Project Lead -Work Package Management

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

The Work Package Manager is responsible for:

Work Package Organisation and Planning

• Author the Work Package Description with the WP team based on the project structure regarding the entity/Customer requirements.
• o Identify deliverables, milestones and interdependencies with other WP’s
• o Establish an initial network / PERT diagram, the schedule and the estimates and the schedule based on a viable solution, and identify the necessary resources and their availability
• o Define WP risks and opportunities and ensure agreed mitigations are funded and Initialise the work package baseline using the relevant key project tools
• o Ensure the WP is approved and where applicable commitment is obtained from suppliers.
  
  
  

Work Package Launch

• Refine the network / PERT diagram and createda detailed schedule which is aligned with the project master schedule.
• Define the cost structure, resource profiles, supplier selection and the relevant metrics to monitor the WP
• Write relevant plans within the WP scope
• Update the WP risks and opportunities and ensure any newly agreed mitigations are funded.
• Define, implement and report WP specific KPIs and ensure these captured in the PMP
  
  
  

Work Package Execution

• Achieve the objectives of the Work Package and take the necessary management actions to correct any deviation from the baseline or objectives
• Identify and solve issues, managing the risks and opportunities and performing mitigation activities.
  
  
  

Work Package Monitoring and Control

• Review document, specifications, schedule & estimate files using peers where necessary.
• Monitor & consolidate all deliverables.
• Update the schedule, risk & opportunities register, the ETC & EAC.
• Consolidate the work package dashboard (included agreed KPIs) and lead progress meetings
• Report as per the PMP and escalate to the PM any variances or key issues.
• Manage scope change and ensure baseline change requestes are raised and the Work Package Description is up-issued as necessary.
  
  
  

Quality of Deliverables

• Responsible for the quality of the delivered products, services and documentation within the project committed time and budget and in the scope of the work package.
• Ensures that all configuration items within the WP scope are managed (could be done by a configuration manager)
• Key Stakeholder Relations
• Lead the team and/or suppliers involved to perform the work package and ensures the respect of all commitments.
• Participate and input to all relevant project reviews as specified in the PMP
• Act, where required, as PM delegate to the Client.
• Act, where required, as the Thales representative for sub-contracted work
  
  
  

Capture of Lessons Learned

• The WPM must collect, analyse and synthesise the strengths and weaknesses during the performance of the work package, propose recommendations for improvement and record these as prescribed in the PMP.
  
  
  

Work Package Closure

• The WPM must ensure that all the commitments taken in his work package description sheet have been honoured by collating all WP data, costs and estimates etc, recording them and then organise a closure review.
  
  
  

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