Senior Project Manager – Energy & Utilities

Pauwels Consulting; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybride; EUR 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Pauwels Consulting in Brussels is seeking a senior project leader to oversee complex energy sector initiatives involving regulators, TSOs/DSOs, and internal teams, ensuring strategic alignment and delivery.

You will act as Product Owner for internal implementation tracks, manage dependencies, and drive roadmaps across transmission and distribution operations in a hybrid Brussels setup. Fluency in English with Dutch and/or French is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing complex multi-stakeholder projects.
• Deep energy sector expertise, specifically TSO/DSO operations and market dynamics.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and utility industry standards.
• Experience acting as Product Owner or lead for internal implementation tracks.
• Able to navigate legal, regulatory, and financial complexities within fast-changing environments.
• Exceptional strategic facilitation and executive stakeholder management skills.
• You are fluent in English and possess professional proficiency in Dutch and/or French.

Responsabilités

• Lead complex projects involving regulators, distribution system operators, and internal teams to ensure strategic alignment.
• Act as the primary point of contact to safeguard organizational priorities within external vendor implementation roadmaps.
• Drive the delivery of common tooling roadmaps for transmission and distribution system operations.
• Facilitate executive-level alignment on strategic decisions concerning congestion management and system flexibility.
• Serve as the Product Owner for internal implementation tracks, managing dependencies and day-to-day delivery activities.
• Participate in business architecture discussions to ensure strategic principles are embedded in all proposed solutions.
• Support the establishment of new organizational entities by steering legal, regulatory, and financial workstreams.

Connaissances

Stakeholder management

Product Owner

Strategic facilitation

Executive alignment

Regulatory knowledge

Multi-stakeholder project management

Description du poste

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects involving regulators, distribution system operators, and internal teams to ensure strategic alignment.
• Act as the primary point of contact to safeguard organizational priorities within external vendor implementation roadmaps.
• Drive the delivery of common tooling roadmaps for transmission and distribution system operations.
• Facilitate executive-level alignment on strategic decisions concerning congestion management and system flexibility.
• Serve as the Product Owner for internal implementation tracks, managing dependencies and day-to-day delivery activities.
• Participate in business architecture discussions to ensure strategic principles are embedded in all proposed solutions.
• Support the establishment of new organizational entities by steering legal, regulatory, and financial workstreams.

Requirements

• You have 8+ years of experience in managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• You bring deep expertise in the energy sector, specifically regarding TSO/DSO operations and market dynamics.
• You possess strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and utility industry standards.
• You have experience acting as a Product Owner or lead for internal implementation tracks.
• You're able to navigate legal, regulatory, and financial complexities within fast-changing environments.
• You possess exceptional strategic facilitation and executive stakeholder management skills.
• You are fluent in English and possess professional proficiency in Dutch and/or French.

Nice to Haves

• Willingness to contribute to transformative projects accelerating the energy transition.

Offer

• Start date: ASAP
• Work regime: Full-time
• Location: Brussels
• Working model: Hybrid
• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers