Job Title: Senior Project Manager (ICT)
Location: The Hague, Netherlands (hybrid/on-site)
Type: Freelance / Consultant
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Long-term
Job Overview:
We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver a portfolio of ICT projects within a highly regulated, international public-sector environment. The successful candidate will manage complex software and infrastructure initiatives, coordinating internal teams and external service providers to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate multiple ICT projects, ensuring compliance with organizational project management standards.
- Manage end-to-end project delivery, including planning, risk management, communication, stakeholder alignment, and reporting.
- Produce and maintain all project documentation, including detailed project plans and up-to-date Gantt charts.
- Monitor and report project progress, budget, and resources to relevant stakeholders.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and facilitate effective collaboration between internal departments and third-party providers.
- Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and issues, including timely escalation where necessary.
- Support governance activities through regular checkpoints, boards, and coaching as needed.
- Ensure project outcomes meet business needs in terms of scope, quality, time, and cost.
Mandatory Requirements:
- Language Skills: Professional working proficiency in English (B2 level or higher).
- Education: Degree in a relevant field.
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Experience:
- Minimum 9 years of experience in project management.
- At least 5 full-lifecycle projects delivered, including commercial software deployments, incremental delivery, ICT infrastructure, and/or third-party integrations.
- Minimum 5 years working in international and/or EU-level environments.
- Minimum 5 years working within regulated public/government sectors.
- Minimum 5 years using project management tools such as MS Project.
Desirable Experience:
- End-to-end delivery of at least one Identity and Access Management (IAM) project.
- Experience with EU public procurement/tendering and contract management.
- Knowledge of IAM technologies, virtual infrastructure, containers, and secure connectivity solutions.
Professional Skills:
- Strong knowledge of project planning and estimation techniques.
- Advanced use of MS Office, especially PowerPoint for visual timelines.
- Certification in project management (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, PM² – intermediate level or higher).
- Proven experience with software integration projects involving enterprise service bus and external service providers.
Opportunities are numerous. From bare applications development to of IT infrastructures management including conception, architecture and requirements analysis.
Although open to technologies used by our customers, ABAKUS IT-SOLUTIONS seeks mainly but not only consultants mastering: Windows and Linux Servers, networks, developments (JAVA, SAP, .NET,…) as well as highly specialized experts for example in cybersecurity or in Content Management System (CMS) (SharePoint, Drupal, WebLogic…).
In terms of non-technical competencies, ABAKUS IT-SOLUTIONS hires dynamic persons, open to the world, interested by innovation and having a keen sense of client relationship.
A very good command of English is essential, the capacity to speak French, German or Dutch is an asset.
Even though most of our positions require at least 3 years of experience, some are open to new starters.
