Senior Project Leader

Intro

Moebius Consulting is the technical consultancy expert within the Verhaert Group Masters in Innovation.
We are looking for a Senior Project Leader in order to support our customers’ R&D team in the Brussels region.

Freelancers are welcome.

Your challenges

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Project Leader to help our client achieve their ambitious vision.
In this role, you have the opportunity to lead end-to-end product development projects from the idea phase to product launch.
You will be leading one major project, where the project team can be between 30 and 50 people.

Your tasks will include:

• Establishing the project master schedule and rigorously maintaining the adherence to this schedule.
• Based on customer needs you will determine together with our marketing and internal technical competence departments which innovations, technologies, and standard modules will be used in the product.
• Based on this decision you will start up, and execute the product development phase together with internal function developers, industrial designers, mechanical and electronic product developers, quality engineers, marketing and procurement.
• After finalizing the product development phase, you are responsible for developing and releasing the production processes and equipment in the supply chain or at key suppliers abroad.
• Together with your team, you will set up a review structure that provides optimal insight into the current status of the project and you initiate corrective actions if required.
• You will communicate project status, results, and activities with team members and internal and external stakeholders, always ensuring alignment of expectations.
• You will take the lead in setting up and managing the project budget, as well as overseeing and managing the cost and weight targets.
• You have an international scope, so some travelling is part of this job.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in a technical subject, preferably mechanical engineering.
• PMP Certification
• +10 years demonstrated ability in handling international multidisciplinary projects
• You should have lead from start to finish at least one project as a project lead, where the project delivered a proposition which included industrial design, mechanical and electronics aspects.
• Engineering experience in product development is required, whereas experience in production is an advantage.
• Next to your technical background you can look from a business perspective. You have a basic understanding of other disciplines, e.g. marketing, purchasing, design.
• You like challenges and get energy from taking away roadblock. The impossible task is what gets you through the day.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, able to influence on different levels. This allows you to make good and effective decisions.
• Mentor skills, able to build dedication and empower your team and others.
• Excellent written and verbal communicator in English, proven track record of working in a dynamic cross functional team.
• Willingness to travel in Europe and Asia when teaming up with our external suppliers.
  

Our offer

At Moebius Consulting (member of the Verhaert Group Masters in Innovation), you arrive in a varied challenging technical environment that helps and guides companies in their development and innovation processes.
You continuously develop your technical, organizational and personal skills.
We offer a competitive salary package and interesting fringe benefits such as a car, hospitalization and group insurance and meal vouchers. We work 40 hours a week, so you can enjoy 12 extra days off per year.

Freelancers are also welcome.