Project Manager for Grid Software Siemens AG

Key Responsibilities

• Fully understand customer objectives, and projects contractual scope and obligations
• Responsible of the Planning, scheduling, budgeting and reporting
• Maintain strong customer relationship and effective communication
• Manage resources through efficient planning and identifying required skills
• Highlighting potential opportunities and risks that should be raised to Management
• Close monitoring of the resources and subcontractors assigned work
• Review all types of documents before sending to customers
• Identify and qualify the right subcontractors with the help of procurement
• Manage projects according to EMAIL_ADDRESS guidelines
• Drive variation orders from running projects by proper change management and promoting extra value to customers
• Prepare and conduct regional Project Review Meetings on a regular basis
• Support in building regional delivery teams, identify strengths and weaknesses, and support the improvement of the teams
• Support the regions in creating competitive, technically and commercially accurate offers and drive the respective approval processes
• Participate in field sales activities, business development initiatives to contribute to grow the pipeline and achieve sales targets.
• Define processes that can be used across the Business Unit which are in line with the global Grid SW solutions strategy
• Coordinate resources across the region to ensure we maintain productivity goals in each one.
• Support on the product development in order to insure the time to delivery of rollout features or product enhancement to comply with signed contracts or offers in build
• Follow on the Product Life cycle Management, when supporting product implementation.

Required Skills / Experience

• At least 8 years of project management experience in the fields of Software development, Integration and Smartgrids
• Experience in working with utilities preferably within the Smart Grid market (i.e. Grid Control, Grid Simulation, Smart Metering, Grid edge, Consulting).
• Experience in managing software and integration projects using Agile methodology.
• EMAIL_ADDRESS or PMP certification is a must
• Motivated by continuous learning, and initiative driven
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with customers internal/external.
• Ability to balance multiple projects under pressure.
• Experience with international and cross border projects
• Intercultural experience and team building skills
• Ability and flexibility to adjust and thrive in environment with changing requirements, schedules and priorities for multiple projects or assignments.
• Result orientation - Assertiveness - Customer orientation - Leadership skills
• Proficient business language skills in English (German is a plus)

Travel requirement estimated at 10%