PMO

Our client, a key Belgian player in the energy landscape and part of a European transmission system operator group, ensures the reliability and sustainability of the electricity supply in Belgium. To support the energy transition, it is expanding its high-voltage grid, both onshore and offshore.

Within its Large Projects division, our client is looking for a Program Management Officer (PMO) to support a major international interconnector program, developed together with a foreign partner.

Responsibilities:

The PMO joins a team of Program Management Officers and schedule and risk specialists, and plays a key role in setting up and running an integrated program management approach, with a strong focus on budget, schedule, risk and reporting. The PMO reports functionally to the Program Manager and works closely with Project Leaders, Project Engineers, technical experts and other program stakeholders.

•      Program Management Framework: Define, maintain and continuously improve the framework, including standards and processes for budget, schedule, risk management, reporting and governance.

•      Integrated Baselines: Support the definition, approval and management of integrated baselines for scope, schedule and budget, ensuring coherence and traceability across all control domains.

•      Budget & Cost Control: Consolidate budget estimates, cost forecasts and risk provisions, and provide clear insight into variances and trends.

•      Risk & Opportunity Management: Facilitate risk and opportunity management, proactively identify potential issues and support timely mitigation or corrective actions.

•      Schedule Management: Develop, integrate and maintain the program schedule, and monitor key milestones and dependencies.

•      Reporting: Develop and manage clear, consistent program reporting for management and governance bodies, supporting fact-based decision-making.

•      Traceability: Ensure traceability between program objectives, approved baselines, progress, risks, changes and decisions.

•      PMO Coordination: Coordinate or functionally manage PMO experts, align priorities, lead regular follow-ups on bottlenecks and promote collaboration across the program team.

•      Master’s degree in a financial, business or technical field (e.g. business engineering or engineering)

•      Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in project or program management

•      Strong organizational skills, results-oriented, able to set priorities and act on them

•      Ability to translate complex information into concise management insights

•      Willing to be on site 2 days per week (Brussels)

•      Non-EU candidates: valid Belgian work permit and residence permit

Nice To Have:

•      Experience in large-scale infrastructure or CAPEX projects

•      PMI/PMP course or equivalent project management qualification

•      Knowledge of planning and enterprise tools such as Primavera P6 and SAP

•      Knowledge of reporting tools such as Power BI

•      Knowledge of risk management methodologies

Languages:

English: fluent (mandatory)

Dutch or French: fluent, with a good working knowledge of the other language