Technical Project Manager for Turnkey Railway

Location: Vienna, Austria

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.

In Austria customers in rail transportation, air traffic, cybersecurity and defence missions rely on Thales. Additionally, our expertise in signalling gives people and goods in Central and Eastern European markets, like Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia and Albania, the connected journey they deserve. No matter how challenging the project, our 400 employees in Vienna stay by our customer’s side until the job is done - whatever it takes.

TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER (f/m/x) -TURNKEY RAILWAY PROJECTS

LOCATION: Vienna

Our Solution Engineering Department is responsible for technical management, design, customer-specific configuration, integration and testing of railway solutions for customer projects in the Austrian and export markets.

YOUR CHALLENGE
- Responsible for the technical management of international ETCS (European Train Control Systems) projects
- Ensure technical project milestone fulfillment to achieve goals and meet/exceed customer expectations
- Establish trust with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, eliminating non-value-added activities and blockers, and also finding creative ways to accelerate project delivery
- Communicate status and critical issues clearly in a short and concise format
- Manage issues and risks, create mitigation plans and escalate to appropriate stakeholders as necessary

YOUR PROFILE
- University degree in Railway Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related fields
- Railway domain knowledge including technical safety and security is an advantage
- Around 3 years proven working experience in technical project management
- Positive attitude and persistence are key to succeed in this role
- Competitive mindset, strong desire to achieve
- Comfortable with fast-changing parameters in a dynamic project environment
- Excellent communication in English language, German language beneficial
- Willingness for international travel (10%)
- Project Management certification appreciated

WE OFFER
- Competitive remuneration starting at 60,000 g.p.a. We may provide a significant overpayment in accordance with experience and qualification.
- Challenging, long-term projects in a worldwide acting group offering various internal development opportunities
- Great accessibility by public transport and various benefits like flexible working time with home office policy, on-site cantine with company subsidy and Wiener Linien Job Ticket.
- Support for further education and developmentWho we are

Together, we are shaping the world around us to build the future - here and now Our experts’ competences and cultural backgrounds are unique in their diversity. Passion for innovations and cutting-edge technologies is our motivation. With 83,000 employees in 68 countries we create tomorrow’s key technologies today.

In the railway area, Thales experts architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. 72,000 kms of route and 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems.

As part of a global technology leader, Thales in Austria delivers key technologies in rail transportation, air traffic, digital identity & security and defence missions tailored to local needs with 400 people based in Vienna. With its unique combination of technology leadership, creativity and employee engagement, Thales in Austria has a key role to play in the digital transformation of its customers.

Whatever your role will be at Thales, your work will make a difference.

Thales Austria is committed to equality and diversity.

In particular female applicants are encouraged to apply.