Technical Project Manager

TASKS:

• Lead/deliver projects or individual Work Packages, according to schedule, budget and quality requirements
• Produce high quality deliverables including price proposals and Statements of Work
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders, including Contractors and NATO organizations
• Follow-up project execution: documentation review, testing, delivery
• Act as team member for large projects; in particular to support the project manager for any relevant duties
• Be ready to act independently either as Test, Migration, Requirements, or Implementation Manager
• Support project manager and other project team members as required
• Travel to other NATO locations, including operational theatre
• Adhere to NCI Agency guidance and directives, and more generally NATO Standards

REQUIREMENTS:

• A university master’s degree in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent experience equivalent to a Master’s degree
• Former experience in NCIA, thorough knowledge of NCIA project management processes (including NSIP), and conversant with NATO Policy and procurement procedures
• Experience as a project manager in CIS projects
• Experience as a project team leader
• Deployable to operational theatres on short notice, for a limited period of time
• Experience in applying multi-discipline engineering and management techniques in the acquisition of complex communication and information systems
• Experience in managing, planning, design, system engineering and implementation of military or other communication and information systems
• Knowledge and experience in state-of-the-art technologies, relevant to the work
• A formal qualification in project management and management techniques (Prince2, Scrum, PMP)
• Able to operate under time pressure and autonomously, and able to multitask continuously
• Ability to independently produce project documentation in English, including price proposals and Statements of Work
• Ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders (including customers)
• Experience of working in an (international) environment, comprising both military and civilian staff
• Thorough knowledge and experience with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solution
• Knowledge and experience with mobile telecommunications deployments
• Familiar with Agile Product Creation Process (e.g., Scrum) – A Plus