Senior Project Manager Construction

Location: Mechelen, Belgium

Languages: English & Dutch required; French highly valued

Seniority: Senior

Project scale: Building projects around 35 M€ CAPEX

The Role:

We are looking for a Senior Civil Engineer or Architect to perform as Project Manager and lead complex building projects with an investment value of approximately 35 million euros.

This position is ideal for a senior civil, architect or building engineer who has evolved beyond technical design and is able to take ownership of complex projects as a Project Manager.

The successful candidate will combine strong building technical judgment ( CS&A and Utilities) with the ability to coordinate engineering, procurement, contractors, contract management, planning, budget, risks, client communication and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for leading complex building projects through the full project lifecycle, including feasibility, project definition, basic design, procurement, construction management and project close-out.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams, including civil, structural, architectural, MEP, EHS,
• procurement, cost control, contract management, planning and construction stakeholders.
• Act as the main interface with the client, ensuring clear communication, decision tracking and
• alignment on scope, cost, schedule and risks.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, quality, risks, safety and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate the development and follow-up of key project documents such as the Project Execution
• Plan, Project Definition File, Overall Time Schedule, risk register, procurement strategy, reporting dashboards and decision logs.
• Ensure proper coordination between design disciplines, contractors and client stakeholders.
• Review technical solutions from a project perspective, ensuring constructability, maintainability, cost-effectiveness and alignment with client requirements.
• Support and coordinate procurement activities, including package definition, technical RFQs, bid reviews, negotiation support and post-order follow-up.
• Monitor contractor and supplier performance during execution, including milestones, progress, change orders, quality, safety and commissioning readiness.

Project Scope

You will work mainly on:

• Real estate and Industrial building projects.
• Complex building projects involving civil works, structures, architecture, utilities, MEP and process related interfaces.
• Greenfield and brownfield investments.
• Projects requiring strong coordination between design, permitting, procurement, construction and client operations.
• Projects with CAPEX typically between 10 M€ and 50 M€, first mission with a project dimension of 35M€ Investment on education sector.

Required Profile

We are looking for someone with:

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Building Engineering, Construction Engineering, or
• equivalent.
• Around 10+ years of experience in civil engineering, architecture, project management, Real Estate and/or industrial construction or complex project delivery.
• Proven experience coordinating or managing projects with significant CAPEX, ideally above 20 M€.
• Strong understanding of civil works, structures, building design, construction sequencing and technical coordination.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and external contractors.
• Ability to manage project scope, planning, budget, risks, quality and client communication.
• Good understanding of procurement, contractor follow-up, change management and project
• reporting.
• Experience with project management tools and collaborative platforms such as MS Project,
• Primavera P6, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, BIM tools, Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD or Autodesk
• Construction Cloud