Job Description

Deadline Date: Tuesday 18 August 2026

Requirement: Senior Project Manager

Location: Oeiras, PT

Full Time On-Site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

Total Scope of the request (hours): 500

Required Start Date: 21 September 2026

End Contract Date: 31 December 2026

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

Duties & Role:

• Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools.
• Takes full responsibility for the definition, approach, management, control and satisfactory completion of medium-scale projects.
• Provides effective leadership to the project team.
• Works effectively with cross functional teams.
• Manages the change process and assesses and manages risks, issues and lesson learned.
• Ensures that realistic project plans are maintained and delivers regular and accurate communication and / or reports to stakeholders.
• Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure.
• Ensures that project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, time and scope, and are formally accepted, by appropriate stakeholders.
• Monitors costs, time, quality and scope and takes action where performance deviates or is predicted to deviate from agreed tolerances.

Requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Project management of acquisition and / or capability development projects for a large organization.
• Proven experience working with technical teams across multiple technical domains, including applications, infrastructure, networking and cyber security.
• Demonstrated experience managing dependencies, risks and issues.
• Experience operating in structured, policy-driven environments with defined governance and security requirements.
• Formal training or demonstrable experience in complex project management.
• Familiarity with transition to service.
• Familiarity with NATO and C4ISR environment.
• Strong experience using Project Management tools, estimating, planning and managing cost and labour
• Relevant experience in leading a cross functional team, preferably in international environment.
• Relevant experience in project control (quality, resource management, scope and budget)
• Experience in training, education or mission-support environments involving CIS systems.
• Has a recognized formal Project Management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or PMP.