Project Manager Customer, Market and Society

Do you love a challenge and do you strive for victory? Do you dare to challenge the team and give ideas the space to arrive at a surprising approach? As Project Manager Customer, Market and Society at Dura Vermeer Heyma, you connect customer insight with creativity. You provide direction, bring enjoyment to the collaboration, and strive together for the win: a convincing proposal and a project that improves existing homes and neighborhoods.

This will be your job

You fathom the question behind the question of the assignment and the interests of the customer and translate them into a sharp tender strategy. Together with the team, you determine how Dura Vermeer Heyma distinguishes itself and how we fulfill our promises. In doing so, you keep an eye on the value for the client, feasibility, risks, and the consequences for residents and their environment. In this way, you work towards a winning proposal.

You lead the tender team and involve internal specialists and, where necessary, external parties. You monitor progress, quality, and the tender budget. You challenge colleagues and bring their expertise together into a convincing proposal in which approach, technique, costs, and planning align. You also determine the substantive line of plans, presentations, and customer dialogues.

In addition to tendering, you follow what is happening in the housing market and with clients. Based on those insights, you think along about the position of Dura Vermeer Heyma and dare to provide direction to the opportunities we develop. You actively contribute to our commercial activities by building and deepening relationships with clients and partners. You establish personal contact easily, have a sincere interest in what occupies the customer, and think along about how our knowledge and experience can be of value.

You are part of the Customer, Market and Society department. Together, we acquire suitable projects and build sustainable customer relationships.

Your focus lies in tender management in housing construction. Additionally, you will have the space to expand your network and deepen relationships with clients and partners. You ensure that Heyma is visible and remains so for future tenders and utilize opportunities to acquire assignments directly.

"What I like so much about this position is that simply everything is possible. You get the freedom to determine the course and strategy yourself, lead the tender team, and continue to develop yourself. At the same time, you work on societal issues and see your ideas become reality. I think that is the most beautiful thing about building: you make people's homes better and neighborhoods more livable."
Mark van Velde, Project Manager Customer, Market and Society

You get energy from a complex request and a team with various expertises. You can quickly get to the core, dare to propose choices, and hold colleagues accountable for agreements made. You want to understand what is truly important to the client and make it clear how our approach aligns with that.

At Dura Vermeer Heyma, we give old buildings and homes a new life. We transform monumental offices into residences, make neighborhoods energy-neutral, and densify cities with our innovative "Blokje Op" concept Blokje Op. Whatever we do, we do it well; customer satisfaction is our priority, regardless of the scale of the challenge. We are based in Rotterdam and focus on projects in the South Holland region. We have a down-to-earth and driven team with colleagues who support one another. What makes us special is that we ensure a pleasant atmosphere among ourselves. This is truly Dura Vermeer Heyma - we can work closely together, both during and after work. Whether it is hard work and hard laughter, a social drink, or a game of padel, the team spirit is always present. Read more about Dura Vermeer Heyma.

• HBO or WO level of professional and intellectual thinking.

• Experience leading tenders or selection processes, or demonstrably ready for the next step from a substantive tender role.

• The ability to translate customer questions into a distinctive strategy and a clear, convincing, and well-substantiated story.

• Creativity and a commercial eye, with which you know how to recognize opportunities and convert them into winning solutions.

• Connecting qualities with which you bring together and manage different disciplines, interests, and expertises.

• A structured way of working, in which you set priorities and maintain control over planning, quality, and the tender budget.

• Strong communication skills and a proactive, result-oriented attitude.

• Experience with housing associations is a plus.

• A technical and/or commercial background is a plus.

• The salary for this position is between € 5,005.- and € 6,256.- gross per month (based on 40 hours), excluding 8% holiday allowance. The exact salary depends on your knowledge, level, and work experience. 

• On top of salary comes a fixed amount for the Sustainable Employability Budget for things that contribute to staying healthy and motivated (2.3% according to the Bouw & Infra collective labor agreement).

• 43 leave days according to the Bouw & Infra collective labor agreement. Of these days, 13 are paid out in your individual budget; you can choose to buy these days back;

• A laptop and a smartphone.

• Excellent secondary employment conditions such as standard insurance for all employee risks, pension schemes, an extra supplement in case of disability, and a contribution towards trade union membership.

• You have the choice between an electric lease car, a mobility budget, or an NS Business Card. 

• With a contract for an indefinite period you can choose a brand-new (electric) bicycle thanks to our partnership with lease-a-bike.

• Much attention to your growth thanks to our own Dura Vermeer Academy with plenty of education and training opportunities within your field, but also in the area of vitality.

• Company fitness scheme with a choice from a sports offering of over 3,500 sports locations throughout the Netherlands.

• A good work-life balance thanks to a flexible working policy and smooth arrangements for working hours, working times, emergencies, caregiving, or sabbatical

• For new fathers and partners: 100% continued payment of your salary during the 5 weeks of supplementary birth leave, instead of the standard 70%.

• For the generation that has accumulated student debt during the new loan system, there is a beneficial scheme for the repayment of student debt. You can contribute an amount from your gross salary annually to repay your student debt. Dura Vermeer doubles your contribution.

Then we are curious about you! You can apply directly via our website using the apply button below the vacancy.

Want to know more? Contact our recruiter.

Do you want to know more about this vacancy? Please contact Elvira Haksteen via 06 - 18 67 08 04 or e.haksteen@duravermeer.nl.

At Dura Vermeer, we prefer to recruit and select our candidates without the well-intentioned help of 'subcontractors'. In the event of acquisition, we reserve the right to charge for additional work.