Information Technology Project Manager

Are you an experienced Project Manager with 9+ years of ICT project management experience? Apply now for a long-term contract opportunity with a European public sector client, hybrid from the Hague.

Requirements:

• 9+ years of experience in ICT Project Management
• Managed minimum 5 end-to-end projects involving COTS software deployments, incremental software delivery, ICT infrastructure deployment, and/or service integration with external parties (Mandatory)
• 5+ years of experience working in an international environment and/or EU institutions or bodies (Mandatory)
• 5+ years of experience working in a highly regulated public/government environment (Mandatory)
• 5+ years of experience with standard project management tools such as MS Project (Mandatory)
• PM Certification: PRINCE2, PMP or PM2 (intermediate level minimum, not Foundation) (Mandatory)
• Good knowledge of planning and estimation techniques (Mandatory)
• Good knowledge of MS Office including PowerPoint timelines and schedule visuals (Mandatory)
• Good knowledge of structured approach to incremental software integration projects and enterprise service bus integration (Mandatory)
• Experience with IAM project delivery end-to-end (Desirable)
• Knowledge of Public IT procurement, EU tendering processes and contract management (Desirable)
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management technologies (Desirable)
• Knowledge of infrastructure technologies including virtual infrastructure, containers, connectivity and environments (Desirable)
• EU nationality (Mandatory)
• Languages: English (fluent)

Job Description:

• Manage and take responsibility for a series of ICT projects to established project management standards, specifically concerned with integrating internal developed components and services with external services
• Ensure regular status communication updates to ICT management in accordance with accepted reporting standards at requested deadlines
• Maintain good working relationships with internal stakeholders, staff members and external parties
• Facilitate meeting setup, undertake meeting minutes creation and distribution
• Support all project dimensions and follow applicable guidance as updated from time to time
• Strengthen project governance implementation through coaching meetings, checkpoints and boards of assigned projects
• Ensure all relevant project management documentation, including realistic plans and Gantt charts agreed among project stakeholders, is maintained in the project management system
• Ensure Gantt charts are always updated to reflect actual project status with no outdated tasks
• Manage implementation of information systems to meet identified business needs, acquiring and utilising necessary resources and skills within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality
• Facilitate production and approval of project deliverables at specified quality levels in accordance with project implementation plans
• Facilitate tracking and monitoring of project implementation in accordance with scope, budget and person days specified in project documentation
• Proactively participate in identification and handling of dependencies, issues and risks affecting projects
• Provide mitigation strategies and ensure effective escalation through established project governance when required
• Support monitoring of budget and resources available to projects, and support designated structures in undertaking steps to correct deviations
• Interact and communicate with relevant internal stakeholders for project implementation and monitoring, including regular project progress reporting
• Monitor delivery of products and services by external suppliers in accordance with contracts in place, addressing and resolving issues and risks
• Support initiatives on estimating costs, timescales and resource requirements for yearly demand cycles