Project Manager

Position description
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Job title

Project Manager

Contract

Permanent contract

Contractual hours

Full\-time

Job description

About us

Wygwam, a division of the Niko Group, is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions across various sectors. We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead cross\-functional projects throughout their full lifecycle, from ideation and development to industrialization and market launch.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage R\&D projects end\-to\-end, ensuring delivery on scope, timing, budget, quality, and business objectives.


• Define, align, and formalize project requirements with stakeholders, including business, technical, legal, regulatory, functional, and non\-functional needs.


• Structure projects in line with PMO governance, including intake, planning, reporting, risk management, and change control.


• Support Product Management in building business cases and preparing project kick\-offs.


• Drive project planning, milestone follow\-up, resource coordination, and transparent status reporting.


• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across design, mechanical, hardware, software, testing, and industrialization activities.


• Facilitate decision\-making on priorities, trade\-offs, risks, dependencies, and make\-or\-buy scenarios.


• Monitor project financials and ensure alignment with Finance, PMO, and other key stakeholders.


• Manage stakeholder expectations effectively and promote strong collaboration across teams.


• Ensure proper project closure, including evaluation and lessons learned.

Frequently report, in a structured way to stakeholders and the management team, follow\-up with the project team to secure the agreed objectives

• Profile

Technical skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field.


• Minimum 5 years of relevant project management experience, preferably in R\&D, engineering, or product development environments.


• Proven track record in delivering engineering or R\&D projects from ideation through industrialization and launch.


• Good knowledge of project management methodologies such as Prince2 and/or PMI; Agile experience is a plus.


• Experience with project management and collaboration tools such as MS Project, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Excel, and PowerPoint.


• Strong understanding of hardware, software, and mechanics in a product development context.


• Experience in electronics/hardware development is an advantage; coordination of software development is a plus.


• Comfortable with budget follow\-up, risk management, and structured project reporting.


• Technical affinity with products required


• Experience in building automation, commercial or residential, is considered as a plus.

Soft skills

• Strong ownership and accountability


• Structured and results\-oriented


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills


• Able to coordinate and motivate cross\-functional teams


• Pragmatic, proactive, and decision\-oriented


• Customer\-focused and collaborative


• Adaptable and eager to learn


• You can work in a rapidly changing environment where both the market and the organization are rapidly evolving. You understand what requires your attention and focus and what is less important

We offer

• A challenging and varied role in an innovative and professional environment


• A competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package


• Opportunities for professional growth and development


• A culture that encourages initiative, ownership, and collaboration


• The chance to contribute to innovative, high\-quality solutions in a growing company with a clear vision for the future

*At Wygwam, we strive to provide an environment where you can thrive, grow, and develop yourself. Wygwam values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.*

Position location
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Job location

Europe, Belgium, Antwerp

Division (Niko/Wygwam)

Wygwam

Specify region/city (if applicable)

Antwerpen

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