Project Manager Light Industry

Are you energized by working in multidisciplinary teams and being the point of contact for our clients? Together with the team, you will be able to make a difference and achieve project success, both for the client and our company. Let’s see what we can do for each other!

What you do as Project Manager Light Industry

As a Project Manager, you are expected to deliver total success to allocated projects in green- and brown-field manufacturing environments. You will be leading and managing multidisciplinary teams and act as the single point of contact to the client.

In the current business environment, multinational clients are increasingly requesting us to develop business cases together with them in which engineering is fully integrated. These business cases subsequently are translated into conceptual design studies and master plans. As a Project Manager, you understand our client’s primary processes. You support business development as well, hence you are expected to have a personal network of potential clients and you have the commercial skills to develop accounts into sustainable repeating business. Your main responsibilities consist of:

• Managing and leading large-scale projects in a multi-stakeholder environment throughout a complete project life cycle, supporting our multinational clients to make the best value decisions;
• Developing, leading, and managing the team during project development and delivery;
• Initiating projects together with clients, coordinating stakeholder input, analyzing and appraising production solutions, preparing project briefs and business cases, and gaining the necessary approvals within the client’s organization;
• Being in charge of all project controls: e.g., planning, cost control, project administration, and contract management;
• Operating in an international context and anticipating short-, medium-, and long-term travel.

Where you will work

Royal HaskoningDHV is a worldwide independent engineering, project management, and consultancy firm which integrates 140 years of engineering expertise with digital technologies and software solutions. Our 6,000 colleagues are working from offices in more than 25 countries across the world. Through our mission Enhancing Society Together, we take responsibility for having a positive impact on the world. As our new Project Manager Light Industry you will become part of the team Project Management & Consultancy.

The Project Management & Consultancy team consists of highly experienced and solution-oriented project managers and consultants with extensive experience in large-scale, multidisciplinary projects in various sectors. Our goal is to achieve higher productivity and lower operating costs for our clients through technical optimization. Together with our clients, we place projects in a broader perspective. We have a clear vision of the built environment. The impact of the built environment goes beyond pure functionality and also touches on the quality of life. Recent innovations show up best in new buildings, and their benefits are measurable. But what about existing buildings? Renovating, refurbishing, or converting existing buildings brings new challenges. And sustainable solutions require smart thinking.

Each project has its own individual challenges, be it budgets, logistics, timing, materials, or people. That is why we offer a dedicated and customized approach for each project. This way, we ensure that every project comes to a successful conclusion, from initial concept to final delivery.

What you bring

As Project Manager Multinationals, we expect you to be a qualified professional, and project management certifications are desirable (e.g., IPMA, Prince). With your proven track record in managing medium and large-scale projects, you have built a strong, high-level international network within the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, or other manufacturing sectors. An international mindset and willingness to travel for short-, medium-, and long-term assignments are important in this role, which is why an international CV would be desirable.

Within this role, we expect you to have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effortlessly adjust yourself in an international and culturally diverse environment and able to act as a coach and mentor for other staff. You must be able to build and maintain a trusted advisor status at director level with clients. As an entrepreneur with strong business acumen and sound understanding of business financials with a clear market drive, a focus on clients and the client’s network recognizing profitability and revenue potential in business opportunities. You also stay aware of international standards and developments in the fields of health and safety and sustainability and actively promote these in your projects.

Furthermore, you have:

• A background from a Technical University (civil, mechanical);
• Over 5 years of experience in the management of multidisciplinary engineering and construction projects (medior or senior experience), preferably in the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, or other manufacturing sectors;
• Affinity with process (engineering);
• Excellent knowledge of the English language;
• Previous employment by a manufacturing company, which would be an advantage.

You will be based in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Nijmegen, or Eindhoven. As our clients are based all over the Netherlands and internationally, flexibility towards traveling is expected.

What we offer you

Within our company, you will be able to develop yourself while working on challenging projects, both in the Netherlands and worldwide. Besides that, we also offer you:

• A good work-life balance, including a laptop and company cell phone so you can work wherever and whenever you want;
• 28 holidays based on a 40-hour work week;
• A good primary salary and pension accrual through our own pension fund
• A workplace in our office in and travel allowance or an NS-Business Card;
• Lifelong learning by offering you plenty of training & development opportunities;
• Personal budget which you can use to buy extra days off, to buy a bicycle or just to have some additional salary;
• Bonuses based on company profit.

Are you our new colleague?

We would like to meet you! After receiving your application, we will contact you as soon as possible. The application process then consists of two interviews and possibly an assessment. Are we all enthusiastic after this? Then you will receive an offer from us, and we will be happy to welcome you on board!

For more information, you can always contact Niels van ‘t Oever, Project Manager Multinationals, at niels.van.t.oever@rhdhv.com or Christian de Visser, Lead Recruiter Industry & Buildings, Multinationals, at christian.de.visser@rhdhv.com.