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What we do together is what makes us stronger. Project management is key in the delivery to our customers. The Senior Project Manager is involved in all stages from initiation and quotation until the very moment the new product is verified and released for volume. Accelerate along with us!

Job Description

• Project Management is involved from the very first phase of initiation. The triangle account management, system architect and project management is key in this phase. Where account management takes lead in the commercial interests and system architect takes care of the technical solution, your role as senior project manager is to develop a realistic plan and estimation to realize the solution. Do the requirements and expectations of the customers match our architects solution? Is our commitment realistic? What implications will our promises and commitments have for the remainder of the project and budget? You create the base for a successful execution of the project in this phase;
• You start a new project team after this quotation phase has been finalized. This team combines knowledge from the entire NTS organization, D&E and factories, to gain the most optimal service to the customer. A typical project within NTS have a duration of about 6 months for a small project to more than 2 years for bigger, more complex product development projects. The project teams you work with consists of about 5-15 FTE multidisciplinary professionals. NTS has all aspects of delivery in the own organization, ranging from architecture to engineering and (small serial) production. Your lead reaches from initiation to hand over to Operations for volume production;
• The project team sets up a project plan and defines reachable targets under your lead. You manage the process to meet the agreed targets (quality, budget, planning). It goes without saying that you strive for continuous improvement in project management and customer satisfaction;
• Your projects end with a successful proto phase and passed 0-series, resulting in small volume production or a successful verification of a one off product. You hand-over the project to NTS’ factories, guaranteeing a long relationship with the customer and NTS.

Job Requirements

• Ability to combine a strong personality with deep technical expertise to effectively lead projects;
• Proven ability to set goals, secure progress, manage budgets, mitigate risks, and ensure quality through regular checks;
• Over 10 years of experience as a Project Manager, preferably within High Tech companies;
• Exceptional communication skills to manage diverse stakeholders, including customers and internal project teams;
• Ability to maintain calmness and provide clear direction under pressure, ensuring smooth execution of multiple projects simultaneously;
• Commitment to deliver results while prioritizing the quality of outcomes over speed alone;
• Pragmatic problem-solving skills combined with a venturous mindset to achieve team and project objectives;
• Familiarity with working for or in collaboration with factories, including integrating manufacturing input into projects;
• Experience supporting factory optimizations through managing breakthrough developments or designing industrial and automated production tools. 
  

Your terms of employment
Working at NTS means working in a successful and dynamic high-tech company with a leading and respected position in the market. You can feel this immediately in the energetic atmosphere within our offices and production environments. We invest both in technology and in you as a future colleague! 

Your unique challenge at NTS includes at least the following conditions:

• Competitive salary;
• Excellent pension plan with PME;
• Personal growth and development opportunities through training and/or education;
• 27 vacation days and an additional 13 ADV days.

About NTS
We accelerate innovation at NTS. How do we do this? With our technical expertise we provide (opto)mechatronic systems and mechanical modules from A to Z, thus improving our clients’ technical innovations. We do this for clients who are active in the semiconductor, health, analytical and optical industries. NTS is involved throughout the process, from the drawing-board to the test phase. For us, “Accelerating the Future” also means that we strive for long-term relationships with both our clients and employees.

Interested? 
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