PMO Officer

PMO Officer at Boskalis

As a PMO Officer, you play a central role in driving the successful delivery of our IT project portfolio. You bring structure, insight, and control to a dynamic environment where multiple projects run simultaneously. Working closely with the PPO Manager, Portfolio Manager, and a team of 14 Project Managers, you ensure that projects stay on track in terms of progress, budget, and quality.

You are the one who connects the dots: you run project reviews, challenge where needed, and make sure reporting is accurate and consistent. By identifying risks and deviations early, you enable better decision-making and help keep the portfolio aligned with strategic objectives. At the same time, you support and guide Project Managers in maintaining high standards, contributing to a professional and continuously improving project organization.

Your responsibilities

• Supporting the PPO Manager and Portfolio Manager in portfolio governance and control.
• Conducting monthly project reviews on progress, planning, budget, and risks.
• Ensuring consistent application of project management standards, processes, and reporting.
• Coaching Project Managers on project hygiene and compliance with agreed frameworks.
• Collecting, consolidating, and analysing project data for portfolio-level insights.
• Identifying and escalating deviations across scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risks.
• Providing administrative and financial support (e.g. purchase orders, timesheets, and SharePoint document management).

Your qualities

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, IT, Project Management, or a related field.
• Around 2–5 years of experience in a PMO, project support, or coordination role, ideally in an IT or corporate environment.
• A strong affinity with data, progress tracking, and financial project insights—you know how to translate numbers into meaningful actions.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies such as Prince2, Agile, or hybrid ways of working.
• A structured and analytical mindset, combined with a strong sense of ownership and attention to detail.
• Confident communication skills, enabling you to engage effectively with stakeholders at different levels; English at B1 level or higher.
• Proactive and self-driven, comfortable operating in a dynamic multi-project environment, with solid skills in MS Office and SharePoint.

We offer

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job that allows you to collaborate with a talented team of experts from different backgrounds and contribute to making a significant impact.
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 26 days (based on a full-time contract) and a number of collective scheduled days off, a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance and travel allowance.
• Career development: We offer you plenty of opportunities to bring out the best in yourself, for example through online courses at our Boskalis academy.
• The Boskalis campus: Experience the unique Boskalis vibe at our Papendrecht site, complete with restaurants, sports field, and a wharf where our vessels dock. We offer a state-of-the-art auditorium, brainstorming rooms, experience centre for client meetings, and a barista corner where you can connect with colleagues.
• Young Boskalis: Are you under 36? Come and join Young Boskalis! Have fun and join in social and sports activities ranging from pub quizzes to yoga, bootcamps and an annual sailing boat race. Networking and knowledge sharing are a vital part of Young Boskalis as well.

Extra information

• Your team: You will work at the IT project & portfolio office, work closely together with the portfolio manager, and report to the project and portfolio manager.
• Where you will work: For office-based roles, in consultation with your manager and your team, you work partly at home and partly in the office.
• Full/part-time job: The position of PMO Officer is a full-time job (40 hours a week); part-time (32 hours a week) is also possible.