Job Description
Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defence and Security markets. With 62,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of €14 billion in 2015. With over 22,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex security requirements. Its exceptional international footprint allows it to work closely with its customers all over the world.
Thales Austria serves all Thales markets in Austria and has additional responsibilities for CEE countries including Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia and Albania. Thales employs 400 people in Austria and generates revenues of more than € 100 million. Including subcontractors and suppliers, the company secures several hundred highly qualified jobs in Austria.
To oversee and support our complex international projects, we are looking for a:
Project Manager for Railway Projects (f/m)
Thales Austria provides safety relevant railway signaling and train control solutions based on different Thales and 3rd party products and components. The Project Management Department is responsible for the timely and cost-effective management of customer projects mainly in the CEE countries, including project tracking, monitoring and controlling, budget planning, coordination and project planning.
Your tasks will be:
• Main interface to the customer, active communication and negotiation with the customer
• Management, coordination and motivation of the project team
• Project scheduling
• Project documentation
• Resources allocation and tracking
• Costs/sales/cash tracking
• Thorough and continuous risk management, ensuring that all risks and opportunities are properly addressed and mitigated
• Coordination and management of subcontractors including intra-group suppliers
• Ensure that project reporting is performed and report consolidated results periodically in a matrix organization
Your profile contains:
• At least 2 years’ experience in managing international, customer-facing IT projects
• Completed academic education with strong technical background (preferably university level)
• Excellent knowledge of project management tools and methods (PMI, IPMA or similar certification preferred)
• Demonstrated success in managing the entire lifecycle of complex, long-term and customer-facing projects.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and make decisions under pressure
• High level of flexibility and a proactive attitude
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Management skills and leadership
• Understands the particularities of public-sector projects
• Ability to work, communicate and interface effectively in an intercultural environment with customers, partners and employees
• An excellent command of English, knowledge of German and South Eastern European languages is beneficial
• Regular international travel required (primarily within Europe)
We offer you:
An immediate job start, flexible working hours and an interesting compensation offer based on experience and education, starting from EUR 38.000,- g.p.a.
A challenging role in a worldwide acting group offering various internal development opportunities
An excellent working experience within a professional multinational environment.
Does our offer sound interesting to you?
Please apply here online and provide us there your documents including cover letter, CV and references.
Find more about Thales under www.thalesgroup.com/austria