Project Manager (FR + NL)

PROJECT MANAGER

Department IT
Reports to (title) Atrias Overall Project Manager/Domain Manager MCT
Position Project manager for Atrias project
Location Brussels/Hasselt

CONTEXT

In order to adapt to the fast changing Belgian Energy market, and to realize its strategic ambitions, Our client has designed a Corporate Transformation Roadmap.In there, IT is a key enabler for many of the initiaves defined.
Within the Transformation Roadmap, Atrias is one of the Strategic initiatives. A joined team Business-IT and a multi-disciplinary taskforce is being ramped-up in order to restart project as from May.
Considering the size and complexity of this project, they are looking for a dedicated Projet Manager to set-up and maintain project governance and reporting and to support the Project Manager in successful delivery.

Mission

You will be allocated on our main project: ATRIAS. This project will prepare the change of market processes planned beginning of 2020. Together with all the main stakeholders on the energy market (energy suppliers, the distribution grid operators and one single clearing house) a new market model and improved market processes will be developed.
This function will be partly fulfilled for PMO tasks and partly for PM tasks.
The PM is responsible for a/multiple project track(s) within Atrias. He ensures that the agreed requirements are delivered on time and within budget. He/she will ensure the complete delivery of the solution by integrating both IT and business stakeholders for this track(s), where ensuring will be based on the satisfaction of the users of the implemented solution.

In General pmo Tasks include (for all project tracks)

Capture, collect and consolidate project data to ensure correct and complete reporting.
Structured follow-up and regular quality insurance of Project deliverables
Guide the existing Change control process
Ensuring data quality, -consistency and coherence by performing checks.
Actively pursuing complete and correct data input (eg Timesheet reporting, KPI input, ). Define actions to structurally optimize.
Turning data into information by performing data-analysis (variance, YTD, evolution in time, root-cause).
Provide pro-active and comprehensive root-cause analysis.
Prepares messages and attention points to Project Manager: flags significant evolution, raises questions, figure data, pinpoints specific findings, escalates where needed.
Provide input and prepare presentation material and reports based upon central data (IT, STP, IT MC). Provides input for IT communication within Luminus. Prepare and support key project meetings (central PMO report, Steerco).
Actively promotes, supports and ensures project governance and project management practice defined.
Centralize management reporting by intelligent and efficient re-use of data sources and tools and development of standard reports or data sources to Project Managers, stakeholders and Steerco members. Align with central PMO on standard guidelines, practices and reporting.
Act in line with governance defined, checks and ensures or enforces processes defined (eg Gate approvals, documents required, budget increases, )
Supports Project Managers and main data providers, explaining the processes, tools and practices in place.
Analyze lessons learned in Atrias delivery and propose improvement actions with the team.

COMPETENCES

Have successfully ended project implementations, including fixed price projects and/or 3rd party sub-contractors management.
able to work in a team accountability environment and able to forge collaboration between business and IT colleagues;
able to manage stakeholders;
excellent and proactive organizer with strong tracking and follow-up skills;
correct, though persistent
show discipline and report correctly project status;
like to work within a changing environment and under pressure;
you have Leadership skills, even when not hierarchically empowered
Be pragmatic and think in solutions
Able work independently and in team
Strong communication skills, able to communicate and report in a clear way (KISS)
Willing to work from Hasselt and Brussels
Come with improvements and make it clear to the other project members
Experienced in project/PMO environment

Background

Knowledge
at least 5 years of experience as an IT project manager, preferably in an IT applications area (SAP, Salesforce, Enterprise Bus within utility market environment). Track of successful project implementations.
master English and are at least conversational in Dutch or French;
thorough experience in working with tools as MS Project
ease in project management methodologies such as Prince2, experience in Agile and/or having methodology certification is considered an asset;
a good general understanding of business context and complex IT projects technologies and systems;

Autonomous

Analytic skills & problem solver
You are able to end a project successful taking into account the sometimes "Political" sensitivity
Excellent plan and follow-up skills,
Prepares for decision, management decision support, including Steerco & Exec reporting
Good organizer, Common sense

Practical information

Start: June 2018.
End December 2018, with option to extend.
Full time position
Location: Brussels/Hasselt