Facilities Coordinator | MEET RIVM | Utrecht

You will receive a responsible position as a Facilities Coordinator at Utrecht Science Park, with plenty of room to help build a new facility organization.

This comes with attractive employment conditions

• A good salary between € 4,500.- and € 6,000.- per month, depending on your experience. 
• 30 vacation days per year according to the Bouw & Infra CAO.
• A generous choice budget on top of your salary, including holiday allowance. You choose: extra days off (up to 13 extra) or extra income.
• A good pension scheme with employer contribution at bpf bouw.
  Are you currently in another fund? Please take into account that bpf bouw already switched to the new pension system on January 1, 2026.
• Plenty of training and development opportunities, both technical and personal.
• Don't live around the corner? No problem. We reimburse your travel expenses per kilometer, so you can travel without worry.
• Cycle to work affordably with a lease bike via our scheme.

As a Facilities Coordinator in Utrecht, you will ensure that the facility services at a new location at Utrecht Science Park are well-organized every day. You will manage suppliers, monitor the quality of soft services, and improve facility processes. And because the location is still in the startup phase, you will get plenty of room to help shape the service from the very beginning.

You are visible within the organization and know what is happening. Is the service not working as agreed? Do you see that a process could be smarter? Or does the client request a different approach? You bring the right parties together and ensure that action is taken.

In addition, you liaise directly with the client and suppliers. You combine knowledge of Facility Management with a practical attitude and receive the freedom to actually exert influence on the quality of the working environment.

As a Facilities Coordinator, you are responsible for the daily quality and further development of the facility services. You ensure that cleaning, catering, window cleaning, greenery maintenance, and other facility services are well-organized.

In doing so, you do not only look at reports and contract agreements. You are present on location, speak with employees and suppliers, and therefore quickly see where something can be improved.

A supplier may perform fine according to the report, while you see something different on the work floor. You notice this, discuss it with the involved parties, and ensure a solution is found. In doing so, you keep an eye on both the agreements with the client and the daily experience of employees and visitors.

You will, among other things:

• coordinating and improving facility processes and services;
• monitoring supplier performance based on agreements, KPIs, and quality controls;
• assessing inspections and quality controls and ensuring that improvement actions are actually carried out;
• analyzing escalations, malfunctions, and recurring reports and ensuring a structural solution;
• monitoring agreements, schedules, and facility budgets;
• analyzing facility processes and setting them up more smartly where necessary;
• ensuring a safe, well-maintained, and welcoming working environment.

You are an experienced facility professional who takes responsibility. You do not wait until a problem reaches you, but look ahead and know what is happening at the location.

You can hold a supplier accountable for performance, while simultaneously building a good collaboration. You also communicate clearly to the client about results, bottlenecks, and possible improvements.

Above all, your proactive attitude and problem-solving ability make the difference. You see what is needed, bring people together, and ensure that plans are converted into results.