Rail Senior Project Manager

Localizacion : Madrid, Spain

Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. 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.

Our Projects team is growing

The Senior project manager figure directs the project or project portfolio activities, including risk & opportunities, to reach completion of the project regarding its technical, industrial, financial and customer satisfaction aspects.

Manages and coordinates internal dedicated teams, as Project managers, Control Account Managers, Work Package Manager and functions responsible and external relationships with customer, suppliers, sub-contractors and partners.

The responsibility is exercised from signature of the contract through to the project completion period in terms of organization, time frame, workload, budget.

Her/his main responsibilities...
- Directs and coordinates project activities with the work package managers keeping track of such tasks in terms of objectives deliveries, cost, schedule and customer satisfaction.
- Contribute to achieving the financial and operational objectives defined in their projects or project, on monthly closings.
- Coordinates internal and external teams and techniques and their associated work packages.
- Manages and develops the relationship with the customer (information, deliveries, reviews, contract amendments, claims, etc.) and the stakeholders.
- Be responsible for revenue, inward cash flow, and for meeting adjusted gross margin for the project, compliance with cost, deadline and performance objectives, deliverables according to contractual requirements negotiated with the customer and profitability targets.
- Reports project status to B&P Directorate concerning status, risks and opportunities, KPIs, financial parameters.

What profile are we looking for?
- Master Engineering degree (Industrial, Electric, Civil, Telecoms ). (MECES 3).
- Customer orientation, negotiation skills and demonstrated combination of technical and leadership skills.
- Experience of at least 10-15 years in project management in the railway field, positively assessing the management of complex international projects related to telecommunications or railway signaling.
- Availability to travel including a possible expatriation
- Desirable: Project Management Certification (PMP or IPMA)
- Full proficiency in Spanish is a must, also ability to work in English language.

From our side, we offer you...
- Vacation periods of approximately 35 working days
- Thales Concilia which includes services for your care and the care of those around you
- Work from home up to 3 days a week
- Flexible working hours
- Lunch card
- Flexible compensation plan
- Health and wellness area with medical service, breastfeeding room, and access to different activities and initiatives that take care of your health
- Annual training plan adapted to your job in skills, languages, technical competencies...