Senior Project Manager (Security)

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Under the direction of the Head of NDWC Project Management, and in coordination with the Chief NDWC as the typical Project Executive, the Senior Project Manager will operate with considerable autonomy and initiative. The incumbent is responsible for the end-to-end management of complex Communication and Information Systems (CIS) projects within the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA). IFB, Price Proposals), planning, cost estimation, implementation, and final delivery, ensuring alignment with NATO strategic objectives, NCIA directives, and PRINCE2 methodology. Project Delivery: Manage the time, cost, and quality of all facets of assigned complex projects from initiation to closure.
Requirements Management: Coordinate with customers to capture, analyse, and manage project requirements effectively.
Team Leadership: Manage, motivate, and guide project team(s) through clear direction, delegation, and support.
Methodology Application: Apply standard project management techniques in accordance with PRINCE2 (e.g., change control, risk/issue management, configuration management).
Planning & Reporting: Develop, maintain, and report on detailed project plans using ServiceNow, ensuring compliance with NCIA Directives and P3M best practices.
Resource Management: Identify, plan, and allocate resources to meet milestones; Financial Control: Utilise the Enterprise Business Application (EBA) to monitor project financial status and execute duties within NCIA Procure-to-Pay processes.
Stakeholder Engagement: Sustain effective communication with internal and external stakeholders, including provision of briefings and organisation of meetings with NCIA Senior/Executive management.
Best Practice Compliance: Maintain liaison with other Project/Programme Managers to ensure the integrity and coherence of NATO CIS systems and capabilities.
Maintain close contact with NCIA customers and appropriate levels of NATO bodies (e.g., Representation: Represent NCIA in assigned NATO committees, steering groups, and boards as required.
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 or Agile. Experience in applying multi-discipline engineering and management techniques in the acquisition of complex communication and information systems.
Demonstrable skills with accountability for both successes and failures with project deliverables, customer satisfaction, resource management, procurements and financial management.
Desirable Experience and Education: • Recent experience of Project Management with major communication and/or command and control/management information system at the NCIA or NATO entity. • Extensive experience with project planning toolsets, preferably Service Now. • A recognised Service Management qualification (such as ITIL Foundation, ITIL specialist courses). • Experience in cloud infrastructure deployment, user and application migration projects (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and transition of projects to services and operations. • Experience and certification in Agile Project Management (Agile PM, Scrum)