Bid& Project Manager

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for your innovation journey. As a global engineering, technology and consulting service provider, we are ideally positioned to help you achieve your ambitions and future-proof your business. With a smart blend of bold thinking and reliable execution, we’re able to fast-track innovation through each step of your value chain. We are strategically positioned to build value, with a global footprint across 30 countries. We are as global and local as you need us to be, with strong best-in-class pan-European technological centers and unique best-shoring capabilities. We leverage a network of high value-adding affiliates in consulting and industrial excellence, and leading partners across multiple sectors to provide you with the most comprehensive services and solutions in an ever-changing environment.

Responsibilities

Bid manager

• Act as the key element in the bid preparation, bring support and contribution for the bid negotiation with the client:
• Define the initial project baseline based on a viable solution and a clear project structure in order to provide the best solution for the customer requirements, and aligned with the business segment strategy.
• Launch the solution direction and plan the upcoming project.
• Build, challenge and validate the bid proposal taking into consideration stakeholders’ inputs and commitments. Manage the risks and the opportunities of the future project.
• Define the main delivery and acceptable milestones, consolidate the costs and validate the global project toolkit in the bid phase, basing it on the initial project toolkit.

Project manager

• Ensure that the transition from the bid to the project phase is properly managed and lead the project launch.
• Initialize the project: Identify the key stakeholders of the project, build a team, shape the structuring activities, define the project milestones and establish governance.
• For each work package, manage the financial aspects of the acquisition strategy: «Make or Buy» strategy.
• Manage the project plan and associated documents (WBS, OBS, calendar, budget allocation…), industrial scenario, project chart, team chart.

Implementation, control and management of the project

• Manage the project and be accountable, ensuring that we respect the stakeholder commitments while managing risks and opportunities.
• Master the requirements, the deadlines and the financial aspects during all the project duration
• Be in charge of the project quality, the clients and global satisfaction of the stakeholders
• Manage the legal and contractual obligations and master the litigations
• Carry out the reporting, the projects and the phase review meetings.

Qualifications

• Master degree, with at least 5 years of experience in project management in a high-tech and demanding environment;
• Experience in an international company;
• Having experience in the military and/or aerospace fields is a valuable asse

Essential skills

• You are autonomous and rigorous;
• You are able to think out of the box;
• Your leadership skills are evident, as you guide the team towards our shared objectives;
• You have strong spoken and written communication skills;
• Working without following a step-by-step procedure is something you are comfortable with;
• You are able to work inside matrix teams and you are a real team-player;
• You always challenge yourself in order to bring new ideas and new skills in your day-to-day job;
• You are proficient in both French and English (both speaking and writing).
• Traveling regularly (< 10%) is something you are open to;

Benefits

At Expleo, we are committed to providing a competitive salary and substantial benefits offering with unique wellbeing, financial and employee recognition programs.

We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive culture and offer a variety of family-friendly policies and enhanced leave to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.

By providing significant learning and development opportunities, we encourage individual growth and success throughout your career with us.

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology-loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including hospitalization and outpatient insurance, a pension and group insurance plan, employee wellbeing initiatives,