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Overview

As a Project Manager you will manage the internal and external projects, ensuring Customer satisfaction, interfacing external and internal Stakeholders, reporting the status of the project to the Sponsor. You are responsible for implementing and managing effective controls throughout the lifecycle of the project and motivates the project team to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

What will your typical day look like?

• Review the scope of projects assigned in collaboration with the Sales Team, including Contract review and kick off – Meeting
• Create detailed Project plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project (e.g. MSP), taking into account dependencies and resources requirement.
• Ensure excellent internal relationship with all project team members, managing Stakeholders considering their level of influence and interest
• Monitor and report project progress to all stakeholders, with particular emphasis on actual and potential variations to cost, time or quality.
• Deploy, maintain and align the Quality Management Process for project Activities (Project Gate review....)
• Follow the objectives and measures (KPI’s) upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion (QCDP).
• Identify and monitor project risks, threats and opportunities, as well as the Contract margin Improvement Plan; implement Mitigation/Capture Plan in response to them and other issues that affect the projects.
• Lead and perform Claims Management with the support of the legal team
• Establishing, and implementing Change Management process and update Configuration (as Bid, as Sold, as Produces, as Maintained....)
• Lead the closure of the project including the capture of lessons learned to avoid reproducing same issues in other projects
• Assist and support the finance department to ensure that the company’s credit control policy is applied on assigned projects at all times, highlighting any problems that may prevent payment to accounts receivables

What do we want to know about you?

• Engineering/Business Degree and/or similar in experience
• A minimum 5-8 years of Project Management Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Excellent German and English, the other languages (French or Chinese) are desired
• PMP or equivalent is an advantage
• International environmental working experience
• Excellent communication skills to create a stable working environment for the core project team and other stakeholders
• Advanced management skills: capacity to motivate and inspire the Core Project Team around a unified understanding and commitment to the project’s success
• Establish clear and challenging objectives for the core project team to support project execution
• Leading problem-solving across projects and make timely decisions based on facts, circumstances, and needs
• Very good conflict management skills
• Willingness to travel

Our offer

• A position of significant responsibility with global reach
• The opportunity to shape pioneering industrial projects
• An international environment with multiple ways for personal development
• An attractive compensation package and employee benefits

About Stemmann-Technik

Stemmann-Technik is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of energy and data transfer components and systems in industrial and transport technology. Since 2014, the company is part of Wabtec Corporation, a global provider of technologies, products, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the rail freight and transport sector. Drawing on our 100 years of engineering and practical research, STEMMANN-TECHNIK manufactures special quality products required all over the world, and create special, innovative, customized solutions to transmit energy and data. We bring power to where it is needed, so to speak. For example, we ensure that trains run, cranes and wind turbines rotate, or electric buses and trucks as well as ferries recharge their batteries with our charging solutions.

Successful candidates will be employed under local employment conditions and must already satisfy local employment/work permit and residency regulations.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management
• Industries
• Railroad Equipment Manufacturing

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