C003229 Principal Project Manager (NS) - THU 7 Dec
EMW, Inc., Netherlands

Deadline Date: Thursday 7 December 2023

Requirement: Principal Project Manager

Location: The Hague, NL

Full time on-site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

Total Scope of the request (hours): 836

Required Start Date: 8 January 2024

End Contract Date: 31 December 2024

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

Duties and Role:

Under the direction of the Principal Business Manager and in coordination with the Chief NDWC as the typical Project Executive, but largely on own initiative, the incumbent will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and management of complex projects in particular through:

• The management of time, cost and quality of all facets of the assigned project(s);
• The management of requirements in coordination with the customer;
• The management and motivation of project team(s) through clear guidance and assignment of work;
• The application of standard project management techniques in accordance with the Prince2 methodology (e.g. change control, risk/issue management);
• The development and maintenance of project plans in particular using the MS-EPM (Microsoft Enterprise Project Management) framework used by NCIA and in compliance with NCIA directive and project management best practices;
• The identification, planning, and allocation of resources to meet project milestones and/or initiate corrective actions when necessary;
• The use of EBA (Enterprise Business Application; NCI Agency ERP system) to monitor and control project financial status and execute project managers duties in NCIA-defined Procure-to-Pay process;
• The monitoring and control of project progress to ensure resources are consumed in accordance with the approved budget and within the approved timelines;
• The sustainment of effective communications with different stakeholders (internally and externally), through the provision of briefings and the organisation of meetings in particular, including with NCIA top management;
• The consideration of Programme requirements as required;
• The provision of relevant inputs to the various Agency's reports;
• The application of NCIA and P3M Best Practice guidance;
• Maintain liaison with other Project Managers and Programme Managers to ensure the integrity and coherence of NATO CIS systems and capabilities;
• Maintain close contact with NCIA Customers;
• Maintain close relationship with the appropriate levels of NATO bodies involved in NATO CIS processes;
• Represent the Agency in assigned NATO committees, steering groups/boards as required;
• Maintain contact, as required, with representatives of industrial organisations within the NATO nations;
• Stay abreast of technological developments relevant to the area of work;
• Participate in trainings as applicable;
• Deputize for higher staff as required;
• Perform any other duties as required.

Competencies or Personal Attributes:

• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts

Supervisory/Guidance Duties:

The incumbent may supervise, administer and give professional guidance to staff.

Travel:

Business travel to NATO and national (NATO and non-NATO) facilities as well as between the NCIA offices

May be required to undertake duty travel to operational theatres inside and outside NATO boundaries

Requirements

Skill, Knowledge amp; Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• A Master's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline; and 5 years post related experience. Or a Bachelor's degree with 8 years post related experience.
• A recognised project management qualification (such as Prince2 Practitioner, Managing Successful programmes (MSP), Project Management techniques based upon PMI Knowledge area, Agile) and recent extensive experience (at least eight years) in the Project Management of major communication and/or command and control/management information system for a large
• organisation. The lack of formal project qualification may be compensated by the demonstration of expertise in the domain;
• A recognised Service Management qualification (such as ITIL Foundation, ITIL specialist courses)
• Experience in applying multi-discipline engineering and management techniques in the acquisition of complex communication and information systems;
• Experience in private and/or public cloud infrastructure deployment, user and application

Job Rewards and Benefits