Spatial Development Advisor

• Great colleagues. With us, you don't just work together with colleagues, but you also enjoy, if you wish, vibrant activities outside of working hours thanks to our diverse and active employee networks.
• Attractive, independent position. Own initiative is encouraged and your impact is directly noticeable. This is your chance to contribute to the development of Europe's largest port.
• Flexible work week. We are looking for an advisor for 32 to 36 hours per week.
• Training and development opportunities. A wide choice of training courses and education to further develop yourself.
• Vitality and well-being. Discount on your gym membership and fresh fruit at the workplace. A working environment that has an eye for your needs, with attention to health, well-being, and accessibility.
• Competitive salary. Depending on your knowledge, work experience, and the level at which you enter, a suitable salary proposal will be made within the range of at least € 6,689 to a maximum of € 8,361 per month.
• Travel allowance. Whether you travel by car, bicycle, or public transport, we provide an appropriate reimbursement.
• Flexible compensation budget. 19.6% on top of your gross monthly salary, composed of holiday allowance (8%), thirteenth month (8.33%), vitality contribution (2.3%), and an extra budget (0.97%). You can have this budget paid out periodically or use it for, for example, a bicycle, extra pension accrual, extra leave hours, additional training costs, or a sustainable investment.
• Prospect of permanent employment. If we are mutually satisfied, you will receive a permanent contract after the first year.
• Excellent pension scheme. Via ABP, whereby we reimburse approximately 70% of the premium.
• Company laptop and mobile phone. Always having the right tools at hand to perform your work optimally.

Contribute to the spatial future of Europe's largest port.
The port faces major spatial challenges. Think of the energy transition, redevelopment of port areas, new business activities, sustainability, and an attractive living environment for the area surrounding the port.
For the Environmental Management department, we are looking for a Spatial Development Advisor. In this role, you will help bring together spatial, economic, and social interests and contribute to a future-proof development of the Port of Rotterdam.
Does it seem interesting to you to work on issues that have an impact on the port and its surroundings? Then we would love to meet you.

As a Spatial Development Advisor, you are an important sparring partner for project teams and colleagues within the Port Authority. You advise on spatial developments, guide spatial procedures, and bring the consequences of developments in and around the port into view.
You work at the intersection of policy, projects, and stakeholders. In doing so, you combine substantive expertise with administrative sensitivity and a practical approach.
• You advise project teams on spatial developments, for example during land allocations, and guide spatial procedures.
• You assess spatial initiatives, environmental visions, programs, and environmental plans from the perspective of the port. You participate in consultations regarding these spatial initiatives and prepare our response, coordinating it internally with your colleagues and management.
• You bring the impact of spatial developments on the Port Authority's business strategy into view and discuss this with colleagues. In doing so, you identify opportunities, risks, and points of attention and translate these into concrete advice and follow-up steps.
• You work together with municipalities, provinces, environmental services, and other involved parties on supported solutions and policy for space in the port.
• You work together with environmental advisors, area managers, and specialists in fields such as noise, environmental safety, soil, and air quality.

For more information about our employment conditions, we refer you to our CAO.

An integrity investigation and online screening are part of the selection procedure. Valicare performs this screening on behalf of the Port Authority.

The competencies we are looking for in this position are as follows:

• Customer orientation: You understand the (business) environment in which the customer operates. You look for the core of the actual customer needs and ensure they are met. Additionally, you dare to communicate difficult messages to the customer, with respect for the relationship and maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Influencing: You have a good understanding of the interests, questions, and issues of others, and you can anticipate people's reactions. You are aware of how you come across to others and actively use your communication style to respond effectively to reactions and emotions, with the aim of creating understanding and support. You are familiar with various styles of communication.
• Result orientation: You are not deterred by problems, uncertainties, emotions, or setbacks in achieving objectives. You actively create opportunities and minimize problems, while always keeping an eye on the balance between costs and benefits.
• Problem-solving ability: You see the connection with the context in complex issues. You can express and visualize complex subject matter in a simple way. Additionally, you have various ideas to solve a problem or issue. You build on the ideas and concepts of others and experiment with new approaches to arrive at innovative solutions.

Contact information
Are you doubting if this position suits you or do you want to know more first? Feel free to contact Evelien via recruitment@portofrotterdam.com. We are happy to think along with you and answer your questions about the role, the working environment, and the possibilities within our organization