Senior ICT Project Manager

What you will do

You will take responsibility for the preparation, steering and successful delivery of large and complex ICT projects within a care organisation. You will work closely with programme management, project teams, business and technical experts, management and other internal and external stakeholders.

Project management

• Lead multiple large and complex projects through their full lifecycle: from initiation and structuring to execution, monitoring, adjustment and final delivery
• Apply professional project methodologies pragmatically, translating strategic objectives into clear project goals, scope, deliverables, milestones and concrete execution plans
• Establish realistic schedules and monitor timing, budget, quality, resources, dependencies and risks
• Ensure clear project governance with well-defined roles, responsibilities, decision-making structures and escalation paths
• Safeguard coherence between your projects and other organisational projects, in close contact with the programme manager
• Identify risks, bottlenecks and dependencies in good time and take initiative to manage them
• Steer multidisciplinary project teams and ensure technical, operational and organisational interests are aligned
• Organise and facilitate steering groups and project meetings, ensuring efficient decision-making

Stakeholder management and decision-making

• Navigate a complex stakeholder environment and connect different interests
• Build strong working relationships with management, technical experts, project teams, clients, partners, suppliers and other stakeholders
• Provide clear, transparent and focused communication throughout the project lifecycle
• Advise stakeholders on progress, risks, feasibility, budget, resources and impact
• Ensure the programme manager, sponsors and steering groups have timely access to accurate information for informed decision-making
• Create support for decisions and changes, bringing stakeholders at different levels along
• Monitor agreements and ensure decisions are translated into action and results

Reporting and control

• Provide objective and up-to-date reporting on scope, planning, budget, quality, resources, risks and dependencies
• Monitor progress using clear KPIs, milestones and deliverables
• Signal deviations promptly and formulate concrete proposals for adjustment
• Ensure decision-making, responsibilities, actions and changes are properly documented and followed up
• Safeguard that projects remain aligned with strategic objectives and agreed business results, together with the programme manager

What we are looking for

Education and technical background

• Higher education at bachelor or master level with a technical or engineering background, or equivalent through relevant experience
• Demonstrable experience in technical environments where complex projects and programmes are delivered
• Understanding of the dynamics and complexity of development projects, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical specialists and other disciplines

Experience

• At least 10 years of relevant experience leading development projects
• At least 5 years of experience leading projects within large and complex programmes
• Extensive experience with multidisciplinary project teams, complex stakeholder structures and projects with multiple interdependencies
• Experience within a PMO, portfolio or programme organisation is a strong asset

Project management expertise

• Expert knowledge of the terminology, organisation, roles, governance and processes within recognised PM methodologies such as PRINCE2; certification is a strong asset
• Knowledge of other methodologies and frameworks such as PMBOK/PMP, Agile, Scrum or SAFe is a plus
• Ability not only to apply methodology but also to transfer expertise and guide others
• Combination of methodological discipline with pragmatism: methodology supports the result and is not a goal in itself

Languages

• Excellent professional knowledge of Dutch (native level)
• Good knowledge of English

Who you are

• An experienced leader who can bring structure to complexity without falling into bureaucracy
• Analytically and strategically strong, yet hands-on and results-oriented
• Able to prepare decisions, make issues discussable and adjust when projects threaten to deviate from their objectives
• Clear communicator who can switch between technical specialists and senior management and connect different interests around a shared result
• Work independently, in a structured and results-oriented manner
• Take ownership and respons