• Function title: Project Manager
• Reference: NOC-MA-2023-AD/701
• Location: Maastricht – Information about living in Maastricht
• Nature of competition: Internal and external competition
• Applicable regulations: General conditions of employment governing servants at the EUROCONTROL Maastricht Centre
• Type of post: Administrator
• Job level: AD6-AD9 – Check salary simulations for the basic grade
• Generic job title: Expert
• Number of posts: 1
• Duration of appointment: 5 Year(s) – extension or conversion of the contract is possible – see “Useful information” section
• Security clearance: Security vetting may be required in accordance with the relevant EUROCONTROL security provisions
• Directorate/Service: MAAS/ACT – Air Traffic Management Cooperations and Technology Domain
• Working arrangement: Hybrid work (remote and onsite)
• Competition publication date: 02/11/2023
• Competition closing date: 30/11/2023 (23:59 Brussels time)
• Reserve list: Applicable – See details in the “Useful information” section

Your team

Within the Directorate Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre, the “Change Management” service manages programmes, projects and studies and ensures that all changes are efficiently and promptly handled, using adequate methods and procedures. Its goal is to minimise the impact of changes on the other processes.

Your role

Your role will be to:

• Lead, manage, and coordinate projects including the whole project management life cycle; definition scope, planning, resources (budget and staff), monitoring, and review.
• Plan the project execution (in terms of scope, time, cost, quality, risks, and benefits) up to and including project closure, in accordance with the defined project methodology; monitor the overall progress, track risks, issues, and opportunities, and undertake corrective or mitigation measures as necessary.
• Manage the relations with internal suppliers, such as operational experts, software engineers, test and validation teams, etc., by tasking and following up on progress and product delivery.
• Manage the relations with external suppliers, as applicable, from Call for Tenders through contract signature and contract execution till contract termination.
• Identify requirements, draft functional and technical specifications, define objectives, and set up and organize the project team and contributors based on relevant expertise and competencies.
• Organise and lead steering committees (including giving presentations, solving conflicts, reaching consensus, etc.).
• Ensure effective collaboration between all contributors, partners, and third parties/external suppliers.
• Lead meetings and working groups as required and produce and deliver project reporting and presentations.
• Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

• Completed university studies of 4 years in a relevant domain or completed university studies of 3 years in a relevant domain plus at least 1 year of relevant working experience.
• Internal candidates should go to page check on the intranet to see what level of in-house experience is considered equivalent to educational qualifications where appropriate.
• In addition to the above, a minimum of 4 years’ relevant working experience.
• Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
• Experience in project management, including resource allocation, risk assessment, and successful project delivery.
• Experience managing projects with a budget of 2 million EUR or above, preferably in safety-critical and regulated environments (e.g., finance, health, transport).
• Experience in managing IT-related projects or projects with significant IT impact.
• Experience with implementing agile practices in project management.
• Experience in change management.
• Technical writing skills.
• Knowledge of ATC/ATM business domain and activities would be considered an advantage.
• Planning and organising: You apply planning principles to achieve business objectives
• Communication: You adapt your communication to different situations and audiences
• Result focus: You ensure the achievement of shared goals
• Managing change: You support the change process
• Problem-solving: You anticipate and solve business issues
• Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach.
• The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English at level C1. The levels relate to the European-framework-reference Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).

Useful information

• Applications will be accepted from nationals of EUROCONTROL Member States only.
• The selected candidate will be offered a contract of 5 Year (s) pursuant to the provisions of the Staff Regulations governing officials at EUROCONTROL. The contract may be renewed up to a maximum of 9 years or converted into an undetermined contract. Before being established in the post, the selected candidate will be requested to provide certified copies of their degrees and successfully serve a probationary period of 9 months.
• Internal candidates
  • If selected, the person will keep their current type of appointment duration (undetermined or determined).
  • The internal staff member with a determined contract will be offered, in principle, an appointment for 5 Year(s) with a maximum total duration of 9 years.
  • This post entails management activities. Established staff members will therefore have to serve a confirmation period of 9 months. This period may be shortened to 6 months if the successful candidate is appointed following a competition preceded by a previous temporary assignment to the post for which s/he was selected. The Director General may also decide not to make subject to this provision if that official has previously been assigned, for a period of 2 years or more, to a post similar to that for which he has been selected and which entailed the same level of management responsibilities.
• The successful candidate shall be appointed at the grade set out in this vacancy notice, or if a group of grades has been published for a job level, in principle at the basic grade of the published job level.
• In case of reserve list: Suitable candidates, however not selected to fill the post, will be placed on a reserve list for similar functions. The period of validity of reserve list is 1 year from the closing date of applications.
• Information on salary and benefits can be found on our Careers site
• EUROCONTROL is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality and diversity. In the event of equal merit, preference may be given to the applicant from the under-represented diversity characteristics in order to complement diversity of teams and rebalance the workforce.
• Candidates should go to our Careers site and read the tips on how to apply.