Apprentice - Contract Management

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Job Profile: Project Manager Apprentice

Purpose of the Role

The Project Manager Apprentice supports experienced project managers in planning, executing, and completing projects within a technical environment. In this role, he/she acts as a central coordinator and learns to manage projects through close collaboration, data analysis, and proactive information gathering from various stakeholders.

Position in the Organization

• Reports to: Project Manager / Senior Project Manager

• Works closely with: Project Managers, Finance, project team members, suppliers, and other internal stakeholders

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Supporting project managers with project planning, progress tracking, and control

• Acting as a central point of contact and connecting link between the project, finance, and other stakeholders

• Collecting, analyzing, and understanding project and financial data

• Proactively gathering information from various stakeholders (project teams, finance, suppliers)

• Preparing and maintaining progress reports, overviews, and dashboards

• Supporting budget monitoring, forecasts, and cost analyses in collaboration with Finance

• Identifying deviations, risks, and dependencies and raising them for discussion

• Recording and structuring project information, decisions, and actions

• Contributing to the continuous improvement of project and reporting processes

Authority

• Taking initiative to independently gather necessary information

• Making proposals to improve project control and data quality

• Coordinating sub-activities within projects in consultation

Job Requirements

Education and Experience

• Completed or ongoing higher education degree (HBO/WO) (e.g., business administration, engineering, IT, or similar)

• Some relevant work experience (e.g., internship, traineeship, or junior role)

• Affinity with project management in a technical industry

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong ability to understand, analyze, and connect data

• Ability to quickly create an overview of complex information

• Experience with or strong affinity for financial and project data

• SAP experience is a plus, but not required

• Proficient in MS Excel and other reporting and project tools

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written

• Good command of Dutch and English

Personal Competencies

• Highly proactive and independent

• Strong analytical skills and curiosity about the relationship between numbers and projects

• Connector: able to effectively bring together information and people

• Accurate, structured, and reliable

• Flexible and resilient in a dynamic project environment

Development Opportunities

• Intensive collaboration and coaching by experienced project managers

• Training and certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, basic financial knowledge)

• Career progression to Junior Project Manager or Project Controller

Apprenticeship details

• Contract: 1-year Apprenticeship Contract

• Start date: as soon as possible