Cargolux

Senior Project Manager

Cargolux Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Airlines and Aviation · 1,001-5,000 employees

Oct 19
project-manager Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time Luxembourg
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About the role

The Senior Project Manager will lead end-to-end delivery of corporate projects, ensuring alignment with EPMO methodology and governance standards. They are responsible for managing project scope, timelines, risks, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve successful business outcomes.

What they look for

Project Management Stakeholder Management Risk Management Change Management Process Reengineering Requirements Gathering Governance Strategic Planning Cross-functional Leadership Reporting Data Analysis Problem Solving Communication Project Delivery Methodology Implementation

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Engineering, or a related field and possess at least 5 years of experience in organizational project management. Exceptional communication skills and expertise in stakeholder management and change management are essential for this role.

Full description

Essential Job Results – Task Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of assigned projects in accordance with Cargolux project management methodology
  • Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, resource requirements and governance structures
  • Take full accountability for project execution, progress, quality, risks, issues and stakeholder management
  • Provide regular and meaningful project updates and recommendations to the Director EPMO, sponsors and senior stakeholders
  • Drive project planning, execution, monitoring and closure activities to ensure successful project outcomes
  • Establish and maintain effective collaboration across business and functional areas
  • Identify, assess and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies and change requests
  • Facilitate project steering activities and support fact-based decision-making through analysis and reporting
  • Ensure adherence to EPMO governance standards, project management methodology and reporting requirements
  • Support the continuous improvement of EPMO frameworks, practices and governance processes
  • Challenge project progress proactively and drive barrier removal to maintain delivery momentum
  • Provide support for other programs or initiative within the scope of EPMO, if required

Essential Requirements For The Position:

  • Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Engineering or related field.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience leading organizational projects (e.g., software selection and implementations, TOM changes, process reengineering, etc.) involving cross-functional teams, with a demonstrable track record of success.
  • Proven expertise in stakeholder management, requirements gathering and analysis, problem identification, root cause analysis, and proposing actionable solutions.
  • Exceptional communication skills, showcasing adeptness in implementing projects with a robust communication and people change management strategies
  • Project and change management certifications (such as PMP, Prince2 or Prosci, CCMP) would be considered as an advantage.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English, other languages such as French and German are considered as an advantage.

Working Conditions:

  • The internal title of this position is: Senior Specialist Project Management
  • Full-time position is based in Luxembourg.
  • Flexibility with working hours.
  • A Certificate of good conduct (Casierjudiciaire, Polizeiliches Führungszeugnis) will be required in case of positive selection.

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