Project Manager
 Sofia   Full time

Kapsch is one of Austria's most successful global technology companies. With its comprehensive ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) portfolio, Kapsch is actively addressing the challenges of the present and the future with intelligent mobility solutions in a wide range of application areas. As a family-owned company founded in 1892 and headquartered in Vienna, Kapsch can look back on 130 years of experience with the future.   

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead projects from initiation to completion, assuring project implementation in time, budget and quality
• Plan, review and monitor the contract with the client.
• Ensure necessary resources and use formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, changes, and risks.
• Manage projects to ensure customer satisfaction and meet contractual obligations relating to specifications, quality, cost, and schedule.
• Monitoring of billing milestones. Monitoring of the KPIs of the contracts.
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions.
• Able to deliver projects in all Kapsch portfolio (tolling, traffic, clean air zones, ITS …)
• Escalates to Program Steering Committee in case of major program deviations / risk identified
• Leads contractual subcontractor negotiations
• Leads contractual negotiations with the customer
• Acts as Customer / Subcontractor interface escalation interface
• Leads high-level sessions for program plan and schedule development
• Reviews/approves project plans for conformance to program strategy and program plan and schedule.
• Drives risk, contract, claim and change management
• Arbitrate and resolve conflicts within the program when necessary

Your Profile:

• 3+ years relevant experience as Project Manager for large scale IT projects
• Experience working with external customers
• Experience in dealing with third parties, subcontractors…etc.
• Experience with all Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven leadership experience in line and matrix organizations. Servant leadership style.
• Solution driven personality with can-do attitude & approach.
• Fluency in English for both verbal and written communication.
• ITS industry background is an asset.
• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification is an asset.

Our Offer:

• We have a unique corporate culture, driven by family tradition since 1892. We strive to create a work environment conducive to personal growth, satisfaction and achievement.
• You you will be part of an international company with European roots and our Delivery & Operations EMENA Team
• A hands-on onboarding with an experienced team to get familiar with the business and domain-related processes.
• Space for creating innovative solutions and ideas within a professional team practicing Agile methodologies.
• A market compliant gross salary
• Hybrid working model
• Possibility to participate in regular trainings (technical and personal development)
• Meal vouchers
• Start date: as soon as possible, full-time position.
• Location: XS Tower, Sofia