Senior IT Project Manager - EU Transport & Energy

ThoughtLabs Belgium; Ispra; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ThoughtLabs Belgium seeks an experienced Advanced Project Manager to oversee the implementation and coordination of IT information systems supporting European Commission initiatives in sustainable transport, energy efficiency, transport decarbonisation, and EU policy implementation.

The successful candidate will manage project planning, resource allocation, delivery, quality assurance, risk management, stakeholder coordination, and reporting across multiple projects in an international,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent at EQF Level 7, typically five years of higher education.

Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation and coordination of IT information systems across multiple projects and workstreams.
• Develop comprehensive project plans covering scope, schedules, budgets, resources, quality, and risks.
• Coordinate activities, teams, deliverables, and dependencies across international workstreams.
• Monitor progress, costs, timelines, and resource utilisation, taking corrective action when required.
• Manage project risks, issues, changes, and quality control.
• Lead project teams, review deliverables, and ensure alignment with objectives.
• Facilitate meetings and stakeholder discussions; maintain dashboards and progress reports.
• Establish structured stakeholder communication plans and provide updates to senior management.
• Prepare project documentation, status reports, and management updates.
• Support delivery of information systems related to transport data, CO₂ emissions, energy efficiency, policy modelling, and transport research.

Skills

Project scheduling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Reporting

Leadership

Meeting facilitation

IT service management

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tools

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

GitLab

GitHub

Microsoft Project

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

ThoughtLabs Belgium seeks an experienced Advanced Project Manager to oversee the implementation and coordination of IT information systems supporting European Commission initiatives in sustainable transport, energy efficiency, transport decarbonisation, and EU policy implementation.

The successful candidate will manage project planning, resource allocation, delivery, quality assurance, risk management, stakeholder coordination, and reporting across multiple projects in an international,