For an EU agency in Brussels, we are looking for – 3x Project Manager Consultants
1. Nature of the main tasks
- Management of medium to large projects for implementation of new information systems to meet identified business needs, acquiring and using the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality
- Management of the software development lifecycle by ensuring business needs are constantly identified and the change control procedure is respected, gaining agreement for revisions to the project from project sponsors
- Estimate costs, timescales, and resource requirements for the successful completion of medium to large projects to agreed terms of reference
- Give proposals for project strategies, planning, definition of tasks and deliverables, review of project deliverables, quality control, risk analysis and management, status reports, problem reporting and management systems, follow up and organization
- Participate in functional working groups and progress meetings
- Prepare and maintain project and quality plans and track activities against the plan, provide regular and accurate reports
- Provide effective leadership for the project team ensuring that team members are motivated and constantly developing their skills and experience
- Guide the team in charge of project activities and review their deliverables
2. Knowledge and competences
- Good knowledge of project management standards and methodologies (Project Scheduling, Strategic Planning, Financial Modelling, Budgeting, Forecasting, Performance Tracking)
- Good knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Lean Software Development, eXtreme Programming, Discipline Agile)
- Meeting Facilitation
- Good technical knowledge on the projects aspects
- Practical knowledge of reporting methods
- Good knowledge of project management and tracking tools (MS Project, Jira, GitHub Enterprise, ServiceNow)
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
- Ability to give presentations
- Leadership capability
- UML, BPMN (Business Modelling)
- Good knowledge / experience with DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines
Tools and Methodologies
- Microsoft Project
Software development Lifecycle
- Atlassian tools
- GitHub
- ServiceNowMethodology
- Project Management standards and methodologies: (PMI, PRINCE2)
• Project Management: PM2 and PM2 Agile
• Agile Software development: Kanban & Scrum
3. Certification and Standards
At least, one of the following:
• PRINCE 2 Foundation
• PRINCE 2 Practitioner
• COBIT 5 Certifications
• PMI Project Management
• PM² and PM2 Agile certification
4. Important notes
Language Skills: English at C1 level minimum.
Work Environment: International and multicultural environment
Interpersonal Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders
The interviews are face to face in Brussels, on the client’s offices.
5. Service Delivery
The client requires the consultants to go onsite 2 days a week (it might change in the future to 3 days a week). Please note that remote work from abroad is not permitted. All consultants need to live/relocate to Belgium.
CVs must be presented in Europass format and in English (see below).
The CVs should clearly highlight the candidate’s experience and the technologies used.
Here you can download the Europass CV template