Description
Project Manager - Luxembourg
This is a genuinely fantastic opportunity to work for one of the most prestigious EU Institutions in Luxembourg.
These are long term contracts with a very high chance of renewal. The longer you work there, the more valuable you become and this means that you could stay there for years.
You will not only be using the latest technologies but you will also be in a more relaxed working environment where your work-life balance is respected!
In addition, they are not just looking for a standard PM; they want people who can make a contribution to the team, who can bring new ideas and who can continue to learn and improve.
For this role, you should have at least 5 recent years of experience in IT with a focus on Project Management of computer software construction.
Your role
* Project management including proposals for project strategies, planning, definition of tasks and deliverables, review of project deliverables, quality control, risk analysis and management, status reports, problem reporting and management systems, follow up and organization
* Support transition plans including infrastructure/application support models, change management, learning & communication deliverables
* Plan and manage technology application changes, liaise between Infrastructure and application platforms, datacenter & security and delivery & support to coordinate implementations
* Guide project activities and review deliverables.
* Participate in functional and technical working groups and progress meetings.
* Estimate costs, timescales and resource requirements for the successful completion of each project to agreed terms of reference.
* Prepare and maintain project and quality plans and tracks activities against the plan, provide regular and accurate reports.
* Monitor costs, timescales and resources used, and take action where these deviate from agreed tolerances. Ensure that delivered systems are implemented within these criteria.
* Manage the change control procedure
Your knowledge and qualifications
* University degree of at least 3 years in a relevant subject.
* Minimum 5 years of professional experience in IT.
* Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Project Management of computer software construction.
* Good knowledge of English (Level B2) and Basic knowledge of French (Level A2) is an advantage
* Experience in managing infrastructure transition and migration projects
* Experience in Change Management
* IT background with experience across the systems development life cycle with experience in different project phases
Experience working with below technologies would be an asset:
* Java experience (Java SE, Java EE, EJB, Applet, etc.)
* UNIX Shell experience (sh, ksh, csh, etc)
* experience in SQL
* experience in Apache Tomcat, JBoss, JSP, PHP
* experience in XML, XSLT, DTD, XML-schema
* experience in UML, RUP, ARIS Business Architect Suite
* PMBoK experience or equivalent
* experience with JIRA
* CVS/SVN experience
If this sounds of interest, then please get in touch ASAP so we can talk about the role and your experience.
Project Manager - Luxembourg
Why an EU Institution?
Paradise for IT contractors
If you are going to freelance, then an EU institution is one of the best places to be. They like people to stay a long time - this is partly because EU Institutions are complex organisations so the longer you are there, the more valuable you become to them. This means the contracts almost always renew for the long term!
Boost your CV
You will be working with the latest technologies on challenging IT projects that address major issues that you read about in the news every day: climate change, migration, safety and security, trade, economy growth, mobile communication, digital Europe, Brexit to name but a few.
Your chance to make a difference and contribute to Europe's future
You will not work to increase a company's profit but to improve the lives of more than five hundred million European citizens. This is a challenge and a privilege, every day.
Diverse and International working environment
You will work with talented colleagues from all EU Member States. The multinational, multilingual working environment is very enriching and stimulating.