F126 ILS Project Manager

The F126 ILS Project Manager will join the Supportability Engineering team, responsible for Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) for Radar and Command & Control Systems. This role involves leading a team of supportability engineers, ensuring timely and budget-compliant ILS deliveries to customers, particularly for a German end-user project. Key responsibilities include managing project progress, coordinating with stakeholders, and overseeing the delivery of maintenance concepts, customer documentation, and training.

Must Have

• Completed HBO/Academic education
• Several years of relevant work experience in project management
• Excellent communication skills
• Cost-conscious, customer- and results-oriented attitude
• Seeks collaboration with different teams and departments
• Commercial insight
• Willingness to travel internationally (a few times per year)
• Proficient in English and German, both written and spoken

Perks & Benefits

• Challenging job in a great team within a high-tech, innovative work environment
• Room for own initiative and good ideas
• Opportunities for personal and professional development (technical, commercial, international)
• Valuable international collaborations with colleagues from 68 countries
• Comfortable workplace in a modern environment, with attention to flexibility and work-life balance
• Hybrid working model (e.g., two days a week from home if role allows)
• Good salary and appropriate travel allowance
• Possibility to personalize employment conditions annually (e.g., exchange free days for internet costs, bicycle plan, company fitness, relocation costs)
• 40 vacation days per year

About the team

Within the F126 Segment, we are looking for an ILS Project Manager to strengthen the team. As PM ILS, you work intensively 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 consists of the following disciplines: Logistics & Maintenance Engineering, Customer Documentation, Customer Training, and Obsolescence Management. As ILS Project Manager, you lead a team of supportability engineers and are responsible for the timely ILS deliveries within budget to our customers.

Project Manager ILS – F126 (32-40 hours)

About your future job

As Project Manager ILS – F126, you will work within the largest project of Thales Netherlands. Our customers are the users and maintainers of our systems, which we provide with, among other things:

• maintenance concepts and information needed for maintaining our systems. This includes life cycle costs (LCC), obsolescence information, and recommendations for purchasing spares and 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 courses and other customer-specific training can also be provided.

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

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

In other words, in the mentioned fields, you are the connecting factor.

Why are you a good match

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

• has a completed HBO/Academic education;
• has several years of relevant work experience in project management;
• has excellent communication skills;
• has a cost-conscious, customer- and results-oriented attitude;
• seeks collaboration with different teams and departments;
• has commercial insight;
• is willing to travel internationally (a few times a year);
• is proficient in English and German, both written and spoken.

What you get in return

• A challenging job in a great team within our high-tech, innovative work environment. Including plenty of room for your own initiative and good ideas.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development within the organization, for example, in technical, commercial, or international fields.
• Valuable international collaborations with colleagues from 68 countries.
• A comfortable workplace in a modern environment, with attention to flexibility and the right work-life balance.
• Working can usually be done where and when you want to do your work as well and efficiently as possible. At Thales, we implement hybrid working, where you can, for example, work from home two days a week if your role allows.
• A good salary, appropriate travel allowance, and the possibility to personalize your employment conditions annually: for example, you can exchange free days for internet costs, our bicycle plan, company fitness, and relocation costs.
• 40 vacation days per year.

Interested?

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Diversity Statement

We believe that your job should support the right work/life balance and be the platform to realize your ambitions. This means that equal opportunities, inclusivity, and an informal culture are an essential part of our success. But also that your health and happiness are very important to us! That's why we offer you the flexibility to do what is important to you; whether that's working part-time, working from home, or the possibility to be flexible with your start and end times, we think along with you.

Security Requirements

In line with Thales' basic security requirements, we may ask candidates for proof of identity, work permit, and employment and education history. Some vacancies also require a security clearance which requires further information. For more information on what is required for certain security clearance, please consult the General Intelligence and Security Service.

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