Project Manager

Practical Information

Location: Brussels (Empereur)

Daily rate: €550/day excl. VAT

Languages: Dutch and/or French, plus English

Contract: Freelancer

We’re looking for a Project Manager for a strategic programme in the Belgian energy sector. You’ll work with regulators, distribution system operators, external vendors and internal teams on initiatives linked to the energy transition.

Your responsibilities

• Lead complex projects involving several organisations, keeping stakeholders aligned on priorities, decisions and delivery.
• Act as the client’s main point of contact with external vendors and ensure its priorities are reflected in their implementation roadmaps.
• Drive the delivery of shared tooling for transmission and distribution system operators.
• Facilitate strategic decisions with senior management, including on topics such as grid congestion and flexibility.
• Act as Product Owner for an internal implementation team: follow day-to-day progress, manage dependencies and involve product managers when needed.
• Contribute to business architecture discussions to ensure solutions reflect the client’s strategic principles.
• Help steer the creation of a new company, coordinating the legal, regulatory and financial workstreams.

Your profile

• Proven experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders in the energy sector.
• Strong understanding of transmission and distribution system operations, energy regulation and market dynamics.
• Able to work confidently with regulators, distribution system operators, vendors and executive management.
• Strong facilitation skills and the ability to build agreement on difficult decisions.
• Comfortable taking on a Product Owner role and working through legal, regulatory and financial complexity.
• Excellent written and spoken English, alongside Dutch and/or French.

Interested? Apply now or send me a message with your CV and availability.