Project & Resource Management Officer - Leuven, Belgium

Project & Resource Management Officer

Initial 1 year freelance contract + extension possible

Leuven, Belgium (Hybrid) - 3 days onsite / 2 days remote

Our client provides the flexibility to work both from their office premises and remotely from home. This to maintain a healthy work-life balance while being an integral part of the team.

The assignment
The focus will be to support project leaders with their running projects, operationally follow-up on new and running multi-disciplinary projects as well on supporting resource managers.
In this role, your responsibilities are:

• You will support project leaders and resource managers in managing their multi-disciplinary projects across multiple teams including design, characterization, processing and application experts.
• You will be responsible to monitor and drive all intake procedures for new projects
• You will be responsible to monitor the status of running (key) projects and follow-up on pending actions
• You will be a driving force in the LEAN Project Management Office and will work in close collaboration with the Project leaders, Resource managers and other Project Management Offices.
• You will support Resources managers in their operational resource management tasks as core member of the Resource Management Office.
• You will track and follow-up on quality and security aspects of running projects
• You will be involved in internal as well as external quality auditing. You will identify, track, manage and communicate risks and issues with stakeholders and management.

Required knowledge and skills

• You have a degree in Materials/Electronics Engineering, chemistry, physics, Nano-science/nano-technology or another related field
• You are independent and proactive.
• You take initiative while being part of a diverse team
• You can detect problems and jointly work towards a solution
• You have excellent communication skills.
• You are result-driven and flexible to meet stringent deadlines with quality output.
• You have experience in managing projects.
• You have experience in project writing. You are organized and can structure a complex project.