Aerospace R&T Project Manager

GreenPepper; Leiden; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GreenPepper seeks a Project Manager to support the delivery of technical R&T projects. You will collaborate with Project Leaders, engineers and diverse stakeholders to keep projects on track for planning, budgets, deliverables and quality.

You will translate technical developments into clear actions, reports and project deliverables, while monitoring contractual and financial obligations for publicly funded projects. Aerospace/high-tech experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management or related field.
• Approximately 2–5 years of relevant project management experience.
• Experience with stakeholder management in a complex environment.
• Demonstrable experience managing budgets and contracts.
• Sufficient technical understanding to work with engineers and understand technical deliverables.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Excellent command of English.
• Experience with publicly funded research projects, research consortia or public-private partnerships is a strong advantage.
• Experience with SAP is a plus.
• Knowledge of Lean methodologies and/or a project management certification (PMP, IPMA or Scrum) is a plus.
• Experience within aerospace, high-tech innovation, energy transition or a similar technical environment is highly desirable.
• Candidates with significantly more than 5 years of relevant project management experience may be considered overqualified for this role.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project schedules, milestones, deliverables and budgets.
• Support Project Leaders in the structured execution of technical R&T projects.
• Monitor technical deliverables and translate complex technical developments into clear actions and reports.
• Manage project budgets, contracts, risks and financial reporting.
• Coordinate contractual and reporting obligations related to publicly funded projects.
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders (Engineering, Finance, Legal, Communications).
• Manage external stakeholders, including industry partners, knowledge institutes, universities and governmental organisations.
• Maintain project documentation, progress reports, risk registers and KPIs.
• Facilitate workshops and project meetings; apply Lean, Agile, Scrum or Design Thinking where appropriate.
• Support project proposals for national and EU-funded R&T projects.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management processes and governance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Technical understanding

Lean methodologies

PM certification (PMP/IPMA/Scrum)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering/Business Administration/PM

Tools

SAP

Job description

GreenPepper seeks a Project Manager to support the delivery of technical R&T projects. You will collaborate with Project Leaders, engineers and diverse stakeholders to keep projects on track for planning, budgets, deliverables and quality.

You will translate technical developments into clear actions, reports and project deliverables, while monitoring contractual and financial obligations for publicly funded projects. Aerospace/high-tech experience is desirable.