitigate risks throughout project lifecycles.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage NL MoD defence projects in line with HENSOLDT Group.
• Liaise with customers to ensure requirements are met.
• Identify risks and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with internal departments and subcontractors.
• Provide monthly progress and financial reports to leadership.
• Prepare forecasts and budgets for project execution.
• Coordinate Factory Acceptance Testing and delivery activities.
• Travel within NL and abroad as needed.

Skills

PM techniques

Risk mitigation

Communication skills

Customer focus

Travel willingness

Project scheduling

Report writing

Presentations to senior management

Multi-tasking

Lifecycle management

MS Word/Excel/Project

Commercial awareness

Negotiation skills

Independent work

Military/Naval contracts knowledge

Business English

German (desirable)

Education

APM qualification advantageous

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

Job description

Position: Senior Project Manager

Business unit: Multidomain Solutions

Reporting to: Head of HENSOLDT Netherlands

Location: The Netherlands

Direct Reports: None

Job Scope

The Senior Project Manager is required to control customer-funded development/ production projects within HENSOLDT Netherlands. Activities will centre on a number of projects for which the Senior Project Manager could be expected to assist with the bid, and then take responsibility for all aspects of the project from, contract receipt to final acceptance of the product by the customer. A close liaison with Sales, Contracts, Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Customer Services, Quality and Accounting departments within the Company will be required to fulfil this task.

Responsible For

• 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

Job Functions

• 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. Maintain an up to date forecast of costs to complete. Take corrective action to minimise overrun and overspend.
• Report project progress and financial status on a monthly basis.
• Liaise with customer as necessary during project execution. Organise meetings with customer and report project progress to customer as required by contract.
• Manage the project scope with the customer and lead/co-ordinate contract changes throughout the execution phase of the project as required.
• Coordinate arrangements for Factory Acceptance Test of deliverable equipment.
• Coordinate arrangements for despatch/ delivery of equipment.
• Coordinate arrangements for installation, commissioning and trials of equipment if required by contract.
• Attend weekly Production/ Purchasing/ Shipping reviews to agree actions and maximise timely output.
• Provide monthly forecast revenue numbers for business for all single line orders.
• Travel within the Netherlands and overseas may be required, and is considered an occasional feature of this role. Requests could be made at short notice.
• Any other tasks associated with this role.

Requirements

• A good knowledge of Project Management techniques and processes

• Risk mitigation
• Good communication skills essential.
• Customer focussed

• Willingness to occasionally travel to visit Customer sites.
• Project scheduling
• Report writing
• Presentations to Senior Management
• Ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of Lifecycle Management

• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Project
• Financially and Commercially aware
• Negotiation skills
• Self-motivated individual able to work alone
• Knowledge of Military/ Naval contracts and processes
• Fluent in Business English
• German language skills desirable but not essential

Qualifications

• APM qualified would be advantageous

Experience Required for the Role

• 5 years practical experience within a Project Management environment
• Experience of running Projects from conception to implementation

• Ability to manage and record budgets/ spend and provide forecast information
• Sound customer care skills

Physical Attributes

• 5 years practical experience within a Project Management environment
• Experience of running Projects from conception to implementation

• Ability to manage and record budgets/ spend and provide forecast information
• Sound customer care skills

Overseas Employee Health & Safety Compliance

The job holder will be expected to comply with any reasonable operational instruction or procedures relating to Company policies, reporting, and controls.

It also places a duty on employees to cooperate with their employer so far as is necessary to enable their duties to be complied with including the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Failure to comply with this duty may result in the Company invoking the disciplinary procedure

About HENSOLDT

HENSOLDT is a leading German defence industry player across all domains: air, land, sea, space and cyber, with a leading position in Europe and a global reach.

Our entity, HENSOLDT Netherlands, has a strong service footprint. The company sets the standard in solid-state radar sensor technology, EW systems and many other innovative systems.

Our technology is used by organisations all over the world. From the Netherlands, we provide service, maintenance and support to customers both at home and abroad.

Find out more about HENSOLDT and our jobs: www.hensoldt.net/career