Technical Project Manager

About Us
Orange Business is a network and digital integrator that understands the entire value chain of the digital world, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that shape their business. Every day, you will collaborate with a team dedicated to providing consistent, sustainable global solutions, no matter where our customers operate. With over 30,000 employees across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, we offer a dynamic environment to develop and perfect your skills in a field filled with exciting challenges and opportunities.

About The Role
The following responsibilities show the range of requirements the Project Manager needs to manage for CASA projects:

• Project Integration Management

Develop the Project Charter ensuring sponsor buy in and sign off

Ensure a project plan is prepared and maintained

Direct and manage project execution

Monitor and control project work

Manage all change requests and integrate approved ones into the project plan

Finalise all activities to formerly close the project or phase

• Project Scope Management

Delivering the agreed outcomes required from the project

Conduct stakeholder analysis, define and manage customer expectations both stated and unstated

Liaise with the business units for project inputs and regularly report to the sponsor

Clarify details of contract and manage contract variations

Manage any changes to scope using an appropriate change process

Seek and manage opportunities to upsell

Ensure acceptance of project deliverables by stakeholder/customer/sponsor

• Project Time Management

Achieve customer deadlines

Use a formal process to estimate times for all activities, sequence them and then prepare the schedule

Control performance to meet the deliverables according to the schedule

• Project Cost Management

Plan, allocate and manage budgets using appropriate company tools

Anticipate and give forewarning of any deviations from budget

Control the budget within the limits of the project tolerances approved by the project sponsor

Seek approval from the sponsor for any anticipated expenditure above the project budget

• Project Quality Management

Establish and plan quality requirements with customer and manage project to ensure compliance

Employ effective corrective action techniques where required

Use project health checks, reviews, audits and customer satisfaction surveys as a way of objectively monitoring project performance and quality

• Project Human Resources Management

Actively promote team effectiveness, morale, motivation and productivity

Ensure the team buys in to the goals of the project and they are willing to extend themselves to meet the objectives

Support competence development of team and of other staff (if applicable)

Manage the interface between internal resources and the customer

• Project Communications Management

Actively manage stakeholders utilizing appropriate techniques

Implement a project communication strategy to inform all stakeholders and provide regular reports

Provide market information as to future business opportunities (if applicable)

• Project Risk Management

Implement an effective risk management process for the project ensuring the team are fully engaged

Mitigate, deflect or avoid risk threats whilst seeking to maximise risk opportunities

• Project Procurement Management

Generate procurement planning documentation for the project

Work within the procurement management processes defined for standard ordering and subcontracting

Manage third party suppliers as appropriate

About You
Significant experience in technical project management

Have a good experience of transversal coordination and management

Rigorous, with good ability to anticipate and adapt to complex environment

Efficient and relevant reporting skills

Ability to engage and partner with customer and internal staff as required

Ability to work in a virtual matrix team environment

Good interpersonal skills, coaching skills and easiness in writing documentations

Experience in IT infrastructures (System, Storage, Backup, Network and Security)

Project management Certificate (PMP certification or equivalent)

English fluency and French is a plus

What We Offer
OBS Experts work on the latest technical infrastructure (virtualization, cloud computing) and on the largest in Europe. You will work in an international context and in a rich technical environment, in constant renewal. You will be involved in major projects with the latest technology for large international account customers. And you can enjoy the benefits of a large group, both in terms of training and for career evolution.

Only Your Skills Matter
Regardless of your age, gender identity, race, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sexual orientation, marital status, neuroatypia, disability, veteran status or appearance, we encourage diversity within our teams because it is a strength for the collective and a vector of innovation. Orange Group is a disabled-friendly company and equal opportunity employer: don't hesitate to tell us about your specific needs.