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Bid & Project Manager

Job Description

Lieu : Herstal, Belgium

Main Responsibilities:

  • Bid manager, act as the key element in the bid preparation, bring support and contribution for the bid negotiation with the client:
  • Define the initial project baseline based on a viable solution and a clear project structure in order to provide the best solution for the customer requirements, and aligned with the business segment strategy.
  • Launch the solution direction and plan the upcoming project.
  • Build, challenge and validate the bid proposal taking into consideration stakeholders’ inputs and commitments. Manage the risks and the opportunities of the future project.
  • Define the main delivery and acceptable milestones, consolidate the costs and validate the global project toolkit in the bid phase, basing it on the initial project toolkit.
  • Project manager:
  • Ensure that the transition from the bid to the project phase is properly managed and lead the project launch.
  • Initialize the project: Identify the key stakeholders of the project, build a team, shape the structuring activities, define the project milestones and establish governance.
  • For each work package, manage the financial aspects of the acquisition strategy: « Make or Buy » strategy.
  • Manage the project plan and associated documents (WBS, OBS, calendar, budget allocation…), industrial scenario, project chart, team chart…

 Implementation, control and management of the project:

  • Manage the project and be accountable, ensuring that we respect the stakeholder commitments while managing risks and opportunities.
  • Master the requirements, the deadlines and the financial aspects during all the project duration
  • Be in charge of the project quality, the clients and global satisfaction of the stakeholders
  • Manage the legal and contractual obligations and master the litigations
  • Carry out the reporting, the projects and the phase review meetings.

Finalize the project (document archiving, expenses permission closing) while capitalizing and sharing about lessons learned.

Profile:

Required level of studies and experience

  • Master degree, with at least 5 years of experience in project management in a high-tech and demanding environment;
  • Experience in an international company;
  • Having experience in the military and/or aerospace fields is a valuable asset;

Knowledge and skills

  • You are autonomous and rigorous;
  • You are able to think out of the box;
  • Your leadership skills are evident, as you guide the team towards our shared objectives;
  • You have strong spoken and written communication skills;
  • Working without following a step-by-step procedure is something you are comfortable with;
  • You are able to work inside matrix teams and you are a real team-player;
  • You always challenge yourself in order to bring new ideas and new skills in your day-to-day job;
  • You are proficient in both French and English (both speaking and writing).
  • Traveling regularly (

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Job Details

Category
Business & Finance
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
Herstal
Posted
Feb 22, 2026, 07:00 PM
Listed
Feb 23, 2026, 09:17 PM
Last updated
Mar 12, 2026, 12:48 AM

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