Project Manager

Overview

Location : Madrid Tres Cantos, Spain. A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

A Project Manager is responsible for planning, overseeing and leading projects from ideation through to completion. This is a senior role that requires interaction with a range of internal and external stakeholders, most often managing several moving project parts simultaneously. Projects will be any in the company portfolio : RF units for Telecom satellites, Units devoted to communicate and control the satellites, Digital on board processing units, Ground segment for spacecraft control and associated tests means.

We are seeking multi-skilled and highly capable candidates, able to lead teams in situations and under pressure. The Space sector is a highly specialized one, and therefore strong communications skills vs stakeholders is a must.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring projects meet costs & deadlines
• Managing project progress and adapt work as required
• Managing relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Leading risk & opportunities identification all along the program
• Designing risk mitigation plan. Securing opportunities when initiating new projects
• Conducting project review and creating detailed reports for executive staff
• Coordinating staff and internal resources
• Overseeing all incoming and outgoing project documentation
• Managing large and diverse teams
• Leading project planning sessions
• Optimising and improving processes and the overall approach where necessary
• Participating in tender process i.e. design, submission and review

Qualifications

A great Project Manager usually has five or more years’ experience, and one or several formal qualifications in any of the following fields :

Additionally, candidate should possess high levels of the below skills to perform well in the role :

We will consider being in possession of a certificate of disability.

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