Marketing Manager Water & Team Lead

Are you a strategic marketing leader with a passion for water and climate resilience? Do you thrive in international environments and love turning business priorities into impactful marketing strategies? If so, we’d love to meet you.

We’re looking for a Marketing Manager Water & Team Lead to join our Water & Maritime marketing team. This is a unique dual-role position that blends hands-on marketing strategy and execution with staff wellbeing support for your team.

You’ll be part of a high-performing international team and drive marketing excellence across our Global Leading Markets (GLMs), with a strong focus on Climate Resilience and the Water Market.

What you do as a ​Marketing Manager Water & Team Lead ​

As a Marketing Manager Water & Team Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving our business growth within the dynamic B2B engineering industry, with a focus in the water, maritime and climate resilience market. Your role is instrumental in achieving our Business Line (BL) strategy for growth. You'll work closely with our Business Development team and the Director Business Units (DBUs) to gain deep market insights and uncover growth opportunities through strategic initiatives.

Within your role, you will enable a team of marketing professionals to foster their growth and provide direction and guidance to support them to achieve business line (BL) goals and objectives, aligned with team priorities.

Moreover:

• Strategic Growth and Customer Acquisition: Develop and implement growth strategies to increase market presence and acquire new customers through diverse campaigns, with a strong focus on the Netherlands.

• Revenue Enhancement: Boost revenue and customer satisfaction through cross-selling and lead generation efforts.

• Event and PR Management: Plan and execute industry-specific events, webinars, and proactive PR initiatives to position experts as industry leaders.

• Resource and Budget Management: Efficiently manage the marketing budget and review marketing plans to ensure alignment with growth objectives.

Where you will work

At Haskoning, you'll be working for an independent consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consulting services with software and technology. Our mission, "Enhancing Society Together," drives us to create a positive impact on the world.

We offer challenging work on diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise. With over 6,800 employees in over 25 countries, we transform challenges into opportunities to make a positive impact on society. We collaborate with leading clients in markets such as infrastructure, climate resilience, renewable energy, industrial decarbonization, and sustainable mobility.

As our new Marketing Manager Water & Team Lead, you will become part of the Water & Maritime Marketing team. You will be reporting to the Director Marketing & Growth and you will be part of the MT.

The team is a collaborative, international group that believes in the power of openness, reflection, and shared success. We support each other, celebrate wins, and grow stronger together. If you're looking for a role where your ideas matter, your leadership is valued, and your work has purpose, this is the place for you.

What do you bring?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10+ years’ experience in a marketing role within the private and public sector and with the B2B engineering or consultancy sector.
• Dutch native speaker.
• Proven experience leading international marketing teams.
• Deep understanding of the global water market; strong knowledge of the Dutch water sector is a plus.
• Commercially savvy with a growth mindset and experience in sales enablement.
• A strong foundation in B2B marketing strategy, with a focus on lead generation and strategic growth.
• Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to leverage market insights and research to drive strategy.
• Proven experience in developing compelling value propositions & portfolio for specific client segments or sectors in the water & resilience market.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including experience working with senior leadership.
• Excellent understanding of digital marketing channels (e.g., email, social media, display advertising) and customer journeys.
• Proficient in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, lead management, and opportunity management. A good understanding of pipeline management.
• Excellent communication and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Outstanding organisational and time management skills, with the ability to execute with flawless attention to detail and meet all deadlines.
• Self-motivated, agile, solution and result oriented.

What we offer you

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

What we offer:

• A solid foundation: A competitive base salary 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’ll 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, a home office allowance, and a fully equipped home workspace.

• Development opportunities: A wide range of training and development programs, including tailored learning paths, learning weeks, and various knowledge-sharing groups.

• Travel allowance: A conveniently located workplace at one of our offices in the Netherlands, with travel expense reimbursement and an NS Business Card. If you walk or bike to work, you’ll 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.

You will be joining an international team with a home base in the Netherlands. As part of your responsibilities, you are required to travel within the Netherlands, ensuring you're an active and integrated member of the (wider) team. Being part of an international setup not only provides an exciting and dynamic work environment but also allows you to fully benefit from the significant flexibility we offer to our employees.

When you are based in the Netherlands, you can work from different offices. Once per week we work together in the office, in Amersfoort.