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Project Manager

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • 4–5 years of experience in project management or a related field
  • Strong project management skills, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management
  • Professional written and spoken English

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate cross-discipline team members on requirements, deadlines, and schedules
  • Lead project meetings, facilitate discussions, and resolve issues during execution
  • Prepare clear status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing project information
  • Manage change requests and assess their impact on timelines and budgets

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Planning
  • Scheduling
  • Budgeting
  • Social Skills
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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KVG

  • Defense
  • SME
  • 51–200
KVG is a proven mission support provider internationally recognized for innovative, creative, and cost-efficient support solutions. With a strong presence at the front lines of defense activities worldwide, the KVG team excels at dynamic project execution support in rugged, austere, and challenging locations. Respected for our ability to make it happen and get it done, KVG retains responsible, inventive and versatile operators from across the globe. They are located in the places where projects become challenging. We are recognized as the go-to problem solving team for mission support on the edge.

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Job description

About The Role

KVG is looking for a Project Manager to lead a portfolio of projects from initiation to closure. You will work with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and clients to define scope, build project plans, manage resources, and reduce risk across KVG's global operations.

What You Will Do

  • Coordinate cross-discipline team members so everyone is aligned on requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
  • Lead project meetings, facilitate discussions, and resolve issues as they arise during execution.
  • Make sure deliverables meet quality standards and are submitted on time.
  • Prepare clear status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing project information.
  • Build and run project communication plans so all stakeholders are informed in a clear and timely way.
  • Manage change requests, assess their impact on timelines and budgets, and communicate changes to the right people.
  • Coordinate user manuals, training materials, and other documentation for successful implementation and handover.
  • Identify new opportunities with clients to expand project scope and build long-term relationships.
  • Obtain customer acceptance of deliverables and manage customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Run post-project evaluations to capture lessons learned and areas for improvement.
  • Guide and mentor junior project team members in their professional development.

What We Are Looking For

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • 4–5 years of experience in project management or a related field.
  • Strong project management skills, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in project management software and tools.
  • Professional written and spoken English, which is KVG's working language.

Preferred

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Experience working in a cross-cultural or international environment.
  • Experience with government contracts.

What KVG Offers

  • Ownership of a portfolio of projects, from initiation to closure.
  • Direct work with clients and the chance to shape long-term client relationships.
  • An international environment with teams across Europe, Asia, and the United States.
  • The opportunity to mentor and develop junior project team members.

Professional Competencies

Collaborative Spirit | Results Above All | Innovation as a Habit | Creative Freedom | Financial Prudence | Eternal Learners | Daring Adventures | Open Feedback | Integrity in Action | Embrace Change | Accountability

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