Project Manager with German

About the role:

The Project Manager manages a project on a day-to-day basis and is the only one with this day-to-day focus on the project, responsible for the end-to-end lead and delivery of the projects, in line with agreed timelines and budget. This will involve taking ownership of project plans, controls, assembling and management of resources, in order to deliver high quality outcomes that exceed customer’s expectations. Furthermore, the Project Manager will work closely with customers, subcontractors, expert resources, third party or internal workforce and key project stakeholders, having interactions at all levels within the organizational hierarchies from the senior management to delivery teams, ensuring projects are executed successfully. 

Responsibilities:

• Successfully managing deploying projects in Akkodis Organization, in line with agreed timelines and budget 
• Creating and agreeing realistic and achievable project plans with customers, that clearly define the scope of the undertakings
• Proactively leading, monitoring and controlling projects, to ensure that they are delivered to budget and schedule in Akkodis Organization 
• Identifying and managing risks and opportunities associated with each project and work with the management team to mitigate or exploit them
• Ensuring projects are accurately forecasted to allow for accurate financial planning
• Managing change within the project and organization - working to avoid scope creep, executing the needed level of control and communication, building commitment and avoiding resistance to change through applying change management best practices
• Managing relationships and communicating with all project stakeholders
• Preparing and delivering presentations to a wide range of audiences representing project progress and health state against time, budget, quality, scope, risk and benefits.
• Facilitating Project workshops, reviews and discussions with Project Stakeholders 
• Taking over the role of Project Risk Manager, Project Support, Team Manager (if they have specialist knowledge) and Change Authority (if permitted by the Project Board) when required. 
• Responsible for project governance and accountable for projects delivery
• Works closely with the Client’s Management and collaborates with the Akkodis Senior Management to ensure compliance with the contractual objectives and SLA/KPIs.

Requirements:

• Experience in a project leadership role or in similar roles/businesses
• Client facing experience (face-to-face or remote)
• Fluency in German and English
• University degree 
• Experience and literacy in - MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project
• ITIL process knowledge
• Project management fundamentals is an advantage 

• Performance-based bonuses 
• Referral bonus program
• 24 days annual paid leave
• Additional health insurance (outpatient & hospital medical care, dental care, coverage of dioptric glasses and more)
• Free Psychological Counselling via phone and on the spot
• Newborn or newly adopted child bonus
• Food vouchers – 76.69 EUR/month (150 BGN)
• Upskilling & reskilling training programs and e-learning hub
• Diverse career growth opportunities
• Recognition awards
• Sports cards (partially covered by the employer) and company sports initiatives
• Special company discounts
• Various social and charity initiatives