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Project Manager (m/f/d) Digital Mobility - Berlin / Germany
Leading societies to a low carbon future, develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customized services, infrastructure, signaling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide. Main responsibilities for Rail Project Manager:

1) Be accountable for executing the project in accordance with industry practices and optimize Project Financial performance (Margin & Cash) - As Workpackage Owner of the Project Management Work Package, he/she is QCDP (quality, cost, delivery and performance) accountable for all the activities of his/her WP.

2) Be responsible for the project governance. Define project strategy in line with contract requirements, including PMP (people management cycle) elaboration and objectives allocation to Sub-Systems (planning, cost, quality, performance)

3) Lead and coordinate project activities and stakeholders from transfer to close-out including: - Proper transfer from tender to project - Definition of Project objectives and main drivers (product/service performance, planning) to achieve customer satisfaction in the frame of the Contract - Resource management: o Define in advance project core team staffing, as well as his/her WP resources o Escalate when project resources available do not match the project needs o Team leading, including Core Team and when applicable Project Managers of internal and external partners: - Make sure that key project stakeholders are aligned towards project/ goals. - Engage project teams in the successful achievement of project objectives and strengthen relationships among them - Synchronize internal partners and arbitrate when necessary - Alignment with contractual requirements and management of variation orders. Arbitration of Q,C,D,P re-baselining and change management at project level. Manage claim and litigations if needed - Proactive risk, saving and opportunity management - Financial management (cost & cash) - meeting agreed costs and cash target - Management of the project progress and its KPIs, and reports to senior management, with transparency during the business/critical project reviews. He/She is the representative of the project towards management. - Ensuring compliance with applicable rules, instructions and standards: Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS, Railway Safety, Quality, Project Management

4) Manage customer and external stakeholders' relationship - Continuously ensuring alignment with customer contractual requirements - representative towards Customers and when applicable external stakeholders (Consortium, JV ...) - Ensuring contract management and variation orders towards customer

5) Performance measurements: - Project Performance Indicator (PPI) - Gate review Go on time / OTD- GR - Cash-in - Customer Satisfaction - EHS when applicable Qualifications: - Degree educated - 7-10 years experience qualified project manager - preferably PM certification - ETCS, ESTW, DSTW

Experience of working in and with multi-national companies and in different business cultures - Knowledgeable of industry way of working for efficient process execution - Proven project management skills - Excellent communication skills - Team management (capacity to coordinate and ensure collaboration of multi-site/multi-metier teams) - Leadership, entrepreneurship mindset and result oriented - Good Knowledge of Project management processes - Knowledge of railway products and systems - Ability to manage customer relationship, excellent negotiation skills