Project Manager

Job Introduction
Serco is a partner of choice to the European Institutions and other International Organisations. For the past 30 years, we have been providing European and International Organisations a wide range of services including ICT services in support, infrastructure, operations and development as well as managing different contact centres for the key European Institutions, agencies and organisations, in Brussels and across Europe.

What connects the ever-growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service
- To keep ahead, we have to evolve continually and enhance the way we deliver our services. Everyone in Serco has a role to play, here.

Serco provides the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.

We are hiring a **Project Manager** for our prestigious partner DIGIT TM (DG Informatics) **in Brussels**. DIGIT-TM is a contract from the European Commission for IT services across Europe.

If you like to work in a multi-cultural and dynamic environment, this opportunity can answer to your expectation.

**We look forward to meeting you Discover the offer below and click on ‘Apply’ if you know that your skillset and talents are a suitable match for this opportunity.**

At Serco, we do not only offer a career but also the opportunity to join a community where everyone’s wellbeing matters, by living out the Serco values in all we do

Main Responsibilities
Are you looking to secure a career in a public sector environment? We would love to hear from you

As **Project Manager** you will be responsible for:

- Manage the implementation of information systems to meet identified business needs, acquiring and using the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales, and quality.
- Give proposals for project strategies, planning, definition of tasks and deliverables, review of project deliverables, quality control, risk analysis and management, status reports, problem reporting and management systems, follow up and organization.
- Guide the team in charge of project activities and review their deliverables.
- Participate in functional working groups and progress meetings.
- Estimate costs, timescales and resource requirements for the successful completion of each project to agreed terms of reference.
- Prepare and maintain project and quality plans and tracks activities against the plan, provide regular and accurate reports.
- Monitor costs, timescales and resources used. Take action where these deviate from agreed tolerances. Ensure that delivered systems are implemented within these criteria.
- Manage the change control procedure gaining agreement for revisions to the project from project sponsors. Provide effective leadership for the project team ensuring that team members are motivated and constantly developing their skills and experience.
- Assistance to the Programme Manager.
- Interaction with the business analysts, customer, users, project leaders and the developers.

In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your work/life balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in Belgium and around the world.

**LEVEL OF EDUCATION**
- Bachelor’s degree of 3 years

**KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS**
- Following skills and knowledge are required for the performance of the above listed tasks:_
- Good knowledge of project management standards and methodologies (Project Scheduling, Strategic Planning, Financial Modelling, Budgeting, Forecasting, Performance Tracking).
- Good knowledge of Agile methodology, Scrum Management, Lean agile
- Meeting Facilitation
- Good technical knowledge on the project’s aspects.
- Practical knowledge of reporting methods.
- Good knowledge of project management tools e.g., MS Project, Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to give business and technical presentations
- Leadership capability.
- Negotiation capability.
- Ability to adapt to unplanned changes or decisions.
- Risk assessment
- Capability of integration in an international/multicultural environment, rapid self-starting capability and experience in working in team.
- Ability to participate in multilingual meetings.
- Ability to work in multi-cultural environment, on multiple large projects.
- Excellent Team Player.
- Ability to understand, speak and write English (C1/C2) be an advantage.

**SPECIFIC EXPERTISE**
- Following specific expertise is mandatory for the performance of tasks:_
- at least 3 years of specific expertise in Agile.
- at least 3 years of specific expertise with project management methodologies (e.g., Prince2, PMI, PM2 )
- at least 3 years of specific expertise with MS-Project.
- at least 2 years of specific expertise with JIRA.
- at least 2 years of specific expertise with web services.
- at least 1 year of specific expertise with cloud solutions.**Important**

Any offer of employment is contingent upon you prov