Project Manager - Aviation M/V/X

Description de la fonction

Start: Mid April
Duration: 6 months (strong chance of extension)
Regime: Full-time
Location: Brussels area
Contract Type: Contractor / Freelance
Travel: ±20%

An international organization in the aviation logistics sector is looking for a Global Project Manager to support global programs and IT products within airline operations. The role focuses on improving processes, tools, and digital applications that enable safe, high-quality, and cost-efficient operational performance across aviation teams.

You will manage business-critical projects, enhance operational systems, and collaborate with multiple international stakeholders to standardize and optimize aviation technologies and workflows.

• Deliver business-process and software projects improving operational tools, infrastructure, service quality, efficiency, and safety-critical systems.
• Define, document, and maintain project scope.
• Plan and execute projects and workstreams according to timelines, budgets, and specifications.
• Collaborate with functional analysts and IT teams to design systems and future-state business processes.
• Address project issues related to aircraft operations, regulatory requirements, and operational workflows.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate risks and issues.
• Ensure adherence to architecture and quality standards in collaboration with IT partners.
• Oversee end-to-end application usage to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and aviation IT standards.
• Conduct quality control on internal and vendor deliverables (functional, integration, E2E, boundary, UAT testing).
• Ensure delivery of business-case benefits and KPIs.
• Manage schedule, costs, quality, risks, issues, and scope within the established governance framework.
• Prepare and present status reports for sponsors and senior management.
• Own deliverables that feed into multi-year aviation programs.

• Minimum 5 years of IT Project Management experience with proven delivery of agile development projects and build/buy IT solutions.
• Certifications such as PMI, Prince2, IREB, and ISTQB/ISEB are strong assets.
• Degree in Business, Engineering, Transportation, IT, or Project Management.
• Solid understanding of transportation or aviation operations (maintenance, crew, ticketing, scheduling, regulatory frameworks).
• Broad IT and systems knowledge relevant to transport and aviation.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Proactive, flexible team player with a hands-on mindset.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Diplomatic, culturally aware, customer-oriented, and solution-driven.

Interested? Send your CV and we will schedule a call!

Profil

Compétences linguistiques

• Anglais (atout)

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