Project Planning Officer (M/F)
About the company
We provide and support systems for airspace management and protection. We work passionately in a modern architectural setting, striving to push the boundaries of technology in our key sectors. Located south of Paris, our site is easily accessible by public transport.
Within the Offers Department of the IAS (Integrated Airspace Protection Systems) Business Line, you will join the Offers Support Department, composed of 12 employees.
Your tasks
You will contribute to the development of strategic commercial offers in the field of air surveillance and defense systems, ensuring the quality, consistency, and reliability of the associated schedules.
In this context, you will Develop and validate the schedules for the most complex and large-scale offers, ensuring their consistency and homogeneity using CPERT, MS Project, Timeline, and Deltek ACUMEN tools.
- Support and challenge Bid Managers in the planning of their offers, notably through critical path optimization, margin identification, and schedule quality analysis.
- Develop and capitalize on planning best practices, serving as a subject matter expert on associated tools, methods, and processes.
- Coordinate planning practices with the Operations Department and Global Business Unit correspondents, and support the transition of offers to projects in connection with the Project PMO teams.
- Train and support employees of the Offers Department in planning tools and processes, while providing professional supervision to an Offers Planning PMO apprentice.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen the quality and efficiency of offer preparation.
Requirements
Do you wish to put your planning expertise at the service of complex and strategic commercial offers in the field of air surveillance and defense?
You have a successful track record in project planning, allowing you to build, analyze, and optimize complex schedules.
You notably possess the following skills: Excellent mastery of planning tools, particularly MS Project, which is essential for structuring and ensuring the reliability of schedules.
- An ability to analyze and optimize schedules, notably through critical path studies, margin identification, and quality assessment.
- An aptitude for cross-functional work, with various stakeholders: Bid Managers, engineering teams, Procurement, Operations, and Sales.
- An ability to structure, share, and transmit best practices, particularly when supporting teams.
Knowledge of CPERT, Timeline (PowerPoint), and Monte-Carlo type probabilistic analyses is an asset.
You also have a good level of English.
Rigor, autonomy, proactivity, analytical mindset, sense of service, and interpersonal skills are qualities for which you will be recognized.
What we offer
By joining the Offers Department, you will integrate a team of passionate individuals and will be able to evolve towards Offers and Projects PMO or Bid Manager roles, working on programs of strategic importance for Thales.
Other
As the position may require access to information subject to national defense secrecy, the selected candidate will undergo a security clearance procedure, in accordance with the provisions of Articles R.2311-1 et seq. of the Defense Code and the IGI 1300 SGDSN/PSE of August 09, 2021.