Project Manager

Are you looking for a new opportunity in a fast-moving global company with a family feel? A job where you could have an impact?

We are looking for a Project Manager to work at RHEA in Belgium as part of the Belgium-Luxembourg Business Unit.

The key individual will drive our projects delivery team based in Wavre, Diegem and Transinne, Belgium. You will have the opportunity to work in a challenging environment with state-of-the-art technologies within the cybersecurity and space domains. As a Project Manager, you will be managing key projects ranging from design, development and delivery of complex systems including cybersecurity solutions, and in the management of key suppliers and partners.

Your mission will be to ensure Service Excellence in the delivery of our space/cyber systems and solutions developed in Belgium and Luxembourg, to our clients, should the latter be institutional or commercial clients. You will work closely within the RHEA Belgium and Luxembourg teams, being accountable for such delivery of projects to the clients, while advising the management for adequate evolutions of the whole company and portfolio.

The key client for the projects at stake will be the European Space Agency, in domains of spectrum-monitoring space-based systems, as well as in quantum key distribution services.

**Tasks and Activities**:
The scope of work will include:

- Taking full accountability and responsibility for the definition, documentation, and satisfactory completion of the project(s) in line with customer requirements in order to ensure highest Customer’s satisfaction.
- Managing Project subcontractors and suppliers throughout projects lifecycle.
- Advising on resources which are required by the projects, from early proposal stage onwards.
- Following RHEA Group PM Lifecycle, best practices and processes.
- Developing and maintaining key project documents, including Project Management Plan, Risk Register and Delivery Reporting Pack.
- Leading the project teams by ensuring proper leadership, and by collaborating with Technical/Security Project Managers assigned as technical/security leads of the projects and task activities, including taking appropriate action where team and/or partners’ performance deviates from nominal tolerances.
- Identifying, assessing, and managing risks to the success of the project and mitigating where required.
- Ensuring that realistic project and quality plans are prepared and maintained and providing regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as appropriate.
- Communicating and coordinating project activities with the project team (RHEA staff, partners, subcontractors) and ensuring that priorities are developed and known.
- Facilitating efficient communication across all levels of the project (RHEA staff, partners, subcontractors, and client) to ensure consistency in reaching the project’s goal, and to help in the recognition of any potential opportunities, risks or complications.
- Ensuring Quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedures.
- Managing the project resources and costs, forecasting and reporting on a monthly basis and overseeing the timely escalation of Project issues including identifying resourcing needs and skills gaps well in advance.
- Managing the change control procedure and ensuring that project deliverables are completed within planned cost, timescale and resource budgets, and are signed off.
- Building strong customer relationships and supporting the Business Development function in expanding business with the client.
- Conducting Lessons Learnt throughout the Lifecycle of the project and reflects and acts on “lessons learned”.
- Identifying opportunities to increase the revenue or profitability by expanding the services of the project or facilitating new business through further projects.
- Supporting the Projects Director, Project Controller and Division Manager, in getting a constant view and control on the financial performance of the projects, and in reporting within the RHEA Group accordingly.
- Providing support to commercial proposals elaboration as required.

**Skills and Experience**:
The following skills and experience are mandatory:

- Proven successful project and risk management experience (three years as minimum).
- Experience in managing largely structured projects, and/or European Institution and/or ESA Projects.
- Understanding current state-of-the-art space, IT and cybersecurity concepts, issues and concerns.
- Sufficient technical understanding to actively participate in technical discussions with the project team and to enable a solution driven process.
- Experience in managing complex and risky (incl. geographically distributed) multi-party/stakeholder projects.
- Proven successful risk management experience.
- Experienced in Project Budgeting and forecasting.
- Experience working with commercial, government agencies, industrial, academic and non-profit organizations.
- Rapid self-starting capabilities and