Technical Project Manager

Job description: *Project Manager* *Location:* Bern, Switzerland**Salary:*** CHF 80-110k plus excellent benefits package* **About the Opportunity** *Our client is a specialist technology company providing advanced software solutions to major telecommunications organisations around the world.* *They are looking for an experienced *Project Manager* to lead the delivery of large-scale technology projects, or multiple concurrent medium-sized projects, for *Tier 1 and Tier 2 telecommunications customers*.* *This is a highly visible, *external client-facing role*, combining project leadership, commercial control, stakeholder management and technical programme delivery. You will work closely with customers, internal delivery teams and senior stakeholders to ensure complex projects remain aligned to agreed *scope, schedule, budget, quality and delivery objectives*.* **Role & Responsibilities** *As a *Project Manager*, you will take ownership of complex customer projects from planning through delivery, ensuring they remain aligned with agreed scope, timescales, budgets and customer expectations.* *Your responsibilities will include:* * *Leading *large-scale projects or multiple concurrent projects** * *Developing and maintaining project plans, schedules and delivery objectives* * *Managing *scope, change, risks, issues, actions, dependencies and key decisions** * *Coordinating internal project teams and allocating project deliverables* * *Managing project *budgets, resources, delivery hours and schedules** * *Leading internal and *client-facing project meetings** * *Providing regular project status reporting to internal and external stakeholders* * *Monitoring milestones, deliverables and project dependencies* * *Identifying and resolving escalated project issues* * *Managing stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle* * *Reviewing project team utilisation and billable activity* * *Supporting and mentoring members of the *Project Management Office** * *Contributing to the continuous improvement of *PMO processes and procedures** * *Maintaining knowledge of company products, technologies and project management best practice* * Qualifications: * **Key Requirements** *You will be an experienced *Project Manager* with a strong background delivering complex technology projects for external enterprise customers.* **Essential skills and experience include:** * **7+*years project management experience, ideally within technology, telecommunications, network infrastructure or enterprise software* * *Significant experience leading large-scale projects, programmes or multiple concurrent* projects** * *Proven *external client-facing project leadership* experience* * *Experience managing projects for complex enterprise organisations, ideally including *Tier 1 or Tier 2 telecoms operators** * *Strong knowledge of *project management methodologies and best practice** * *Experience managing *scope, schedules, resources, budgets, risks, issues and change** * *Strong stakeholder management skills, including engagement with *senior and C-level customer contacts** * *Experience leading and coordinating *cross-functional project teams** * *Strong problem-solving, decision-making and organisational skills* * *Excellent written and verbal communication skills* * *Strong working knowledge of *Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project** * *Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience* **Desirable:** * **PMP certification* and good understanding of *PMI / PMBOK** * *Previous supervisory or people management experience* * *Experience within *telecommunications network technology** * *Exposure to *Smallworld or Ericsson Network Engineer** * Why is This a Great Opportunity: * **Why Join?** *This is an excellent opportunity to join an international technology business delivering complex projects for major telecommunications customers.* *You will take ownership of strategically important customer programmes, work directly with senior stakeholders and play an integral role within an experienced and collaborative *Project Management Office*.* **Salary Type *: Annual Salary* **Salary Min *: CHF 80000* **Salary Max *: CHF 110000* **Currency Type *: CHF*