Senior Project Manager – Energy & Utilities

Our client, a major player in the European energy sector, is seeking a senior professional to lead strategic initiatives that will shape the future energy landscape. This role focuses on managing complex stakeholder environments to deliver critical infrastructure and tooling solutions supporting the green energy transition.

Responsibilities: Lead complex projects involving regulators, distribution system operators, and internal teams to ensure strategic alignment; act as the primary point of contact to safeguard organizational priorities within external vendor implementation roadmaps; drive the delivery of common tooling roadmaps for transmission and distribution system operations; facilitate executive-level alignment on strategic decisions concerning congestion management and system flexibility; serve as the Product Owner for internal implementation tracks, managing dependencies and day-to-day delivery activities; participate in business architecture discussions to ensure strategic principles are embedded in all proposed solutions; support the establishment of new organizational entities by steering legal, regulatory, and financial workstreams.

Requirements: You have 8+ years of experience in managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects; you bring deep expertise in the energy sector, specifically regarding TSO/DSO operations and market dynamics; you possess strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and utility industry standards; you have experience acting as a Product Owner or lead for internal implementation tracks; you're able to navigate legal, regulatory, and financial complexities within fast-changing environments; you possess exceptional strategic facilitation and executive stakeholder management skills; you are fluent in English and possess professional proficiency in Dutch and/or French.

Nice to haves: willingness to contribute to transformative projects accelerating the energy transition.

Offer: Start ASAP, full-time, location Brussels, working model hybrid, contract open to both permanent employees and freelancers.