Engineering Work Package Management LR09

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Within the F126 Segment, we are looking for an ILS Project Manager to join our team. As ILS PM, you will work closely with the Supportability Engineering department. The Supportability Engineering team consists of approximately 50 domain experts and is responsible for the definition, development, and delivery of ILS (Integrated Logistic Support) for our Radar Systems and Command & Control Systems. The team comprises the following disciplines: Logistics & Maintenance Engineering, Customer Documentation, Customer Training, and Obsolescence Management. As an ILS Project Manager, you will manage a supportability engineering team and be responsible for the timely and budget-based ILS deliveries to our customers.

About the job

As an ILS Project Manager – F126, you will be working on Thales Nederland's largest project. Our customers are the users and maintainers of our systems, to whom we provide, among other things:

· Maintenance concepts and information necessary for maintaining our systems. This includes life cycle costs (LCC), obsolescence information, and recommendations for purchasing spare parts, special tools, and test equipment.

· Customer documentation for the use and maintenance of our systems.

· Training for users and maintainers. Depending on the project, train-the-trainer training and other customer-specific training can also be provided.

You will work on a project for the German end user:

· Within the project, you will lead WPM-ILS and a team of ILS experts and be responsible for the timely delivery of the contracted ILS within budget. You will coordinate with the PDA-ILS and PM Landanlagen, the customer, and any suppliers, report monthly on project progress, and manage opportunities and risks.

In other words, you will be the connecting factor in the aforementioned areas.

What you’ll bring

To expand our team, we are looking for a new colleague who:

· holds a completed HBO/academic degree;

· has several years of relevant work experience in project management;

· has excellent communication skills;

· has a cost-conscious, customer-focused, and results-oriented approach;

· seeks collaboration with different teams and departments;

· has commercial acumen;

· is willing to travel internationally (several times a year);

· has a good command of spoken and written English and German.

Wherever your passion lies, Thales can help you make the best use of your skills and creativity. As a contractor at Thales, you can expect to experience:

• An interesting job within a team of experts in an international high-tech environment.

• Room for and attention to personal development and personal initiative.

• The opportunity to grow within the organization, whether in a technical, managerial, commercial or international capacity.

• A flexible work environment with a focus on maintaining a good work-life balance.

Thales offers untold opportunities to take part in fascinating projects and overcome ambitious human and technological challenges. As a contractor, you’ll be part of a community of experts bringing together innovations from the bottom of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace. Collaborating to find solutions to the biggest challenges in the most difficult conditions.

Drawing on a diversity of expertise, perspectives and cultures, we are able to provide the best possible solutions to our customers. Together, we can harness the extraordinary power of technology to build a future we can all trust.

Randstad, as the EMEA Thales talent acquisition partner, is responsible for finding and contracting talent for the contingent roles at Thales. If you are selected for a role you will be engaged or employed by one of the Randstad recruitment companies in EMEA and will not be an employee of Thales.

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This position offers a one-year contract with the opportunity to transition to a permanent contract at Thales Nederland after the first year.

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