IT Project Manager - Energy Market (Freelance possible)

📋 Tasks and responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to lead several projects in parallel from initiation to delivery within the Belgian energy market context.

• Drafting project briefs and project definition documents
• Planning, steering and coordinating projects from A to Z
• Managing dependencies within a project and across related projects
• Coordinating project teams and allocating IT resources effectively
• Identifying, monitoring and mitigating risks and issues
• Handling project communication and management reporting
• Following up and updating the business case, including scope and budget management, with alignment of sponsors and stakeholders
• Safeguarding the quality of deliverables and compliance with internal processes
• Assessing and managing change requests
• Acting as the primary point of contact for the project sponsor
• Facilitating collaboration between internal and external stakeholders
• Building stakeholder buy-in and participating in touchpoint meetings
• Supporting the coordination, implementation and rollout of a digital prepayment solution interacting with smart meters in Belgium
• Overseeing and further optimizing existing project operations and ways of working

📝 Your profile

• Extensive experience in leading and guiding projects as an IT Project Manager
• Good command of project management terminology, structures, roles and processes, for example Prince2 and PMBOK
• At least 3 years of experience working in a hybrid Waterfall and Agile environment
• Experience facilitating workshops with multiple stakeholders
• Strong skills in analysing and defining detailed requirements
• Experience coordinating project teams
• Familiarity with DevOps environments
• Knowledge of the Belgian energy market
• Experience in the customer-related process domain settlement
• Experience in at least one of the following domains: measure or billing
• Knowledge of MIG 6 and/or MIG DGO processes
• Experience in a coordination role within a project in the MIG6 or MIG DGO context
• Hands-on knowledge of tools such as HP ALM, ServiceNow and Topdesk
• You hold at least one of the following certifications: Prince2 Agile, Prince2 Foundation or Prince2 Practitioner
• You have a recognized coaching certification
• You communicate fluently in English at minimum C1 level, as this is the project language
• You have minimum C1 level in French or Dutch, and at least B1 level in the other national language

This role focuses on challenging IT projects in a Belgian energy-market environment with strong emphasis on coordination, stakeholder management and structured project delivery.

💼 Offer

You will be part of a growing Belgian SME where initiative and personal development are encouraged. We will provide you with an enjoyable work environment with fun colleagues. We will work out a career plan with you, with attention and a budget for extra education/certification. You can count on an attractive salary, supplemented with extra-legal benefits, including a company car.
(Freelance is also possible)