Project Manager - Air Traffic Management

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Lead end-to-end project delivery and cross-functional teams for air traffic management solutions and airspace mobility projects.

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Location: Paço de Arcos - Q45, Portugal

For more than 35 years, Thales acts in Portugal for global Defense and Aerospace markets and promotes and delivers innovative solutions that enhance its customer’s critical systems´ security, on land, sea, air, space and cyberspace, through a technical team of excellence.

We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Airspace Mobility Solutions team in Portugal. You will play a key role in delivering projects that support innovative air traffic management solutions, working closely with customers and global teams to ensure successful project execution.

Curious about the solutions you will be working on? Watch how Thales is shaping the future of Air Traffic Management.

Responsibilities:

Lead end-to-end project delivery, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards while meeting customer satisfaction and financial objectives;
Coordinate cross-functional teams, subcontractors, and global engineering teams to ensure successful project execution;
Build strong relationships with customers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and contractual compliance;
Monitor project performance, manage risks and mitigation plans, and ensure compliance with Thales Project Management governance;
Identify opportunities for process improvement and business growth;
Support bid and proposal activities by contributing to competitive, high-quality project plans aligned with Thales governance.

Requirements:

Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology or a related field.
5 years of minimum experience as Project Manager or Bid Manager;
Strong knowledge of project management and systems engineering, with experience in project planning, risk, procurement and financial management;
Proven leadership, stakeholder management and cross-functional team coordination skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a dynamic environment;
Professional proficiency in English and availability to travel;
IPMA or equivalent certification (nice to have).

The Group invests more than €4 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies.

In 2024, the Group generated sales of €20.6 billion.
For our more than 83,000 employees in 68 countries we open up visionary perspectives, realize individual career paths and enable creative freedom. This is achieved with courage, versatility and the firm intention to make the demanding challenges of our time safer and more inclusive. With our sustainable value-focused management we support diversity actively.

Say HI* – Your journey to us

At times of change our international teams are ready to meet the complexity of today with the industry-leading technologies of tomorrow. Will you be part of it? Your contact Tiago Vital is looking forward to your online application on our

Career Portal.

Tiago Vital – Talent Acquisition Partner

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Project Manager - Air Traffic Management at Thales rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

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Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Project Manager - Air Traffic Management is an open job at Thales.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Paço de Arcos - Q45.
The job was posted on July 23, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Thales. Apply on Thales

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