What you will do
You will support a public-sector department that manages multiple ongoing procurement procedures and is preparing additional procedures in the short and medium term. Your role is to provide operational and substantive support throughout the procurement lifecycle.
Your responsibilities include:
- Supporting the preparation of selection and award guidelines, both procedurally and substantively
- Analysing, developing and formulating complex technical aspects and requirements
- Advising on the definition of selection criteria, minimum requirements and award criteria
- Supporting the evaluation of submitted tenders, including formulating clarification questions
- Guiding any negotiation phases with bidders
- Supporting the preparation of evaluation reports and determining the final ranking for awarding the most economically advantageous tender
The context
The department is responsible for the management, rollout and operational functioning of various technical installations. These include dynamic systems such as automatic retractable bollards, dynamic signage boards, parking meters, bike-sharing systems and parking prohibition signs, as well as the underlying back-office software systems for communication, data processing, management, control and monitoring.
The department procures, implements, manages and maintains these systems through public procurement contracts with external suppliers and service providers.
What we are looking for
Must have
- 10 years of demonstrable experience as an ICT project leader (expert level)
- 10 years of demonstrable experience with public procurement procedures, including drafting specifications (expert level)
- 5 years of demonstrable experience with the technology in question or similar technology (senior level)
- Demonstrable experience in the mobility domain
- Demonstrable experience negotiating with external suppliers
- Dutch language skills at European CEFR level C2
Should have
- Demonstrable experience as a system architect in multiple projects with complex system architecture issues
- Demonstrable experience within the Flemish government
- Demonstrable experience with ICT infrastructure solutions
- Demonstrable experience with smart data
- Demonstrable training in public procurement law
- Higher education (master's or bachelor's degree) with a technical or engineering background, or equivalent through experience with the ICT technology for which expertise is requested
Nice to have
- Demonstrable experience with reporting
The setting
This assignment runs from early November 2026 to the end of March 2027, with an estimated workload of 400 hours at 50% capacity. The role is based in the Antwerp region with hybrid working possible. All work is conducted in Dutch.
How you join us
You can join us for this assignment as a freelancer or as an employee of HumanInTech. Same role, same team.
If you join as an employee, your employment continues beyond this assignment. When it ends, we’ll work together to find your next assignment.