AISB - 1069 - Senior IT Project Manager

Abakus IT-Solutions; Namen; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Abakus IT-Solutions is seeking a senior Business Project Manager to strengthen a regional programme team. You will set up and monitor technical projects, coordinate multiple workstreams and ensure delivery from pre-study to maintenance handover.

The role requires senior project management experience, strong skills in liaising with business and IT, and a proven ability to drive value through short, agile iterations.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience as a Business Project Manager.
• Proficiency with project management tools.
• Ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to share project management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects from pre-study to handover to production.
• Define scope, budget and resources, and draft project charters.
• Lead kick-off meetings with business and stakeholders.
• Create and maintain project plans with agile iterations.
• Build and drive the project team, acting as the single business contact.
• Monitor schedule, budget, scope and risks; handle change requests.
• Coordinate delivery, testing and training activities.
• Support go-live and final acceptance; close projects.

Skills

Senior PM

PM tools

Tech communication

Knowledge transfer

Job description

A regional public administration is running a programme to digitalise urban planning, environmental and combined permits. The programme is coordinated by a dedicated team: a programme manager, analysts, a test coordinator, a change, communication and training lead, and several project managers assigned to specific workstreams. The team also draws on experts from several regional administrations.

The role involves strengthening this team in support of the programme manager. It covers setting up and monitoring technical projects, both ongoing and upcoming.

Responsibilities

The project manager runs several projects in parallel, from pre-study through to handover to production. The main responsibilities are:

• Carry out or supervise the pre-analysis (offer coordination): scope, technology, resources and budget.
• Identify suppliers, stakeholders and experts, draft the project charter and set up the project organisation.
• Lead the internal and external kick-off meetings with the business to understand its needs and environment.
• Define tasks and deliverables, both technical and documentary, and build the project plan using an agile approach, with short iterations focused on delivering value.
• Build the project team and drive it forward.
• Act as the single point of contact for the business.
• Monitor schedule, budget, scope and risks, and manage change requests.
• Bring all stakeholders together around shared objectives.
• Provide hands-on support during critical phases, especially during delivery: workload peaks, tight deadlines.
• Coordinate and oversee delivery, testing and training.
• Follow up on go-live, provisional acceptance (MVP) and final acceptance (handover to maintenance).
• Close projects.
• Provide ad hoc reporting at various levels.
• Share knowledge and good practices with the team.

Profile

Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Project Manager at senior level.

Required skills

• Proficiency with project management tools (senior level).
• Ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences (senior level).
• Ability to share project management knowledge (senior level).

Nice to have

• Knowledge of permit management back-office systems used by local authorities.
• Resilience under pressure.
• Openness to changes in project scope.

Languages

• French: C2 level (required).

Location and conditions

• Hybrid working, with at least 60 % on site, more if required.