Project Manager

Job Title: IT Project Manager

Language: French, Dutch, and English

Location: 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Duration: 15/09/2026 - 31/12/2026 + Renewable

Hybrid: 2 days on-site per week

Job Description:

• As a project manager "ANPR for Roadsafety" within the ANPR team at DRI, you will be responsible for the planning, execution and follow-up of various projects.
• You ensure a good structure and make every effort to respect predetermined timings and budgets so that initiatives can be realized and implemented correctly and on time.
• Where necessary, you adjust the planning and you can communicate clearly and transparently about this and provide the necessary reporting.
• You will develop an action plan for each project that fits within the indicated priorities and capacity (both budgetary and technical) and work closely with the business analyst to map out and thoroughly document all elements.
• You will be able to develop an overarching vision and roadmap for the various projects within the theme of Traffic, taking into account strategic priorities, dependencies between initiatives and the long-term objectives of the ANPR programme. You translate this vision into a concrete, phased planning that gives direction to the team and the stakeholders.
• You also coordinate the various actions towards the suppliers and build a good relationship with internal stakeholders at the police: IT architects, (functional) analysts, software engineers and key users, in order to ensure the success of the projects.
• You support communication and change management initiatives and guide the developers and analysts within the Traffic theme where necessary.
• In a short period of time, you will build up knowledge about the various topics within Traffic, which you will thoroughly document with a view to anchoring and transferring information.
• You can quickly switch between different topics and according to changing priorities.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Main tasks:

• Establish and manage project scope, schedule, milestones, and deliverables based on validated parameters.
• Identifying tasks, dependencies and risks; developing and following up on mitigation measures.
• Managing business analyst(s) on various topics.
• Reporting project progress to stakeholders: status, problems, bottlenecks, risks and proposed alternatives/mitigations; recording decisions and actions ("decision log").
• Establish and maintain quality management plans to ensure that project results meet the required standards.
• Daily collaboration and coordination with the development team (full stack engineers, back-end developers) and with other teams involved (DIPO, DIST) within GPI.
• Implement and use project management and documentation tools (including JIRA, Confluence) for follow-up and knowledge sharing.
• Stakeholder management and relationship building with internal police stakeholders (IT architects, (functional) analysts, developers and key users) and external partners (e.g. suppliers, other government agencies, etc.) to ensure the success of the various projects.

Additional tasks:

• Support in the management of the project management organization within the ANPR team: assisting in the demand management process, setting up strategic reporting, determining best practices and internal processes, transfer to the run team
• Support for change management and user training programs where necessary.
• Participate in the development of an action plan in line with the vision for the future in terms of camera connections, network facilities, etc.

Education, experience and competences:

• At least ten years of hands-on experience in supervising IT technical projects
• Experience with project follow-up and knowledge management systems and programs (JIRA, Confluence)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• French or Dutch as a mother tongue, with a strong passive knowledge of the other language

Soft skills

• Working style: Proactive, result-oriented and structured. You take initiative, are a self-starter with a critical eye and you work according to a plan. You set clear goals (KPIs) and substantiate your proposals and decisions with facts and data.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, written and spoken. The ability to manage and align different stakeholders in terms of content. You can listen actively, ask the right questions and formulate complex ideas clearly, both in writing and orally
• Integrity: Discretion and reliability are essential, as you have access to sensitive police information.

Skills:

• Budget & planning management
• Change Management
• Experience in the public sector
• IT project management
• JIRA & Confluence (project follow-u