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PROJECT MANAGER

PFP - Portuguese Railway Platform Association seeks a Project Manager passionate about Railways and available to participate, manage and drive a comprehensive, highly technological and rapidly expanding value chain.

Join Our Team

We are looking for candidates with a bachelor's or master's degree, preferably in technological or scientific areas related to railways, namely mechanical, civil, electrical, mathematics, physics or energy engineering, who have previous experience in the coordination of national and European projects. Should also follow all the initiatives of the Railway Cluster, namely the organization of workshops, fairs and business missions, as well as the coordination and monitoring of its Thematic Groups, and the assistance and support to activities with its members.

Responsibilities

  • Follow the CALLS of the competent authorities and evaluate the participation of the PFP, promoting its dissemination and adherence to our members

  • Support the Calls application, management and respective monitoring reports of the selected projects

  • Capacity for individual initiative and organization, able to work as a team with PFP members, consultants and project promoters, management of its Thematic Groups and organization of workshops, fairs and business missions, especially the largest national railway event, the Portugal Railway Summit.

Profile

  • Higher education, preferably in the field of Engineering: Civil, Mechanical, Electrotechnics, Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

  • With experience in similar roles in applications, assistance and management of national and European calls /Projects, as well as their reports and payment requests,

  • Sense of responsibility, autonomy and dynamism in the development of their actions, with familiarity with the activities of the railway sector (preferential factor)

  • Mastery of English, oral and written, is a mandatory factor, as well as all the today's necessary digital tools

Proposal

  • Competitive salary according to the candidate's role and experience

  • Integration into a high-potential, innovative and ambitious association

  • Participation in institutional relations at the highest level, in national and international projects

  • Flexible work environment with autonomy in the remote work policy, results-oriented and work developed

About PFP

With the vision of making “Portugal an international reference center in the railway sector and a privileged place for the development of IDI projects in the Railway area", PFP – Portuguese Railway Platform Association, founded on July 23, 2015, bringing together today more than 100 members, divided by large companies (public and private), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), non-business entities of SI&I and other business associations, seeking the representativeness of the Portuguese Railway value chain.


PFP Mission:
Definition of a common strategy for research and innovation rail sector Portuguese, in an inclusive and collaborative manner with the authorities, for the promotion and

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