IT Project Manager Reference number: 2360

Job description

For our client. a major Energy Supplier in Belgium, we are looking for an IT Project Manager to join a brilliant IT Department in some amazing projects.

The IT PM would be responsible for delivering IT solutions to our client.
They have to act as an important bridge between business and IT. Taking the changing business
environment into account, this is even more important. Therefore he/she will be supported by both
a business and IT sponsor.

This IT department is evolving towards a more agile organisation where clear and more direct
accountability will be practised.

The mission of the IT Project Manager would be to make sure the project stakeholders
will benefit from project deliveries according to commitments and expectations by constantly
managing the triangle of scope, timing and budget.

What you'll do

• As a project manager you will plan and ensure execution of one or more IT projects within set timelines and budget by defining and managing elements such as the scope, solution, planning, budget, risks, resources, dependencies and quality, in close collaboration with your internal clients and both internal and external suppliers
• You will ensure the complete delivery of the solution by integrating both IT and business
  stakeholders, where ensuring will be based on the satisfaction of the users of the implemented
  solution.
• You will be the trusted companion of your sponsors and stakeholders during the whole
  project, and especially during the steering committees, and provide them with regular and clear
  project statuses and prepare actively management decisions requested.
• You will work in different business areas (utility based) with a broad range of IT applications.
  You actively pursue and coordinate the end to end implementation, leading a multi-disciplinary
  team of business and IT experts. You will make sure the necessary resources are available and
  confirmed by the different domain managers.
• You will actively participate in the preparation phase (RFP, pilot’s, budget and business case
  definition) to ensure the delivery of the project scope in the agreed time and budget.
• You will ensure that all reports and dashboards always contain the latest information on your
  project
• You will always keep track of the business case and take attention on the prioritisation based on
  this (minimum viable product supporting the most benefit towards the business case).
  Time, Budget, Scope and quality must be respected at all times

Profile

• Great educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science or engineering for technical project managers;
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Master English and at least conversational in Dutch or French;
• Thorough experience in working with project management tools & MS Office
• Ease in project management methodologies, experience in Agile and/or having methodology certification is considered an asset;
• You know the techniques of managing scope-time-budget-quality-risk management
• A good general understanding of business context and complex IT projects technologies and systems
• Experience in Utilities is an asset

Required skills

• Have successfully ended large and/or complex project implementations, including fixed price projects and/or 3rd party sub-contractors management
• Able to work in a team accountability environment and able to forge collaboration between business and IT colleague
• Possess client-facing and internal communication skills, both verbal and written
• Able to manage stakeholders
• Excellent and proactive organiser with strong tracking and follow-up skills
• Correct, though , persistent
• Show discipline and report correctly project status
• Like to work within a changing environment and under pressure
• Has leadership skills, even when not hierarchically empowered
• Is able to set and change priorities and perform under pressure
• Capable of understand new technologies quickly
• Prepares for decision, management decision support, including Steerco & Exec reporting