Senior Project Manager EA-1373

NAXCON GmbH, headquartered in Weil am Rhein with additional offices, including Stuttgart, is one of Germany's leading engineering and IT service providers.

Our experts possess extensive expertise in software and hardware development, modern electronics, and cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).

In addition to delivering high-quality engineering solutions for our customers, we are passionate about driving our own innovation projects as well as research and development activities. Renowned companies from a wide range of industries place their trust in our expertise, reflecting the outstanding knowledge, professionalism, and commitment of our engineers.

Position: Senior Project Manager

Location: Bonn, Germany

Field: Defence

Type: Full-time/60% Remote

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager / Sub-Project Manager to support a large and highly complex digitalisation project in a security-sensitive public-sector environment.

The role covers end-to-end responsibility for assigned sub-projects, from solution development through implementation and commissioning, with a strong focus on schedule, cost, quality, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and external service-provider control.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex sub-projects from solution development through implementation and commissioning.

• Ensure compliance with agreed project deadlines, budgets, and quality objectives.

• Manage internal and external stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

• Perform cost controlling and prepare regular project status reports.

• Support the preparation and maintenance of detailed project plans.

• Identify, coordinate, and manage dependencies between workstreams, milestones, and project participants.

• Identify, assess, and coordinate project changes and risks.

• Track project progress and initiate corrective measures where required.

• Coordinate and manage external service providers and suppliers.

• Support project-related administrative activities.

• Prepare, facilitate, and follow up on workshops and project meetings.

• Structure complex project topics and communicate them clearly to different stakeholder groups.

• Support service-management-related activities where required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology, or a comparable field, or

• Comparable commercial or IT vocational qualification combined with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience.

• Recognised project management certification, ideally IPMA Level D or equivalent.

• Basic knowledge of IT service management.

• Ideally ITIL Foundation certification or demonstrable equivalent practical experience.

Required Professional Experience

• At least 5 years of continuous professional experience in project or sub-project management.

• At least 5 years of professional experience as a project team member, consultant, or project manager in digitalisation projects within a defence-related or comparable public-administration environment.

• Proven experience managing projects with high organisational and technical complexity.

• Experience in stakeholder management, cost controlling, project reporting, risk management, and change coordination.

• Experience coordinating external service providers.

• Practical experience with project management and collaboration tools, including:

• Jira or comparable tools

• Microsoft Office

• Microsoft Project

• Experience preparing and facilitating workshops.

Language Requirements

• German: C1

• English: B1

Language levels should correspond to the CEFR framework unless the respective language is the candidate's native language.

Soft Skills

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

• Professional and appropriate communication style.

• Very good verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong service orientation.

• Assertiveness and the ability to drive decisions.

• Independent and structured working style.

• Strong problem-solving capabilities.

• Ability to manage conflict and disruptions constructively.

• Strong analytical and organisational skills.

• Ability to structure complex topics and communicate them appropriately to technical, management, and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong customer and stakeholder orientation.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to travel for up to 40% of working time.

• Approximately 60% mobile / remote working on average.

• Willingness to undergo a project-related security clearance if required.

• Candidate profiles must include nationality due to security-related eligibility requirements.

• Where certificates are required, they must be valid at the time of submission. Equivalent evidence may be accepted where equivalence can be demonstrated.

• Project references used as evidence should include:

• Industry

• Project title

• Short project description

• Assignment period in month/year format

• FTE allocation

• Detailed description of the candidate's responsibilities

• Project references should normally cover at least 3 months with a minimum involvement of 0.6 FTE.

What we offer:

• International Working Environment: Join a diverse and multicultural team where people from different backgrounds and cultures collaborate to achieve outstanding results.
• German Language Development: Whether you are a beginner or an advanced speaker, we provide a supportive environment to help you improve your German language skills.
• Dedicated Point of Contact: You will have a personal contact within the company who will support and guide you throughout your employment.
• Professional Growth: Our engineers have the opportunity to work on exciting projects across different industries, continuously expanding their expertise and developing new skills.
• Regular Team Events: We organize regular company events to strengthen team spirit, encourage collaboration, and create a positive working atmosphere.
• Competitive Compensation: We value our employees and offer an attractive compensation package that reflects your qualifications, experience, and performance.

Note:

• Travel expenses for on-site interviews are covered by the candidates themselves