Senior Project Manager

Main duties

The Senior Project Manager will:

• Take full responsibility for planning, managing and successfully completing medium-scale projects.
• Lead cross-functional project teams and support higher-level project managers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Apply suitable project management methods, tools and processes.
• Develop and maintain realistic project plans.
• Manage scope, costs, schedules, resources and quality.
• Produce regular, accurate project status reports.
• Ensure deliverables are completed within agreed budgets and timescales and formally accepted by stakeholders.
• Monitor project performance and take corrective action when agreed tolerances are exceeded.
• Schedule and manage project and product quality reviews.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks.

Stakeholder management

• Identify stakeholder communication and relationship requirements.
• Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans.
• Serve as a central point of contact for stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication, discussions and business decision-making.
• Capture and distribute relevant technical and business information.
• Provide informed feedback and promote shared understanding among stakeholder groups.

Change and contract management

• Investigate and manage authorised changes to baselined requirements.
• Evaluate the impact of proposed changes and advise stakeholders on their consequences.
• Oversee contractual obligations in coordination with the assigned contract officer.
• Use key performance indicators to monitor supplier performance.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Develop responses to underperformance or compliance failures, including applying contract terms with the contract officer.

Additional responsibilities

• Assess and select relevant standards, processes, tools and applications.
• Support the adoption of new technologies and digital tools.
• Contribute project management expertise to requirements and proposals.
• Share knowledge and support the professional development of colleagues.
• Remain current with evolving project management practices.
• Identify development opportunities for themselves and team members.
• Apply security, privacy and ethical principles to all work.

Essential qualifications and experience

Candidates should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and at least three years of relevant post-degree experience; or
• At least ten years of extensive and progressive relevant experience if they do not hold a degree.
• At least three recent years of experience managing acquisition or development projects for a large organisation.
• Strong experience with project management tools and managing project costs and labour.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, preferably in an international environment.
• Experience in project administration, including resource management, financing and budgeting.
• A recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or PMP. Significant expertise may compensate for the absence of formal certification.

Desirable experience

• Successful leadership of C4ISR acquisition project teams.
• Experience with ServiceNow and collaborative work-management tools.
• Knowledge of NATO or national government acquisition policies and procurement procedures.
• Experience working in an international environment involving military and civilian personnel.
• Knowledge of NATO’s organisation and responsibilities, including Allied Command Operations and Allied Command Transformation.

Working conditions and travel

• Full-time work at the Braine-l’Alleud duty location.
• Business travel may be required one or two times per month to NATO, national and non-NATO facilities.
• Frequent travel between NCIA offices may also be required.