Senior Technical Project Manager (Defence Communications Projects) for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Eigenbrakel; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WLG is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver communications and C4ISR projects near Brussels, working under a principal project manager and stepping in when needed.

The role involves planning, leading, and closing projects within scope, time, budget, and quality, while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders and maintaining project documentation and forecasts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 10 years progressive experience as alternative.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP certification.
• At least 3 recent years of project management in a large IT organisation.
• Experience with communications in C4ISR systems: planning, design, engineering, implementation.

Responsibilities

• Planning, running and closing assigned projects within scope, time, cost and quality.
• Writing business cases, procurement strategies and statements of work to win funding.
• Allocating resources to milestones and correcting course when things slip.
• Tracking project KPIs, risks, issues and cash flow, and reporting clearly.
• Feeding accurate forecasts into annual and multi-year business planning.
• Leading project teams and meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Keeping project plans and documentation accurate in the enterprise tools.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Planning & scheduling

Briefing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP

Tools

ServiceNow

ITIL Foundation

Job description

Big technical projects, real budgets, and a team that looks to you to keep it all on track. A multinational defence organisation near Brussels is looking for a Senior Project Manager to deliver communications and C4ISR projects, working under a principal project manager and stepping in for them when needed.

What You Would Be Doing

• Planning, running and closing assigned projects within scope, time, cost and quality
• Writing business cases, procurement strategies and statements of work to win funding
• Allocating resources to milestones and correcting course when things slip
• Tracking project KPIs, risks, issues and cash flow, and reporting clearly
• Feeding accurate forecasts into annual and multi-year business planning
• Leading project teams and meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Keeping project plans and documentation accurate in the enterprise tools

What you would bring

• A Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant experience, or 10 years of progressive experience instead
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP, or equivalent proven experience
• At least 3 recent years of project management in a large IT organisation
• Experience with communications in C4ISR systems: planning, design, engineering, implementation
• Knowledge of deployable CIS network design and switched multimedia networks
• Clear, tactful communication and good briefing skills
• A plus: C4ISR acquisition projects, ITIL Foundation, ServiceNow, an engineering background

Why this one is worth a look

Your projects put working communications into the hands of an international organisation.