Senior Project Manager

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.

We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role ID – C002982

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist customers and requirement holders in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant internal stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility;
• Full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation and satisfactory completion of the assigned projects, adopting Waterfall or Agile methodologies as adequate;
• Provide effective leadership to the project team, including third parties, contractors and vendors when applicable;
• Direct, co-ordinate and supervise all activities of assigned resources in the frame of Plans & Projects, Requirements Management and Service Management;
• Ensure that realistic project plans are created and maintained, and delivers regular and accurate communication to stakeholders;
• Manage the change control process and assesses and manages risks;
• Ensure project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure;
• Monitor costs, schedules, quality and resources used and takes action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances;
• Provide technical and policy advice in the areas of the Communications and Information Systems (CIS) used in the training environment of the NCI Academy, and to other NCI Agency elements as appropriate;
• Stay abreast of development in Service and Project Management methodologies/tools and technology developments relevant to the area of work and supports the development and implementation of Agency Service and Project Management directives and processes and their application to Academy Learning Environment;
• Assess service demand and advices on emerging requirements, initiates technical, cost and resources assessment, directs development of local deployment schedules, plans and projects for servi