Engineering Work Package Manager

LIFE AS A THALES ENGINEERING WORK PACKAGE MANAGEMENT ROLE 

As an Engineering Work Package Management Role within Thales, you will be responsible for:  

Work Package Organisation and Planning: 

Author the Work Package Description with the WP team based on the project structure regarding the entity/Customer requirements Identify deliverables, milestones and interdependencies with other WP’s Establish the schedule and the estimates based on a viable solution, and identify the necessary resources and their availability Initialise the risk and opportunity register and the work package baseline using the relevant key project tools  Where applicable obtain commitments from suppliers 

Work Package Launch: 

Establish a network diagram and a detailed schedule which is aligned with the project master schedule Define the cost structure, resource profiles, supplier selection and the relevant metrics to monitor the WP Write relevant plans within the WP scope 

Work Package Execution: 

Achieve the objectives of the Work Package and take the necessary management actions to correct any deviation from the baseline or objectives Identifying and solving issues, managing the risks and opportunities and performing mitigation activities 

Work Package Monitoring and Control: 

Review document, specifications, schedule and estimate files using peers where necessary Monitor & consolidate all deliverables Update the schedule, risk & opportunities register, the ETC & EAC Consolidate the work package dashboard and lead progress meetings Report as per the PMP and escalate to the PM any variances or key issues 

Quality of Deliverables: 

The WPM is responsible for the quality of the delivered products, services and documentation within the project committed time and budget and in the scope of the work package The WPM ensures that all configuration items within the WP scope are managed (could be done by a configuration manager) 

Key Stakeholder Relations: 

Lead the team and/or suppliers involved to perform the work package and ensures the respect of all commitments Participate and input to all relevant project reviews as specified in the PMP Act, where required, as PM delegate to the Client. Act, where required, as the Thales representative for sub-contracted work 

Capture of Lessons Learned: 

The WPM must collect, analyse and synthesise the strengths and weaknesses during the performance of the work package, propose recommendations for improvement and record these as prescribed in the PMP 

Work Package Closure: 

The WPM must ensure that all the commitments taken in his work package description sheet have been honoured by collating all WP data, costs and estimates, recording them and then organise a closure review You must be able to travel internationally up to 30% of the time for customer briefings (occasionally, short/medium duration).

YOUR CAREER AT THALES  

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your competencies in different areas:  

Room and attention to personal development  Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution  Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path  Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group 

PROFILE:  

You graduated with a Master of Engineering, Computer Science or any relevant field in University, and you have significant experience in project management  You appreciate to be a team-player and enjoy collaborative work (co-engineering) You are recognised as a self-motivated leader, willing to engage and develop your team using collaborative work and challenging approaches  You are analytical, dynamic and autonomous  You are an effective communicatorYou are flexible, proactive, calm under pressure, attentive to details  

COMPETENCIES:  

You know how to use your skills to plan, organise teams, and guarantee the follow-up of engineering projects by respecting deadlines, costs and quality with a clear vision of risks and opportunities You have good knowledge of subcontract and work package management You have proven experience in coordination of various technical activities  You know how to produce synthetic and quality reports  You have outstanding problem-solving skills and a passion to solve hard problems  You can demonstrate knowledge in financial, workload plan and risks management  You are familiar with bidding process

NICE TO HAVE:  

Experience working with government industry is a plusBackground in computer programming (Java, C#/.NET, C/C++, etc) is a plus