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EMW, Inc.

C005049 Senior Project Manager (NS) - TUE 18 Aug

EMW, Inc. · Oeiras, Portugal

Advertising Services · 1 employee

8 h ago
Senior (5-10 yrs) Contractor Portugal
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About the role

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the definition, approach, and successful completion of medium-scale projects while providing effective leadership to cross-functional teams. They must ensure project deliverables meet cost, time, and quality standards while maintaining accurate communication with stakeholders.

What they look for

Project Management Leadership Risk Management Stakeholder Management C4ISR NATO SECRET Clearance Acquisition Capability Development Infrastructure Networking Cyber Security PRINCE2 PMP Budget Management Resource Management Cross-functional Team Leadership

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active NATO SECRET security clearance and a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a related discipline. A minimum of 5 years of experience in project management within acquisition or capability development environments is required, along with formal project management certification.

Full 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.

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.