Project Lead IT
Brussels-Capital
Digital - (Project) Management
Work experience: 3-5
Reference number: 91974

You'll join a large energy-sector company that delivers high-impact changes across the Belgian market, where you'll lead multiple IT projects end-to-end in a complex, regulated market environment. Your focus is on delivering high-quality solutions that meet business expectations, integrate well within existing processes, and support market transformation initiatives.

Your responsibilities include:

  • Preparing key project documentation such as Project Briefs and Project Definitions.
  • Defining scope, dependencies, and planning activities across parallel projects.
  • Coordinating project teams, IT experts, vendors, and external stakeholders.
  • Monitoring risks, issues, actions, and assumptions and driving mitigation strategies.
  • Ensuring timely and structured communication, including management reporting.
  • Managing business cases, budget allocation, forecasts, and scope changes.
  • Safeguarding the quality of project outcomes and adherence to corporate standards.
  • Leading stakeholder alignment, workshops, and buy-in moments throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Acting as the primary point of contact for the sponsor and all involved parties.
  • Supporting change impact assessments and ensuring smooth transition to operations.
This role also includes steering a major program related to digital prepayment solutions for smart meters. You oversee the coordination, integration, and operational rollout of these new components within the market ecosystem.

What are we looking for?

  • You bring strong project delivery capabilities and are comfortable managing several initiatives at once.
  • At least 3 years of hands-on experience leading and coordinating IT projects from initiation to delivery.
  • Proven experience across project management frameworks (e.g. Prince2, PMBOK) and clear understanding of roles, processes, and terminology.
  • Experience working in the Belgian energy market (minimum 2 years).
  • Strong understanding of MIG6 / DGO market processes.
  • Experience in a coordination role within a MIG6-related project.
  • Prince2 Foundation / Practitioner / Agile certification.
  • Exposure to agile testing principles, with willingness to upskill.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline.
  • Fluent in Dutch OR French (CEFR C1) and comfortable communicating across business and technical domains.

What do we offer?

Location: Brussels (on-site at least several days per week)

Contract: Freelance or Permanent 

Start date: 1 January 2026

End date: 31 December 2026 (extendable by 12 months)

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