Project Manager (Information Technology/Software)

Black Pen Recruitment; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Pen Recruitment is seeking a skilled Project Manager to oversee complex IT projects in The Hague, Netherlands. This full-time role requires EU candidates due to security clearance. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of IT experience and at least 9 years in project management, leading international teams.

The role offers a hybrid working environment and requires excellent English communication skills, project management certifications, and a deep understanding of procurement processes.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant working experience in IT.
• 9 years of project management experience.
• 5 years in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and be accountable for a series of projects.
• Ensure project management documentation is in place.
• Monitor budget and resources available to the project.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Communication

Knowledge of MS Project

Knowledge of public IT procurement

Education

University degree in IT or relevant discipline

PM Certification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMI PMP)

Tools

MS Office

Gantt charts

Project management tools

Job description

Role Overview

Our client, a leading Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operates internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Hong-Kong, Valetta, etc). Our client is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes.

Please note that we can consider only EU candidates for this position due to security clearance.

Job type:

Full time/Permanent

Location:

The Hague, the Netherland

Workplace:

Hybrid

Deadline for submission:

26 May 2026

Requirements

• University degree in IT or relevant discipline, combined with minimum 10 years of relevant working experience in IT;
• Minimum 9 years of experience in Project Management;
• Minimum 9 years of experience leading cross-functional and multicultural teams in international ICT project environments, with a proven ability to coordinate, and align diverse team efforts to successfully deliver complex projects;
• Minimum 9 years of experience presenting complex ICT project plans, progress reports, and outcomes in English to stakeholders, including clients, executives, and cross-functional teams;
• Minimum 5 years of experience in working in an international environment and/or 2 years in EU institutions or bodies;
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in a highly regulated environment, preferably in a public/government environment;
• Minimum 5 years of experience in standard project management tools such as MS Project;
• Experience in managing minimum five (5) end to end projects involving Commercial-off-the-Shelf software deployments, Cloud deployment, incremental software delivery, ICT infrastructure deployment, and/or service integration with external parties;
• Good knowledge of planning and estimation techniques;
• Good knowledge of MS office including PowerPoint timelines and schedule visuals;
• Good knowledge of structured approach to incremental software integration projects working with system integrators, e.g. with an example of a service integration with a third party service provider Enterprise service bus integration with internal and external services will be considered an asset;
• Good knowledge of infrastructure projects, i.e. projects with a scope to deliver (virtual) infrastructure, connectivity and environments is considered an asset;
• Good knowledge of Public IT procurement, (EU) tendering processes and contract management throughout project lifecycles will be considered an asset;
• The following certificate is required: PM Certification such as PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMI PMP, PM2 Certified or similar;
• Excellent command of the English language.

Responsibilities

• Manage and be accountable for a series of projects to the project management standards, specifically concerned with integrating internal developed components and services and with external services;
• Strengthen project governance implementation through chairing meetings when needed, checkpoints and boards of assigned projects, keeping stakeholders informed with up-to-date information at all times and ensuring appropriate decision making;
• Ensure that all relevant project management documentation, including a realistic plan and Gantt chart agreed among the project stakeholders, is in place in the project management system at any given time. This includes participating directly in the production of project management deliverables;
• Manage the implementation of information systems to meet identified business needs, acquiring and utilising the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality;
• Facilitate the production and approval of project deliverables, at the specified quality level and in accordance with the project implementation plan;
• Track and monitor project implementation in accordance with the scope, budget and person days specified in the project implementation documentation;
• Participate in identification and handling of dependencies, issues and risks affecting the project;
• Monitor of the budget and resources available to the project, reporting to the Stream Lead (Budget holder), and support PMO undertaking steps to correct deviations either through the financial procedures or through resource management processes;
• Supervise the delivery of products and services by external suppliers in accordance with the contracts in place, addressing and resolving issues and risks related to the relationship with those suppliers.