Senior Project Manager - Energy

N-SIDE Careers Senior Project Manager - Energy

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager - Energy to join our Energy department based in Louvain-la-Neuve.

Who We Are

N-SIDE is a world leader in increasing the efficiency of life sciences and energy industries by providing software and services that optimize the use of natural resources, facilitating the transition to a more sustainable world.

To achieve this, N-SIDE leverages its deep industry knowledge, technical expertise, and understanding of applied mathematics to help global pharmaceutical and energy companies anticipate, adapt, and optimize their decisions.

In the energy industry, N-SIDE helps electricity market and grid operators in enabling a safer and faster transition toward renewable sources.

As a Senior Project Manager - Energy, you will...

What You’ll Do

• Assume overall responsibility for multiple projects associated with N-SIDE Energy software development, particularly those supporting the critical business operations of our customers

• Coordinate all aspects of integration project execution, including planning, implementation, testing, and delivery, with a focus on agile delivery approaches. Prepare and manage the agile artifacts (ex: project backlog, sprint plannings, scrum ceremonies …). Supervise the cross-functional project team, fostering collaboration between software developers, data scientists, and domain experts. Monitor the quality, scope, timing, and budget of the project.

• Proactively identify, evaluate, and manage project risks while preparing and implementing robust mitigation plans.

• When relevant, coordinate the preparation of the operational aspects of the project (i.e. training, support and maintenance, …)

• Define tailored project communication approaches. Ensure effective and assertive communication within the project, both internally and with the customer, including the ability to push back or say "no" to requests when they conflict with agreed project scope, timelines, or quality standards. Maintain comprehensive and well-organized project documentation, ensuring traceability and continuity.

• Build a strong relationship with customers, ensuring strong customer satisfaction, and leverage it to identify cross-selling opportunities of N-SIDE energy solutions.

• Understand customer needs and feedback, identify key areas for improvement, and effectively translate advanced analytics solutions into actionable, business-oriented terms. Act as a bridge between customers and internal teams, ensuring feedback is communicated effectively from/to engineering and consulting teams.

• Support sales and bid management activities:

• Act as a Bid Manager: Coordinate technical teams to produce comprehensive and high-quality project proposals.

• Contribute to proposal creation: Define project timelines, delivery strategies, risk assessments, and associated contractual agreements, ensuring they align with both customer requirements and N-SIDE’s operational capabilities.

• Contribute to the enhancement of the company’s project management and bid management capabilities by driving process improvements, creating reusable templates, and coaching junior project/bid managers. Promote best practices to improve efficiency, quality, and overall project delivery standards.

About You

• You have a Master Degree in Engineering, Computer Science and/or Business
• You bring 5+ years of experience, including at least 2 years of project management leading software development projects aimed at delivering production-ready tools. While experience in the energy sector (electricity markets and power systems operation) is not mandatory, it is a strong asset.
• You have solid project management skills and you can demonstrate deep understanding of agile principles and frameworks like Scrum and Kanban, with certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, Scrum Master, or Scrum Product Owner being highly desirable.
• You have a strong understanding of software development lifecycles (ex: design, testing, deployment, technical documentation, …). You are able to communicate and explain high-level technical problems, simplifying complex ideas for diverse audiences.
• You have strong leadership and communication skills. With a caring yet firm approach, you excel at managing projects with multiple stakeholders, including subcontractors. You effectively motivate and guide cross-functional project teams, ensuring alignment and successful project delivery.
• You have a strong proactivity, sense of initiative and responsibility, and organizational skills. You have a strong commitment to delivering value to clients by aligning software solutions with their specific needs.
• You are fluent in English, other languages are a plus.

Travel: 10%

Start date: ASAP

Our offer

What’s important for us is that you grow and learn, because we care about you, which is N-SIDE’s hallmark.You will be part of a fun and flexible work environment in which creativity, freedom and initiative are rewarded.

You will join a diverse team of over 200 passionate engineers, computer scientists, and business experts from 30+ different nationalities, with 25% holding PhDs. Together, we are committed to making a meaningful impact toward a more sustainable future.

N-SIDE offers a great compensation package, which includes a company car and full range of benefits which can be personalised thanks to our Flex Income Plan.

All candidates will be treated equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, disability, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. N-SIDE will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

We are headquartered in Belgium with offices in the USA and Japan. The company is certified B Corporation, Best Managed Company by Deloitte Belgium, and ISO 27001.

Motivated to join our team and bring N-SIDE to the next level?

We are looking forward to receiving your application!

We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal data, including any information which allows us to identify you as an individual person. N-SIDE uses the applicant’s personal data in a fair and lawful manner. N-SIDE collects and processes personal data in accordance with the privacy statement available in the privacy policy. Personal information (applicant data) submitted by an applicant will only be used by N-SIDE to ensure an effective recruitment process and will be used for recruitment purposes only.