Industrial Project Manager | Defense

Capgemini Engineering; Diegem; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Capgemini Belgium is seeking an Industrial Project Manager to coordinate defense sector projects across Liege region and multiple sites in Belgium with anticipated business travel. You will lead the project lifecycle, drive schedules, ensure security/compliance, and coordinate diverse stakeholders.

You will manage cross-functional teams, produce steering files, and maintain field presence to validate installations while mitigating risks.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification in project management.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing complex industrial projects, preferably in defense, aerospace, rail, or energy.

Responsabilités

• Manage the full project lifecycle from initiation to commissioning, ensuring security, confidentiality and compliance.
• Develop and monitor comprehensive project schedules with Gantt charts, milestones and deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional teams and conduct regular follow-ups with technical, quality, production, logistics, security and IT departments.
• Produce detailed steering files, reports and minutes while collaborating with IPM counterparts.
• Maintain field presence to validate installations, supervise operations and manage project risks.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Formation

Engineering degree

Outils

MS Project

Excel

Collaborative tools

Description du poste

At Capgemini Engineering, the world leader in engineering services, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world’s mostinnovative companies unleash their potential. From autonomous cars to life-saving robots, our digital and software technology experts think outside the box as theyprovide unique R&D and engineering services across all industries. Join us for a career full of opportunities. Where you can make a difference. Where no two days arethe same.

Job Description

Location: Liège

As an Industrial Project Manager in the defense sector, you will be responsible for the operational and strategic management of complex industrial projects across multiple sites in Belgium (Liege region and business travel within Hainaut possible). You will act as a transversal conductor, ensuring compliance with quality, cost, and deadline objectives while coordinating diverse stakeholders.

You will play a key role in:

• Managing the entire project lifecycle from initiation to operational commissioning, ensuring adherence to security, confidentiality, and compliance standards specific to the defense sector
• Developing and monitoring comprehensive project schedules including Gantt charts, milestones, and deliverables while identifying and mobilizing key resources
• Leading cross-functional teams and conducting regular follow-up meetings with technical, quality, production, logistics, security, and IT departments
• Producing detailed steering files, reports, and minutes while collaborating with IPM counterparts responsible for other products
• Maintaining field presence to validate installations, supervise operations, and ensure industrial compliance while effectively managing project risks and implementing corrective action plans

Your Profile

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification in project management with minimum 5 years of experience in managing complex industrial projects, preferably in defense, aerospace, rail, or energy sectors
• Demonstrated expertise with project management tools (MS Project, Excel, collaborative tools) and methodologies
• Strong communication skills with proven ability to lead teams and manage stakeholders across organizational boundaries
• Experience working in demanding, confidential, and regulated environments with ability to travel regularly between sites in Wallonia and Flanders
• Professional proficiency in French and English required, with Dutch language skills considered an advantage

What You’ll Love About Working Here

• At Capgemini Belgium we offer flexibility in more than one way: next to our hybrid way of working, where we offer you can work 70% from home, we also offer our flex abroad program. With this program you can work up to 45 days abroad, this to maintain a good work-life balance.
• Our mission is your career path. Our array of career growth programs and diverse professions are crafted to support you in exploring a world of opportunities.
• OUTfront, Women@Capgemini or CapAbility are 3 examples of employee led networks dedicated to advance diversity, equity and inclusion within workplace and society.

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.