Senior Project Manager

at  Thales

Location: Paço de Arcos, Portugal
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow’s possible.
Thales Portugal is a Competence Centre of the Thales Group, whose mission is to integrate and develop solutions and products for Thales projects worldwide. Having around 220 specialized human resources Thales Portugal has a strong capability to design, develop, and deploy systems and services efficiently in the Defence, Security (Critical Information Systems, Critical Infrastructure and Banking) and Transportation markets.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Degree in Engineering;
• 5 years of minimum experience as Project Manager or Bid Manager;
• Knowledge of system engineering and project management processes;
• Leadership and team coordination;
• Experience and motivation to elaborate project management documentation;
• Good capacity to manage risks and opportunities;
• Ability to monitor and control the project;
• Capacity to define and direct procurement activities;
• Financial management of the project;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Good level of English: speaking, writing, listening.

PREFERABLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Passion for Aviation and Air Traffic Management;
• Availability to travel;
• Knowledge of the French language;
• IPMA certification.
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• Implementation of our products in our clients;
• Internacional travelling;
• Follow Agile Scrum principles;
• Communicate with all project stakeholders;
• Comply with project plans and industry standards.