For our client – agency at EC we are looking for senior IT Project Manager
Freelance Opportunity – Long term contract
Location: REMOTE Home office EC territory only.
1. Professional Experience – mandatory and desirable
Mandatory:
At least 9 years of experience in Project Management
At least 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
At least 9 years of experience presenting complex ICT project plans, progress reports, and outcomes in English to stakeholders, including clients, executives, and cross-functional teams
Managed minimum 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.
At least 3 years of experience managing cloud (implementation) projects and delivering cloud services effectively, ensuring they meet client requirements and align with business goals.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in working in an international environment and/or 2 years in EU institutions or bodies
A minimum of 5 years of experience working in a highly regulated environment, preferably in a public/government environment.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in standard project management tools such as MS Project
2. Professional Knowledge – mandatory and desirable
Professional Knowledge – mandatory or desirable
Mandatory:
Good knowledge of planning and estimation techniques
Good knowledge of MS office including PowerPoint timelines and schedule visuals.
Strong foundation in IT and basic cloud concepts. Familiarity with different cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Desirable:
Foundation Cloud Certifications and foundational understanding of the major cloud platforms.
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
Good knowledge of infrastructure projects, i.e. projects with a scope to deliver (virtual) infrastructure, connectivity and environments
Mandatory:
Certification: PM Certification such as PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMI PMP, PM2 Certified or similar
Desirable:
Good knowledge of Public IT procurement, (EU) tendering processes and contract management throughout project lifecycles
3. Service Delivery
Remote, home office