Project Manager Defence

Job Introduction

Frequentis Group with headquarters in Vienna is an international supplier of communication and information systems for control centres with safety-critical tasks. Worldwide, more than 500 customers in some 150 countries with more than 40,000 workstations already trust our know-how and proven experience.

Frequentis has been supplying the defence market with
mission-critical communication, information and surveillance systems
for over seven decades. The fully redundant,
high-availability communication framework
is used by joint and combined forces in today's command centres – whether in the air, at sea or on land. Modern military operations and activities require coordinated and
informed decision-making
.
Secure voice and data exchange
is of paramount importance. Military organisations and civil aviation authorities around the world need trustworthy solutions they can rely on both in standard operations and during missions. All this is provided by our successful military air traffic control business, which continues to grow.

As a Project Manager (all genders), you will coordinate the technical specification and integration of the technical solution in control centre solutions through to acceptance, helping to make the world a safer place together with us. Our CEO provides more information about our defence division here.

Key Tasks

• You are responsible for planning and coordinating all costs, milestones, quality aspects and resources for your project, keeping an eye on all quality gates and implementing the internal project assignment in a targeted manner.
• In consultation with the internal client, you put together your project organisation, distribute work packages and keep the project team together.
• You will identify risks to the project and initiate appropriate countermeasures.
• You act as the main point of contact for our long-standing client
• You will report on the current status of your project in accordance with Group guidelines and act as an escalation point in the event of problems or deviations.
• Planning suitable communication structures and coordinating information with the relevant stakeholders is also part of your remit.
• In the form of a lessons learned review, you will ensure that the experience you have gained from the project is retained for the Frequentis organisation in the long term.

Key Qualifications

• You have completed commercial or technical education, e.g. HTL/HAK, or are about to complete your studies with a focus on IT/project management.
• Ideally, you have at least 3 years of professional experience in the project environment (ideally: IT or SW projects).
• You have knowledge and practical experience of common PM tools and methods.
• Very good German language skills are essential due to our collaboration with our main customer in Germany.
• You have a high level of customer understanding and a confident manner, coupled with independent action and a high level of commitment.
• Analytical thinking and good comprehension skills help you to understand and implement technical contexts in telecommunications and IT.
• You demonstrate strong social skills and a solution-oriented approach to challenges within the team and with customers.
• Completed project management certification is an advantage in this position.
• You will support our global project management team with approximately 10-15% travel.

Our Values

Around 2,500 employees are committed to creating a safer world with their innovative strength and technology orientation. Our culture is based on a working environment characterized by fairness and trust, mutual respect and appreciation. As an international company, we value this diversity and recruit regardless of age, gender, origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. We value fair and good working conditions, an optimum work-life-balance and offer all our employees equal development opportunities. In doing so, we focus on long-term working relationships in order to keep the valuable know-how of our employees stable.

Benefits
Working at Frequentis means making the world a safer place every day, long-term career opportunities and numerous benefits. These include a working time model based on trust, the option to work from home or remotely, a choice of IT equipment, a public transport ticket for the Vienna core zone or a reserved parking space, an allowance for meals in the office and reimbursement of expenses for working from home, the option to take a sabbatical, a comprehensive onboarding program and numerous programs for professional and personal development. You can find even MORE benefits on our career website.

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