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

Wlgroup; Eigenbrakel; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An international defence organisation near Brussels seeks a Senior Project Manager to deliver communications and C4ISR projects. You will report to a principal PM and may step in when needed.

You will plan, run and close projects, write business cases and statements of work, allocate resources, track KPIs, forecasts and budgets, and lead cross-functional teams with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years PM experience; or 10 years progressive PM experience.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP certification or equivalent proven experience.
• Experience leading PM efforts in large IT/defence environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan, run and close projects within scope, time, cost and quality.
• Write business cases, procurement strategies and statements of work.
• Allocate resources to milestones and manage variances.
• Track KPIs, risks, issues and cash flow; report clearly.
• Forecasts feeding into annual/multi-year business planning.
• Lead project teams and meetings with stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate project plans and documentation in enterprise tools.

Skills

Planning

Stakeholder management

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

3 years of relevant experience

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.