Aerospace IT Project Manager - Hybrid & Impact

Airbus; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Modern office near public transport

Diverse international career exposure

Motivated and engaged team culture

Comprehensive onboarding experience

Job summary

Airbus Portugal SA is seeking an Aerostructures IT Project Manager to drive planning, budgets, and cross-functional initiatives. You will coordinate project activities, manage risks, and deliver regular progress reports while supporting leadership with hands-on execution and stakeholder engagement.

The role emphasizes collaboration in a matrix organization, strong communication, and willingness to travel, with a hybrid work model and a modern office environment in Lisbon.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of project management experience.
• Proven track record delivering projects end-to-end.
• Experience in matrix organizations and cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel; German language is a plus.
• Business fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains detailed planning, workload estimations, project budget, and capacity balancing.
• Coordinates and monitors key project initiatives through to completion.
• Identifies and develops improvement ideas, new processes or digital solutions and assesses their impact in the project scope.
• Tracks project timelines and budgets, flags risks and opportunities, and implements basic mitigation steps.
• Prepares status updates on tasks and runs routine progress meetings.
• Drives project execution and handles handovers to leadership.
• Applies standard PMO frameworks to daily work and escalates critical risks and opportunities when necessary.
• Acts as the primary point of contact for the project to higher project management levels.
• Guides and supports cross-functional project team members and key stakeholders.
• Ensures project workflow alignment with organizational standards, manages documentation and communications, and delivers timely, accurate progress reports.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

English fluency

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

G Suite

AI tools

Job description

Airbus Portugal SA is seeking an Aerostructures IT Project Manager to drive planning, budgets, and cross-functional initiatives. You will coordinate project activities, manage risks, and deliver regular progress reports while supporting leadership with hands-on execution and stakeholder engagement.

The role emphasizes collaboration in a matrix organization, strong communication, and willingness to travel, with a hybrid work model and a modern office environment in Lisbon.