Local Facility Manager

As Local Facility Manager, you will play an important role in creating inspiring workplaces at Haskoning. You are responsible for one or more Haskoning offices, ensuring that facility services are delivered safely, effectively and efficiently, with a strong focus on quality, hospitality and employee experience.

You are the visible and approachable face of Facility Management at your office or offices. Employees and local stakeholders know where to find you, and you actively build relationships to understand needs, resolve issues and continuously improve services.

You combine hands-on leadership with strong organisational skills, ensuring that daily operations run smoothly while contributing to consistent, high-quality service delivery across the Netherlands.

You act as the primary local contact point for all facility-related matters, including incidents, service disruptions and complex operational issues. In everything you do, you are guided by our purpose, Enhancing Society Together, and contribute to achieving the sustainability goals set by the organisation.

Key responsibilities:

• End-to-end responsibility for facility operations at assigned Haskoning office or offices
• Lead and manage on-site staff and service providers
• Ensure safe, compliant and high-quality service delivery, aligned with national standards and local needs
• Manage local projects and improvements
• Act as contract owner for selected services
• Maintain a safe, welcoming and high-quality workplace environment for employees and visitors
• Proactively identify and resolve operational issues
• Contribute to continuous improvement, standardisation and future-oriented Facility Management
• Act as the visible, approachable and reliable local representative of Facility Management
• Serve as the primary contact point for employees and stakeholders at the location
• Take the lead in handling local incidents, service disruptions and urgent issues
• Assess when escalation is required and coordinate with the Facility Manager NL and other stakeholders
• Ensure clear and timely communication during incidents, including alignment with QHSE, IT, Real Estate and other relevant stakeholders
• Strengthen local presence and user engagement to proactively identify risks and improvements

Scope and mandate

• Responsible for one or more Haskoning offices within the Netherlands
• Reports to the Facility Manager Netherlands
• Full operational responsibility at local level, within agreed frameworks
• Leads local teams and external suppliers
• Co-own national contract performance and service quality with peers, ensuring consistency across offices
• Operates with significant autonomy, while aligning with national standards

Where you will work

At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee-owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, “Enhancing Society Together,” drives us to create a positive impact on the world.

As our new Local Facility Manager, you will become part of the corporate group Digital & Workplace Solutions (DWS) in the Netherlands. DWS provides services to the internal organisation, enabling colleagues to serve their clients in the best possible way.

DWS’s activities are divided across three domains: Enterprise IT & Services, Real Estate & Facility, and Digital & AI. In addition, there is a separate team for information security. The structure of DWS was recently reorganised to allow the three domains to come into their own more effectively. As a result, several new roles have been created, including that of Local Facility Manager. This role will be part of Real Estate & Facility.

What you bring

You are a strong, independent facility management professional who combines ownership with collaboration, a service mindset and a clear focus on creating a positive workplace experience.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Facility Management or similar
• Minimum 8–10 years of relevant experience, including leadership
• Proven experience in facility operations and supplier management

Skills & competencies:

• Excellent organisational and coordination skills
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• High level of service and hospitality orientation
• Strong problem-solving capability and proactive mindset
• Eye for detail, quality and continuous improvement
• Cost-conscious and efficient in operations
• Strong team player, contributing to national alignment and a consistent Haskoning workplace experience
• Effective communicator (Dutch & English)
• Able to operate independently in a dynamic environment

What you can expect from us

As Local Facility Manager, you directly shape how employees and visitors experience Haskoning’s workplaces every day. Together with your peers, you help ensure that each office is safe, welcoming and aligned with the organisation’s ambitions—today and in the future.

At Haskoning, we believe that the well-being of our employees is essential to our shared success. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both your professional development and personal well-being.

• A solid foundation: A competitive indicative base salary of €4,249 – €7,816 gross per month, based on full-time employment, with annual increases.
• An attractive compensation package: Including a strong pension scheme with an 18.3% employer contribution, a 2.15% personal budget and annual profit sharing. You will also have the opportunity to purchase company shares and share in our success.
• Work-life balance: 28 vacation days based on full-time employment, with the option to purchase an additional 16.5 days per year and to exchange three public holidays for days that are personally meaningful to you. We work in a hybrid model with flexible hours, work-from-home allowance and a fully equipped home workspace.
• Development opportunities: A wide range of training and development programmes, including tailored learning paths, learning weeks and various knowledge-sharing groups.
• Travel allowance: A conveniently located workplace at one of our offices, with travel expense reimbursement and an NS Business Card. If you walk or bike to work, you receive a higher travel allowance, encouraging sustainable commuting.
• Informal and inclusive culture: A welcoming and open environment with voluntary social and sports activities, and employee networks such as Pride and Young Haskoning.