Industrial Transformation Project Manager

Sabena Engineering is a leading independent and international aviation solutions provider for civil and military operators. Our capabilities cover the main aircraft types, including Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed, regional and military aircraft and rotor aircraft. With our unique and innovative solutions to both regular and complex needs, Sabena Engineering is all set to grow as a worldwide proximity partner, bringing its expertise wherever needed.

Sabena Engineering & SABCA are part of a unique industrial ecosystem in the Belgian aerospace industry which is owned by Sabena Aerospace (holding company) and by the Société Fédérale de Participations et d’Investissements (SFPI/FPIM).

Your responsibilities:

As Industrial Transformation Project Manager, you will be a cornerstone of the CEO Office, translating strategic ambitions into concrete, company-wide transformation projects. Sitting at the intersection of strategy, operations, and execution, you will coordinate high-impact initiatives across Sabena Engineering’s industrial backbone—always with a mindset of continuous improvement, agility, and value creation. You will play a key integrator role, acting as a catalyst for change, a translator between business and technical teams, and a hands-on orchestrator who gets things done. You will report directly into the Head of Strategic Programs & Transformation and work on a daily basis with the Executive Committee.

Strategic Project Leadership

• Design, lead, and coordinate cross-functional industrial initiatives with a clear focus on business value, efficiency, and scalability
• Translate executive-level objectives into structured, actionable roadmaps, tracking key milestones, risks, and KPIs
• Collaborate closely with business units (operations, engineering, supply chain, etc.) to ensure alignment, ownership, and follow-through
• Provide clear reporting and insight to the CEO and Executive Committee, supporting top-level decision-making
  

Organizational Agility & Transformation

• Support strategic operating model discussions, ensuring that structures and resources are future-proof
• Challenge and enhance existing processes with a mindset of innovation and pragmatic improvement
• Identify structural bottlenecks and mobilize the right teams to co-create solutions
• Enable agile ways of working across projects to increase flexibility, adaptability, and speed of delivery, and to enhance data-driven decision making

Stakeholder & Change Management

• Act as a key liaison between business functions, the executive level, and external stakeholders (e.g., partners, consultants, investors)
• Ensure that communication, governance, and engagement around strategic initiatives are clear, consistent, and effective
• Help foster a company-wide mindset of accountability, transparency, and performance

Data & Digital Enablers

• Work closely with data and digital teams to integrate smart tools and insights into strategic programs (e.g., dashboards, planning tools, real-time monitoring)
• Ensure projects are informed by relevant data and performance metrics, without becoming overly technical
• Champion a pragmatic approach to digital innovation—leveraging technology as an enabler rather than an end in itself

Your profile:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong affinity with data, analytics, and digital innovation
• Strong analytical and structured thinking skills, able to navigate between detail and big-picture vision
• Experience working with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, international environment
• Fluent communicator who builds trust, aligns interests, and keeps projects moving forward
• Familiarity with performance management, project governance, and transformation best practices
• Fluency in English, and Dutch and/or French

Our offer

• Join the Sabena Engineering family, which is passionate about aviation and fully dedicated to its success. Within our organization, everyone contributes to our target to meet our customers’ needs, with their own expertise and their responsible behaviour.
• Have the great opportunity to contribute with us to bringing aviation expertise wherever needed.