Project Manger (Hybrid)

In Defence and security armed forces governments and global organisations entrust Thales with helping them achieve and maintain security tactical superiority and strategic independence in the face of any type of an increasingly unpredictable world governments rely on our expertise to protect their citizens and make the world safer from designing smart sensors and connecting soldiers on the digital battlefield to delivering solutions that protect states cities and critical infrastructures.

In Spain Thales España Sistemas is specialized in Command and Control systems Tactical Communications and Modeling and Simulation addressing solutions in the domain of Defense and Security. Thales is the Spanish leader in tactical LandCIS (Communication and Information Systems)covering all the product life cycle (design development production ILS). Based in Leganés Thales Sistemas employs a highly specialized workforce of more than 100 people most of them engineers that participate in the following activities:

• Communications and Information Systems (CIS) to support Command function and Decision Making
• Embedded electronics for military aircraft
• Tactical Communications
• Radio Navigation Aids for air traffic

Were currently looking for a Project Manager focused on Defence & Aeronautics Projects for national and international clients.

What will you do

• Manage and monitor project execution in Defense and Aeronautics fields from the start to customer acceptances.
• Negotiate changes in scope or planning internally and with the customer.
• Control tasks planning lead assigned team and manage necessary means to comply with contracted milestones in time.
• Report project status detected risks and existing problems in internal and external meetings.
• Monitor project financial status and predict future evolutions.
• Coordinate different multidisciplinary teams associated to the project
• Lead project status meetings internal and in front of customer.
• Risks and opportunities management.
• Assure quality standards in project execution security requirements and any other applicable standard in the sector including military ones.
• Contribute to develop innovative solutions to complicated problems boosting continuous development.

To do this you should have

• Engineer bachelor or equivalent in telecom aeronautic naval or industrial.
• More than 3 years of experience in customer interaction.
• Experience in multidisciplinary projects.
• Leadership communication skills and conflict resolution competences.
• Advanced English & Spanish (oral & written).

Any of the following will be valued:

• Master in aeronautics or defense area or similar.
• Experience in defence or aeronautic sector.
• Certification in Project Management: IPMA C PMI PRINCE2 o PM2.
• Knowledge in planning tools EPM or PRIMAVERA.
• Availability to travel both nationally and internationally mainly Europe. Business trip frequency will depend on the project.
• French (oral & written).

What do we offer

• Flexible working hours.
• Shorter working days on Fridays and during summer.
• Remote-friendly - 2 days a week working from home.
• Restaurant allowance and social benefits.

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