Team Leader Social Real Estate, Facilities, and Geodesy at the Municipality of Veenendaal

• You have an HBO or WO level of working and thinking.

• You have extensive leadership experience in the spatial, public, or real estate domain.

• You possess knowledge of strategic real estate policy and a clear vision on social real estate.

• You move easily in a political-administrative environment.

• A leadership role in which you truly make a difference for a diverse team and the important social challenges in Veenendaal.

• Plenty of room to provide direction and professionalize, including in the areas of team development and client management.

• An informal culture and room for personal and professional development.

• A one-year contract for 36 hours per week with a gross monthly salary of up to a maximum of € 7,837 (scale 13, Municipalities CAO). For a candidate who brings slightly more in terms of knowledge and experience, a labor market allowance is a possibility. The intention is to transition to a permanent contract after one year. Read more about the employment conditions of the Municipality of Veenendaal via this page.

Veenendaal is a vibrant municipality with over 70,000 inhabitants, centrally located on the A12. A young city with a unique history and healthy ambitions. The city is developing rapidly. With impactful challenges, including the Integrated Housing Plan (educational housing and sports facilities), the renovation of the theater, the redesign of the town hall, and the sustainability of social real estate.

In this role, you will lead a relatively new and versatile team of approximately 25 professionals within Social Real Estate, Facilities, and Geodesy. Three different disciplines, each with its own dynamics and need for direction. Together, they are committed to the use, management, maintenance, and development of municipal real estate and the management of information and data regarding municipal lands and assets.

The greatest challenge lies in building one team that works together based on a shared ambition. At the same time, you will provide direction to the further implementation of the Integrated Housing Plan (IHP).

You will also be part of the Spatial MT, consisting of six team leaders, project managers, the civil service client, and the Director of Spatial Affairs.

You:

• provides visible and people-oriented leadership, coaches employees, stimulates talent development, and tackles personnel issues proactively;

• strengthens the clusters further and ensures that capacity within the team is well-organized;

• manages good and firm client management towards colleagues from other teams;

• maintains an overview of politically-administratively sensitive dossiers and knows when your involvement is required;

• stimulates cooperation within and outside the team and is transparent about what is needed to achieve results and professionalize;

• monitors quality, planning, finances, and results, including the coordination of the planning and control cycle.

You will join a versatile team of dedicated professionals, diverse expertise, and varying leadership needs.

In addition, you have:

• solid leadership experience within a government context;

• a facilitating leadership style and attention to professional development;

• the ability to create connections and to weigh interests in a careful and balanced manner;

• a sense of the dynamics and the stakeholder management field in the spatial domain and social real estate;

• firmness when situations demand it.

The team is looking for a people-oriented leader who provides direction and stimulates, reflects, and develops.

"A wonderful opportunity for an experienced team leader with energy and decisiveness, who can truly make a difference for this team and the important social challenges"

You are an experienced leader who puts people first, brings energy, and stands firm when necessary. You are visible and approachable, instill confidence, and know how to motivate employees. You maintain an overview, are transparent, and create the right conditions without taking over the substantive work and responsibilities of the employees.