General information
Publication date
28/10/2026
Position description
Category
BUSINESS - SALES
Job title
Practice Manager - Defence (M/F/X)
Contract
Permanent contract
Contractual hours
Full time
Job description
About the role:
You will:
- Select, Recruit, Onboard & manage your team
- Develop the career & skills of your team
- Manage client relationships in the delivery, ensuring satisfaction and high service quality.
- Conduct client workshops, define requirements, support technical solutions, assess risks, and evaluate commercial viability for tenders and bids.
- Handle service engagements (D2 and above)
- Provide insights to drive the growth and enhancement of your sub practice/Perimeter.
- Contribute personally to client(-facing), billable services. This contribution will be based on a defined percentage of your total working time and will be formalized within your individual performance objectives.
The responsibilities:
People Management
- Handle hiring and recruiting within the capability of your Practice / Sub-Practice.
- Develop the middle management team (Team Lead, SMEs) (D2& Above)
- Manage resourcing and bench.
- Line manages your team, annual review, performance management.
- Ensure proper onboarding and release of resources.
- Occupancy and chargeability.
Expertise & Capabilities Management
- Oversee the career and skills development of Team Leads (D2 and Above) and Technical Experts.
- Define the career path & training path, from graduate to SMEs (D2 and Above) together with HR BP.
- Define training path within the capability of your Practice / Sub- Practice.
- Monitor team skills and provide necessary training.
Technical Service Delivery
- Manage technical delivery across operations, ensuring high service levels.
- Oversee technical scoping and scope change management.
- Ensure delivery quality and propose continuous improvements.
- Provide technical direction and consulting.
- Deploy appropriate technical management to ensure quality.
- Drive Innovation (PoC / Research)
- Share & develop best practices.
Communication & Governance
- Ensure internal and external governance, liaising with stakeholders.
- Maintain customer relationships and ensure satisfaction.
- Report progress to the (Sub-)Practice Lead.
- Collaborate with other departments for successful project delivery.
- Act as an escalation point for technical, schedule, and quality issues.
Presales & Offers
- Create products and solutions (D2 and Above).
- Support technical bid qualification.
- Create technical offers, including workload, cost, and risk estimates.
- Identify technical experts for offer creation.
- Present technical offers to customers in close collaboration with Industry Teams.
- Take personal responsibility for driving culture through the AKKODIS teams and appropriate brands.
- Be instrumental in supporting team and peers.
- Take individual accountability through robust review process.
- Play a pivotal ambassadorial role across the business unit.
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Business Industry
Defence
Profile
The requirements:
- Engineer degree with affinity for Business development or Master in Business Administration/Management and technical skills in engineering.
- Experience between 2 to 7 years in technical project management within the aerospace or defense industry.
- Proven track record of success in consultative, solutions-led management within the technology, engineering, or professional services sectors.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects from early engagement through to delivery closure.
- Experience in presales support for RFIs, RFPs, and formal bid processes, with a focus on strategic value and delivery alignment.
- Exposure to technical solutioning, with the ability to shape and position commercially viable proposals based on client needs.
- Experience working cross-functionally with delivery, operations, and recruitment teams to execute scalable client solutions.
- Comfortable engaging and influencing senior internal and external stakeholders, including executive-level decision makers.
- Commercially astute, with experience managing a team of technical engineers.
- Fluency in French, and English. Dutch would be a plus.
What do we offer?
- At Akkodis, we support you in building your expertise and developing your career through: Mobility options and flexible benefits, depending on your package and eligibility.
- Training and development opportunities to strengthen your technical and professional skills.
- Onboarding and ongoing support, with regular opportunities to discuss your development.
- A network of experts and technical communities to share knowledge and learn from others.
- Career opportunities across projects, technologies and areas of expertise.
- Referral and business incentive schemes, subject to applicable conditions.
How do I apply and what happens next?
- A short introduction call to validate the main requirements and understand your profile.
- An interview with a recruiter and a technical manager.
Position location
Job location
Europe, Belgium, Flanders, Flemish Brabant
Location
Noordkustlaan 16B, 1702 Dilbeek
Telework
1-2 days per week
Candidate criteria
Minimum level of education required
6. Master Degree
Level of experience
1 to 3 years
Languages
- French (4 : Native / Bilingual level)
- English (3 : Advanced)