Senior Project Manager for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Oeiras; Presencial; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

WLG is seeking a project lead to own the definition, approach and successful delivery of a NATO-site project in Oeiras. You will lead cross-functional teams spanning applications, infrastructure, networking and cyber security, ensuring timely and controlled delivery.

You will manage planning, reporting, risk, and change control in a policy-driven environment with clear governance and security requirements. This is a fully on-site assignment in Oeiras, with a clearly defined end date in late 2026.

Qualificações

• A bachelor's degree in a related discipline from a recognised university.
• Five+ years managing acquisition or capability development projects for a large organisation.
• Experience with technical teams across domains and dependency/risk management.
• Experience in policy-driven environments with defined governance and security requirements.
• Formal training or demonstrable experience in complex project management; transition to service understood.

Responsabilidades

• Own definition, approach, management, control and satisfactory completion of the project.
• Lead the project team across applications, infrastructure, networking and cyber security.
• Maintain realistic plans and provide stakeholders with regular, accurate reporting.
• Manage change processes and assess risks, issues and lessons learned.
• Ensure quality reviews stay on schedule and within procedure.
• Monitor cost, time, quality and scope and act when performance drifts.

Conhecimentos

Project management

Cross-domain coordination

Risk management

Stakeholder reporting

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Five hundred hours, one medium-scale project, and a September start. If you deliver best when the scope is finite and the governance is real, this suits. You will take full responsibility for a project at a NATO site in Oeiras: definition, approach, control and formal acceptance, leading a cross functional team.

What You Will Be Doing

• Owning definition, approach, management, control and satisfactory completion of the project
• Leading the project team and working across applications, infrastructure, networking and cyber security
• Maintaining realistic plans and giving stakeholders regular, accurate reporting
• Managing the change process, and assessing and managing risks, issues and lessons learned
• Keeping quality reviews on schedule and to procedure
• Monitoring cost, time, quality and scope, and acting when performance drifts outside tolerance

What you will need

• A bachelor's degree in a related discipline from a recognised university
• At least five years managing acquisition or capability development projects for a large organisation
• Proven work with technical teams across several domains, and real command of dependencies, risks and issues
• Experience in structured, policy-driven environments with defined governance and security requirements
• Formal training or demonstrable experience in complex project management, and familiarity with transition to service
• Familiarity with a C4ISR environment is an advantage

Worth knowing before you apply

• Fully on-site in Oeiras
• About 500 hours from late September to the end of December 2026

Practical detail

• Contract engagement
• An active security clearance is required for this role