Scheduler Lead

• At Schiphol, you don't just build a single project, but the future of a functioning airport: €250m+ programs, 70 years of asset use, and schedules that have a direct impact on operations, travelers, and partners.
• Delivery Services is a new team currently being built that makes an immediate impact: you help set the standard for how Schiphol manages its largest projects - with structure, precision, and one integrated way of working.
• At Schiphol, we work every day on innovation and improvement. In this way, we keep the Netherlands moving and create thousands of jobs and opportunities for people.

As a Scheduling Lead, you build and safeguard the integrated planning function within Major Projects and ensure that Schiphol manages according to one uniform, reliable standard for planning, progress, and decision-making. How exactly you realize this? That is up to you. We rely on the way you pursue goals with enthusiasm and determination, know how to convince others of your vision, and overcome obstacles with confidence. You will apply your talents to:

• setting up and safeguarding the integrated baseline planning across multiple complex projects and thereby setting the standard for planning within Major Projects.
• developing and implementing the scheduling framework (processes, tools, governance) through which projects are managed in a consistent and scalable manner.
• managing the critical path, dependencies, and risks, and translating planning insights into strategic decision-making at the project and program level.
• performing in-depth analyses and health checks to structurally improve the predictability, quality, and feasibility of project schedules.
• building, leading, and further professionalizing the scheduling discipline, including coaching and developing planners. Monitoring the quality of schedules and positioning scheduling as a strategic sparring partner for project management and stakeholders.
• responsible for independently advising Project Directors and Executive stakeholders on planning scenarios, risks, recovery strategies, and decision-making within projects and programs exceeding €250 million.

You are joining at a unique moment: you will help build a new team and lay the foundation for how Schiphol manages its largest investment projects. You operate at the intersection of strategy and operations, with direct influence on projects >€250 mln in a 24/7 environment where planning is crucial for continuity. You work with 15+ disciplines and complex dependencies and position planning as a steering instrument for decision-making at executive level.

With over 4200 proud colleagues, we go the extra mile to connect the Netherlands as well as possible to the rest of the world. Innovation, safety, and collaboration are paramount. Together, we give more meaning to travel and contribute to the economy and society. For more than 100 years. In the Netherlands and beyond. By the way, did you know that:

... Royal Schiphol Group is the owner and operator of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Rotterdam The Hague Airport, and Lelystad Airport?
... the entire Schiphol Airport site has an area of 2,787 hectares?
... as a Scheduling Lead, you strengthen the Schiphol Infrastructure business area.

At Schiphol Infrastructure, we design, build, and manage all physical and digital assets of Schiphol. That is our contribution to Schiphol's ambition to be a high-quality and sustainable airport. With over 800 colleagues, together with our chain partners, we will deliver more projects in the coming years and catch up on maintenance backlogs. For example, we are improving working conditions through the use of robots and lifting aids, electrifying assets on the airside, and renewing and making crucial parts like the C-pier, baggage cellar, and climate systems more sustainable. At the same time, we resolve malfunctions and make thoughtful investment choices to prepare our infrastructure for the future.

Schiphol connects your world. With the best people, we make travel safe and responsible. You contribute to this with your unique talents, such as the way you inspire, stimulate, and involve other people in a situation and connect people to achieve the ultimate result. In any case, for this position you have:

• working and thinking level with a relevant education (e.g., civil engineering, architecture, or industrial engineering).
• demonstrable 10+ years of experience working in operational, safety-critical, and/or 24/7 environments such as airports, rail, energy, petrochemicals, or similar complex infrastructure.
• in-depth insight into critical path method (CPM), schedule risk analysis, and earned value management (EVM).
• experience with integrated project controls and managing dependencies, interfaces, and baselines in multidisciplinary environments.
• demonstrable experience in performing schedule analyses and successfully bringing delayed projects back to a manageable schedule.
• strong strategic influencing skills: you translate planning insights into decision-making at executive level and create support across disciplines.

• € 7002 to €10308 gross per month (outside-CAO 4-D).
• Variable compensation.
• A mobility allowance that offers you various options, including a lease car.
• Room for development on a professional and personal level. For instance, there is a personal sustainable employability budget, for including pension (contributions), financial advice, paid leave, training, (career) coaching, and vitality.

These are just a few of our employment conditions that apply to this position (based on a 40-hour work week). Schiphol has even more to offer you. For a complete overview of all employment conditions, go to Employment Conditions - Working at Schiphol.

What are your talents? What are your dreams? What is your story? We are curious about you and would like to invite you to apply. You can apply by sharing your motivation and CV with us via the application button below.

• For more information about applying at Schiphol: Schiphol Careers.
• Do you have questions about the content of the Scheduling Lead position? Contact Lex Pepping.
• Do you have questions about the application process? Direct them to Milou Kohlmann via milou.kohlmann@schiphol.nl or via 06-12749348.
• An assessment is part of the process.
• For the safety of our travelers and colleagues, a security screening is always part of the process. A Certificate of Good Conduct (VGB) must be submitted prior to employment.
• We would like to receive your application for this Scheduling Lead position no later than July 23, 2026.