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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Work Package Management & Test Means Coordinator OSF/DAL/EVS

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeÉlancourt, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Hold an engineering-school qualification or a university Master 2.
  • Have at least 10 years of project-management experience.
  • Be able to plan and organize teams and track engineering projects against schedule, cost, and quality while maintaining visibility of risks and opportunities.
  • Have knowledge of subcontract management and work packages.
  • Have proven experience coordinating diverse technical activities.
  • Be able to produce concise, high-quality reports.
  • Be able to solve complex problems.
  • Have knowledge of financial management, workload planning, and risk management.
  • Be familiar with the tendering process.

Responsibilities

  • Write the work-package description with the responsible team, based on the project structure and customer requirements.
  • Identify deliverables, milestones, and dependencies with other work packages.
  • Establish the schedule and estimates based on a viable solution.
  • Identify required resources and their availability.
  • Initialize the risk and opportunity register and work-package baseline using key project tools.
  • Obtain commitments from suppliers when applicable.
  • Establish a network diagram and detailed schedule aligned with the main project schedule.
  • Define the cost structure, resource profiles, supplier selection, and relevant indicators for monitoring the work program.
  • Write the plans relevant to the work program.
  • Achieve work-package objectives and take management action to correct deviations from the baseline or objectives.
  • Identify and resolve issues, manage risks and opportunities, and carry out mitigation activities.
  • Review documents, specifications, schedules, and estimate files, involving peers when needed.
  • Monitor and consolidate all deliverables.
  • Consolidate work-package dashboards and lead progress meetings.
  • Ensure products, services, and documentation are delivered to the required quality, schedule, and budget for the project and work package.
  • Ensure all configuration items within the work package are managed, potentially by a Configuration Manager.
  • Lead the team and/or suppliers involved in executing the work package and ensure all commitments are met.
  • Participate and contribute to relevant project reviews as specified in the Project Management Plan.
  • Act as the Project Manager's delegate with the customer when applicable.
  • Represent Thales for subcontracted work when applicable.
  • Collect, analyze, and synthesize strengths and weaknesses during work-package execution, propose improvement recommendations, and record them as prescribed in the Project Management Plan.
  • Ensure all commitments in the work-package description are fulfilled by collecting and recording work-package data, costs, and estimates, then organizing a closure review.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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