Service Project Manager Distribution

As a Service Project Manager, you are responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing customer RMR (Retrofit, Modifications and Revisions) projects from order to completion according to Vanderlande process and safety requirements. This role requires balancing technical delivery, financial performance, and stakeholder communication to ensure each project meets scope, schedule, and quality objectives.

You will work on several projects simultaneously and functionally report to the Team Leader Service Projects for the EMEA-LATAM region. Due to the dynamic and multi-disciplinary environment, you will work and align with internal project team members (Engineering, Sales, Technology, Service) and external parties (Customers and Subcontractors). You will be responsible for achieving the best overall project result for both Vanderlande and the customer, while considering planning, quality, and costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all phases of the assigned RMR service projects, from contract review through completion and handover.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Manage project scope, ensuring clear definition of deliverables and alignment with customer expectations.
• Monitor progress against plan, proactively identifying risks and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Responsible for health, safety and environment on site.
• Act as the escalation point and single point of contact for internal as well as external stakeholders for operational and technical issues.
• Oversee financial performance, including forecasting, invoicing, cost control, and identifying opportunities to sell additional services during the execution process to meet profitability targets.
• Facilitate coordination among engineering, procurement, and field service teams to ensure timely and quality execution.
• Prepare the STO by facilitating transfer of information from the project team to Services.
• Support continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and contributing to process standardization.

Qualifications and Skills

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or an equivalent technical field.
• Around 5 years of experience in project management and logistics.
• Excellent verbal and oral skills in English.
• Working knowledge of project planning, risk assessment, and cross-functional coordination.
• Strong customer focus and service-oriented attitude.
• Good subcontractor management experience.
• Experience working in matrix organizations with combined hierarchical and functional reporting lines.
• Flexibility in working with different cultures and regions with different maturity levels.
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% for short visits.

What do we offer?

On top of your fixed salary you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300 per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety of Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• A great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.