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Deadline Date: Wednesday 19 August 2026 Requirement: Senior Project Manager Location: Braine-l'Alleud, BE Full Time On-Site: Yes Time On-Site: 100% Total Scope of the request (hours): 729.9 Required Start Date: 21 September 2026 End Contract Date: 31 December 2026 Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET   Duties & Role:   Under the direction of the Principal Project Manager (Lead PM), the incumbent will perform duties such as the following: The planning, implementation and management of assigned projects in accordance with the appropriate NATO regulations and NCI Agency project management policies and procedures; Development of business case (including procurement strategy, benefit and risk analyses, project proposal and/or statement of works) to secure sponsor acceptance and funding; Execute the necessary Management, Coordination and Quality Assurance functions essential to the successful delivery of capability and services; Take responsibility for understanding client requirements, collecting data, delivering analysis and problem resolution; Deliver projects within defined Scope, Time, Cost and Quality tolerances and report on progress regularly and ad-hoc as required; The identification, planning and allocation of resources to meet project milestones and/or initiate corrective actions when necessary; Manage the projects Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and report any recognized anomalies and initiate corrective actions; Manage Risks and Issues proactively, keep the Risks-/Issues- log up-to-date and report any deviations directly with applicable courses of actions; Manage proactively the cash flow of projects and contribute to financial planning and reporting; Support the annual and multi-year Business Planning and forecasting by accurate planning and forecasting of own projects; Supervise (directly or part of a Matrix environment) teams and individuals (project team members); Lead meetings and conferences with team members, internal/external stakeholders and customers; Ensure that realistic project plans are maintained and ensure regular and accurate communication to stakeholders; Ensure project artefacts are of highest quality, accurate and up- to-date by reviewing and maintaining them regularly; Participate in other project management related activities; Undertake relevant technical support and maintenance activities to keep project and risk plans and/or any other relevant information up-to-date in the Enterprise Business Applications; Deputize for higher grade staff (Principal Project Manager); Performs other duties as may be required. Requirements Skills, Knowledge & Experience: The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience. Or, exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post. A recognised formal Project Management qualification, such as PRINCE 2 Practitioner / Project Management Professional (PMP). The lack of formal qualifications can be compensated by the demonstration of expertise and experience in the domain; Recent extensive Project Management experience (at least three years) in a large scale IT organization; Experience in planning, design, system engineering and implementation of communication aspects of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems; Knowledge and experience in state-of-the-art technologies, relevant to the work, i.e. Deployable Communication and Information Systems (CIS) network design, switched multimedia networks, and familiarity with