.Location: Paço de Arcos, Portugal Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems. Thales Edisoft Portugal, S.A. is focused on providing the most advanced solutions in the Aeronautics, Space, Security and Defense domain. Thales, a global leader in aerospace, defense, and security solutions, seeks a passionate and talented Work Package Manager to join our Naval Engineering Center (NEC). In this critical role, you will play a pivotal role in defining and integrating combat system solutions, ensuring operational advantage for our armed forces customers. You will work collaboratively in a dynamic, international environment, tackling technically-demanding projects that push the boundaries of innovation. Key Responsibilities: Work Package Organisation and Planning Author the Work Package Description with the WP team based on the project structure regarding the entity/Customer requirements. Identify deliverables, milestones and interdependencies with other WP's. Establish an initial network / PERT diagram, the schedule and the estimates based on a viable solution, and identify the necessary resources and their availability. Define WP risks and opportunities and ensure agreed mitigations are funded and initialise the work package baseline using the relevant key project tools. Ensure the WP is approved and where applicable commitment is obtained from suppliers. Work Package Launch Refine the network / PERT diagram and create a detailed schedule which is aligned with the project master schedule. Define the cost structure, resource profiles, supplier selection and the relevant metrics to monitor the WP. Write relevant plans within the WP scope. Update the WP risks and opportunities and ensure any newly agreed mitigations are funded. Define, implement and report WP specific KPIs and ensure these are captured in the PMP. Work Package Execution Achieve the objectives of the Work Package and take the necessary management actions to correct any deviation from the baseline or objectives. Identify and solve issues, managing the risks and opportunities and performing mitigation activities. Work Package Monitoring and Control Review documents, specifications, schedule & estimate files using peers where necessary. Monitor & consolidate all deliverables. Update the schedule, risk & opportunities register, the ETC & EAC. Consolidate the work package dashboard (including agreed KPIs) and lead progress meetings. Report as per the PMP and escalate to the PM any variances or key issues. Manage scope change and ensure baseline change requests are raised and the Work Package Description is up-issued as necessary
