Senior Project Manager

Thales Naval Netherlands delivers state-of-the-art Military Radar systems, market demand is strongly increasing which causes challenges throughout the total value
chain. To address these, a companywide multiyear transformation program, called Radar Ramp Up, is started early 2025. Goal of the program is a step change towards “readiness for series production”. Scope of the program covers short term and long term process improvements and behavior changes. Timeframe is 2 to 3 years.

A cornerstone in the transformation is Configuration & Change Management. Scope is companywide process improvement and adherence based on CM2 process.
Thales’ maturity level is high, progress has been made in terms of content and implementation of improvements. However, end-to-end alignment of started initiatives, implementation in the products and process adherence throughout the value chain needs improvement.

For this purpose the Thales Ramp Program is in search of an energetic, experienced & knowledgeable Sr. Project Manager who will take the lead together with the current
team members to realize these goals.

Requirements in terms of competences

• Sr. Project Manager, > 10 years experience as project, change & transformation manager in high-tech product development & industry.

  • Experience in product development & engineering in the high-tech domain.

  • Experience with implementation of organizational changes, preferably based on a change management methodology like ADKAR, Kotter’s 8 step leading change.

• Proven competence in application of principles of configuration management in engineering, like baselining, management of changes through CCB.

  • Good understanding of product development process, e.g. V-model and configuration management based on CM2 framework

  • Understanding of concepts EtO-CtO, E-BOM, M-BOM etc.

  • Experience with PLM/PDM systems, e.g. because of involvement in implementation and/or use of a PDM/PLM system, preferably Windchill or similar.

• Education: MSc beta sciences, preferably engineering.

Most of the job profiles within Thales NL require a security clearance by the AIVD or MIVD, prerequisite for start is a positive outcome of the security screening.
Assignment is temporary, start with 6 months, option to extend to 12 months
Freelancers are allowed
Candidate needs to be proficient in English verbal and written
Candidate needs to work at least 32 hours a week, preferably fulltime, 3 days a week at our office in the Hengelo area