Senior Project Manager

Position Description:

(Note: This job posting is only open to resident in Belgium native in Dutch or French. If this is not the case please have a look at our other job postings instead!).

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex IT and business projects in a complex regulated Belgian energy market environment. The role covers project definition planning scope budget risks stakeholder alignment vendor coordination release readiness and service transition.

As a senior delivery lead the Project Manager coordinates business sponsors product owners architects delivery teams operations suppliers market parties and governance bodies to ensure reliable compliant delivery.

Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end IT and business projects from project brief or project definition through delivery testing release transition closure and post-implementation review.
Planning & Coordination of scope timing and resources.
Managing dependencies inside and between projects.
Coordinating project members IT teams and business experts.
Detecting and mitigating risks and issues.
Managing project communication and reporting to stakeholders
Following up and updating the business case (scope budget alignment with sponsors).
Guaranteeing the quality of deliverables and corporate process compliance.
Analyzing and handling change requests.
Acting as first contact point for the project sponsor.
Managing contractors / vendors (Time & Material and fixed-price contracts).
Drive release readiness rollback planning documentation knowledge transfer handover to service teams lessons learned and continuous improvement.
Supporting procurement activities including the preparation and coordination of RFPs vendor selection and contracting in collaboration with internal governance and sourcing teams.
Ensure deliverables comply with applicable client standards for architecture quality testing security privacy change release and operational readiness.

Required Skills & Experience
Education & Certifications
Bachelors or Masters degree in IT (or equivalent experience)
Prince2/PMBok/Agile PM or similar certifications.
Additional certifications are a strong asset

Language Skills
Dutch and/or French: C1C2 level (mandatory)
Second national language (Dutch/French): C1 or higher (preferred)
English: C1 or higher

Experience
Minimum 5 years or 10 years of professional IT or business project-delivery experience including at least 5 /10 years as a Project Manager IT Project Manager Project Lead or comparable delivery-leadership role.
Recent hands-on project-management experience within the last 3 years.
Proven experience leading projects of significant size ideally at least 300 working days or comparable complexity with strong autonomy and ownership.

Technical Skills
/C# React (or equivalents)
API-driven and microservices architectures
Data platforms (e.g. Databricks)
DevOps CI/CD and monitoring practices

Competencies
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Leadership and mentoring mindset
Structured pragmatic and result-oriented

Nice to Have
Experience in Belgian energy/utilities sector
Experience in Agile / DevOps environments

Why CGI
CGI is one of the worlds largest IT consulting the Netherlands we work on impactful projects for among others governments banks and organizations in infrastructure energy and industryprojects that affect the daily lives of millions of people. We combine local involvement with global expertise and work in small self-managing teams where diversity and inclusion are central. We look forward to your contribution to our team.

What we offer you
At CGI we value diversity and inclusion as it not only promotes collaboration but also often leads to better results. We look forward to your contribution to our team!
Working in small self-managing teams consisting of experts in your field.
- Directing your own career with the space to keep developing yourself.
- You work with the latest technologies.
- An excellent salary and attractive fringe benefits
- An immediate permanent contract
-- And the opportunity to become a CGI shareholder


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Required Experience:

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1