Project Manager: Electronic Infrastructures
GRNET S.A., Greece
Job Description
GRNET S.A. provides Internet connectivity, high-quality cloud, HPC and storage resources, and advanced services to the Greek Educational, Academic and Research community, with strong links with European and international infrastructures and research community. GRNET provides advanced services to the following sectors: Education, Research, Health, Culture.
We are currently looking for a technically-oriented Project Manager with a track record in project management and wide technical background to join our team working on the management and delivery of European Commission co-funded Projects for the European Infrastructures and Projects Directorate.
You will be part of a team of established Projects Managers and engineers that nourish technical competency, delivering solutions/services for e-Infrastructures in a number of strategic EC Projects in the areas of Global Connectivity, European Open Science Cloud and EuroHPC amongst others.
Requirements
Your Tasks:
- Develop project concept, scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Preparing and writing proposals for projects, independently or in collaboration with other European partners
- Manage running projects
- Participate to and manage meetings, including administrative and technical ones
- Contribute to deliverables of active projects
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Contribute to creation of strategic and policy documents
- Contribute to designing technical solutions for scalable, fault-tolerant, highly available services targeting wide user base
- Interfacing with developers and operations for project implementation
- Present the developments of the team to the relevant project and other forums
- Represent the company in project consortium meetings in Europe and beyond
Your Profile:
- Minimum of 4 years of proven experience in management of technical projects
- Experience in contributing to project proposals in the framework of national and European Programmes
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills in English
- Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in general fields of IT, telecoms, computing, software development
- Self-driven, ability to take initiative, ability to accept challenges and undertake responsibilities
- Innovative spirit and team orientation
- Communication and presentation skills
Will be considered a plus:
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
- Organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- Related certifications
- Experience of working as Service/Product Owner for more than 1 year.
- Experience in the lifecycle of the development of a product/service using agile methodologies.
Personal Characteristics:
- Creativity, innovation spirit and team player
- Dynamic personality, ability to accept challenges and undertake responsibilities
- Enthusiasm, persistence and willingness to deliver results on time
- Opportunities for International collaborations, European and global exposure
- Opportunities for development of professional skills through trainings, seminars and conferences
- Modern, friendly and innovative working environment
Benefits
- Opportunities for International collaborations, European and global exposure
- Opportunities for development of professional skills through trainings, seminars and conferences
- Modern, friendly and innovative working environment
GRNET is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. People with a diverse range of backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, age, color, gender identity and expression, disability, national origin, medical conditions, religion, parental status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.