Senior Project & Delivery Manager - Energy Transformation

EPAM Systems Inc; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc is seeking a proactive Senior Project & Delivery Manager with energy industry experience to lead complex transformation initiatives across geographically distributed teams in the Netherlands. You will manage multiple projects, align with stakeholders and drive measurable business outcomes.

You will contribute to account growth, presales activities, and development of delivery approaches, working with global clients and adhering to governance frameworks to ensure delivery

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project or delivery management experience in the energy sector.
• Strong understanding of energy industry business processes and operating environments.
• Experience leading complex projects, programs and multiple workstreams.
• Experience building and leading geographically distributed teams with international stakeholders.
• Familiarity with AI-driven initiatives in energy contexts.
• Knowledge of PM methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall.
• Experience coordinating across finance, sourcing, implementation and business outcomes.
• Business development experience and identifying opportunities with clients.
• Presales support: proposals and delivery approaches.
• Excellent stakeholder management, client relationships and communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of projects and programs for energy clients.
• Lead geographically distributed delivery teams and define target operating models.
• Coordinate projects across finance, sourcing, implementation and business outcomes.
• Define scope, objectives and success criteria with stakeholders.
• Manage resources, schedules and budgets to meet delivery commitments.
• Lead delivery governance, reporting and oversight per frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, including third-party dependencies.
• Maintain stakeholder communications and relationships with client teams.
• Support account growth and business development with existing and new clients.
• Contribute to presales with proposals and delivery statements of work.

Skills

Delivery management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Global/remote teams

Communication

Agile / Scrum / Waterfall

Pre-sales / proposals

Business development

Data governance knowledge

AI initiatives

Project management certifications

Job description

We are looking for a proactive, technically minded Senior Project & Delivery Manager with experience in the energy industry to lead complex transformation initiatives. You will manage multiple projects and workstreams across geographically distributed teams, working with local and global stakeholders. Combining delivery leadership with commercial awareness and strong relationship-building skills, you will drive project execution, maintain alignment with strategic objectives and deliver measurable business outcomes. You will also contribute to account growth, business development and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of projects and programs for clients in the energy sector
• Build and lead geographically distributed delivery teams, working with client teams and defining appropriate target operating models
• Coordinate projects, workstreams and client activities across finance, sourcing, implementation and business outcomes
• Define project scope, objectives and success criteria with business and technology stakeholders
• Manage resource allocation, project schedules and budgets to meet delivery commitments and cost targets
• Lead delivery governance, reporting and oversight in line with established frameworks
• Identify, assess and mitigate delivery risks, including operational resilience risks and third-party dependencies
• Lead stakeholder communications throughout the delivery lifecycle and maintain relationships with client stakeholders and global delivery teams
• Support account growth and business development by identifying opportunities with existing and prospective energy clients
• Contribute to the presales cycle by preparing proposals, defining implementation approaches and developing solution architecture and delivery statements of work

Requirements

• At least 8 years of project or delivery management experience within the energy sector in the Netherlands
• Strong understanding of energy industry business processes, systems and operating environments
• Experience managing complex projects, programs and multiple delivery workstreams
• Experience building and leading geographically distributed teams and working with international stakeholders
• Experience with AI-driven initiatives and emerging technologies in energy industry contexts
• Familiarity with project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum and Waterfall, and related delivery tools
• Experience coordinating delivery activities across finance, sourcing, implementation and business outcomes
• Experience in business development and identifying opportunities within existing and new client relationships
• Experience contributing to presales activities, preparing proposals and defining implementation approaches and delivery statements of work
• Strong stakeholder management, client relationship-building, communication and organizational skills; fluency in English and a proactive, adaptable and collaborative approach
• Nice to have Experience delivering data-related projects
• Understanding of data management concepts, including data governance, data quality, data integration and data lifecycle management
• Project or program management certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2 or SAFe