Deadline Date:
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Requirement:
Senior Project Manager
Location:
Braine-l'Alleud, BELGIUM
Time On-Site:
100%
Not to Exceed Rate:
87 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours):
418
Required Start Date:
21 July 2025
Required Security Clearance:
NATO SECRET
Duties and Role:
- Manage assigned CIS projects and/or individual work packages (in the context of Service Design and Service Transition activities) in close cooperation with the relevant service/business areas in the Agency and other non-Agency stakeholders in the Alliance, in accordance with approved project requirements, constraints and baselines, from start-up to closure,
- Produce high-quality project deliverables, including Price Proposals and Statements of Work, based on concrete, unambiguous and measurable requirements,
- Lead and coordinate the identification, development, analysis and consolidation of user and project requirements,
- Develop solicitation documentation (RFQ, IFB) and plan and execute the solicitation/competition activities in coordination with relevant Agency stakeholders,
- Interact with internal and external stakeholders, including Contractors and NATO organizations,
- Monitor and control project execution with documentation review, testing, delivery etc.
- Act as a team member for large projects, in particular to support the project manager and other project team members for any relevant duties,
- Be ready to act independently as Test, Migration, Requirements, or Implementation Manager,
- Travel to other NATO locations, including operational theatre as required,
- Adhere to NCI Agency guidance and directives as well as NATO standards,
- Perform any other duties as mandated by line manager.
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance valid through the contract period
- A Master of Science (M.S) degree in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent experience to a Master's degree,
- Former experience in or with NCIA, thorough knowledge of NCIA project management processes, and conversant with NATO policy and procurement procedures (asset),
- Experience as a project manager in Communications and Information System (CIS) projects (at least 3 years) or experience as a project team leader (at least 3 years),
- Deployable to operational theatres on short notice, for a limited period of time (Note: NCIA will take care of pre-deployment trainings if needed),
- Experience in applying multi-discipline engineering and management techniques in the acquisition of complex CIS,
- Experience in managing, planning, design, system engineering and implementation of military or similar CIS,
- Knowledge in and experience with current technologies relevant to the work,
- Proven ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing, with good briefing skills,
- A formal qualification in project management (PRINCE2 and/or PMP),
- English 4343 (see STANAG 6001),
- Able to operate autonomously under time pressure, and able to multitask continuously,
- Ability to independently produce project documentation in English, including comprehensive Price Proposals and Statements of Work,
- Ability to interact and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders (including customers) as per the principles and best practices for stakeholder management,
- Experience of working in an international environment, preferably comprising both military and civilian staff,
- Thorough knowledge in and experience with the use of Microsoft Project or Service Now,
- Able to learn new procedures and terminology quickly and enthusiastically.