Senior Project Manager

• Takes full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation and satisfactory completion of medium-scale projects.
• Provides effective leadership to the project team.
• Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools.
• Manages the change control process and assesses and manages risks.
• Ensures that realistic project plans are maintained and delivers regular and accurate communication to stakeholders.
• Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure.
• Ensures that project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, timescale and resource budgets, and are formally accepted by appropriate stakeholders.
• Monitors costs, times, quality and resources used and takes action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances.

2. Stakeholder Relationship Management

• Identifies the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups.
• Translates communications/stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables.
• Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders.
• Acts as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
• Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understanding.
• Facilitates business decision-making processes.
• Captures and disseminates technical and business information.

3. Additional Duties for this Post

Project Management

• Contribute to other project activities in support of higher roles Project Managers (from project initiation to project closure).
• Provide regular accurate Project status reports.

Change Management

• Investigates, manages, and applies authorised requests for changes to base-lined requirements, in line with change management policy.
• Identifies where changes are required, evaluates the impact, and advises stakeholders about the implications and consequences.

Contract Management

• Oversees and measures the fulfilment of contractual obligations in coordination with assigned contract officer.
• Uses key performance indicators to monitor and challenge performance and identify opportunities for continual improvement.
• Develops strategies to address under-performance and compliance failures, including the application of contract terms in coordination with assigned contract officer.

4. Additional Responsibilities

• Selects appropriately from, and assesses the impact of change to applicable standards, methods, tools, applications and processes relevant to own specialism.
• Maximises the capabilities of applications for their role and evaluates and supports the use of new technologies and digital tools.
• Contributes specialist expertise to requirements definition in support of proposals.
• Shares knowledge and experience in own specialism to help others.
• Maintains an awareness of developing practices and their application and takes responsibility for driving own development.
• Takes the initiative in identifying and negotiating their own and supporting team members' appropriate development opportunities and contributes to the development of others.
• Applies security, privacy and ethics principles to own work and to the operation of the organisation. Engages or works with specialists as necessary.

Education, Experience and Training (Essential)

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from a nationally recognised/certified university in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience.
  OR
• At least 10 years of extensive and progressive experience in relevant duties (in lieu of degree).

Experience

• Minimum 3 years recent experience in project management of acquisition and/or development projects for a large organisation.
• Strong experience in project management tools, cost management and labour management.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, preferably in an international environment.
• Experience in project administration (resource management, project financing and budgeting).

Training / Certifications

• Recognised project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2 or PMP).
• Equivalent experience may compensate for lack of formal certification.

Education, Experience and Training (Desirable)

Experience

• Proven success managing C4ISR acquisition projects.
• Experience with project management automation tools (e.g., ServiceNow (SNOW)) and collaboration tools.
• Knowledge of NATO or national governmental acquisition and procurement procedures.
• Experience in international environments with both military and civilian elements.
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organisation (including ACO and ACT).

• Work Location: Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
• Work Type: Full-time on-site
• Start Date: 08-JUN-2026
• End Date: 31-DEC-2026
• Total Hours: 836
• Working Conditions: Normal office environment
• Travel:
  • 1–2 trips per month within Belgium
  • Possible travel to operational sites inside and outside NATO boundaries
• Security Clearance Required: NATO Secret