IT Project Manager

• A salary between €5,700 and €8,565 gross per month, plus 8% holiday allowance.

• Plenty of free time: 40 vacation days with full-time employment, with the option to buy or sell extra leave.

• A profit-sharing scheme through which you share in the success of Royal IHC.

• Flexible working: A home office allowance of € 2.45 per day + a one-time € 750 to set up your workspace.

• Travel allowance of €0.21 per kilometer for the days you travel to the office.

• A solid pension scheme via PME.

• Room to grow: many internal career opportunities and a training budget + access to our IHC Academy to stimulate your development.

• Vitality and energy: unlimited exercise in our own fitness room (in exchange for the sustainable employability day).

• Royal IHC takes care of matters that you as an applicant would rather not deal with, but which are important nonetheless. Including disability insurance, partner pension, and the possibility to have extra healthcare costs partially reimbursed through our Social Fund.

As an IT Project Manager - Defence Projects, you are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a secure IT infrastructure and application landscape, in accordance with the applicable ABDO and ABRO guidelines.

You ensure that projects are executed within the agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and security requirements, and comply with all relevant defence regulations, contractual agreements, and IT governance guidelines.

In this role, you are the central point of contact for assigned IT defence projects and you drive collaboration between business, IT, security, legal, and external suppliers. You operate within defence programmes and classified environments.

1. Project management & delivery

• Initiating, planning, executing, and closing IT defence projects
• Drafting and managing project documentation (planning, risks, decisions, actions)
• Working according to structured methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, PMI, Agile/Hybrid)
• Ensuring timely delivery of project results

1. Security & compliance

• Ensuring solutions comply with:
  • Defence requirements (ABDO, ABRO, national regulations)
  • Cybersecurity and information security guidelines
  • Regulations such as GDPR and NIS2
• Handling confidential and classified information with care

1. Stakeholder management

• Primary point of contact for all IT project matters
• Aligning expectations and communication with stakeholders
• Reporting progress to management and steering committees
• Escalating risks and bottlenecks

1. Supplier & contract management

• Directing and coordinating external suppliers
• Monitoring performance against contracts and SLAs
• Supporting procurement and tenders
• Overseeing compliance with security and defence requirements

1. Risk, quality & change

• Proactively identifying and controlling risks
• Managing changes via formal change processes
• Ensuring quality and acceptance of deliverables
• Ensuring governance and documentation

1. Financial & resource management

• Managing project budgets and forecasts
• Monitoring costs and financial risks
• Coordinating resource planning
• Ultimately responsible for project results
• Authorized to:
  • Lead teams across departments
  • Manage budgets
  • Escalate issues
• Works within established governance and security guidelines