Project Leader

Working at Vervoerregio Amsterdam means being able to make the real difference at an expert organization for mobility challenges. In everything we do, we work toward an accessible region for the people who live, work, learn and recreate here. Now and in the future. That calls for responsible choices that are best for people, our environment and the planet.

More than ever, in this busiest region of the country, we must provide clean and healthy transport options that fit the different areas. That is necessary to ensure that all our residents and visitors can reach their destination. That is why, together with our fourteen municipalities, we are working on a sustainably accessible region in which our travelers can travel safely, affordably, smoothly and comfortably from door to door. Would you also like to contribute to this, at one of the largest public transport clients in the Netherlands? Then read on quickly!

As Project Manager, you are responsible for the successful process-oriented and substantive management of multiple projects simultaneously. You combine extensive expertise in project and process management with a sharp sense of administrative and political relations and substantive knowledge in the field of transport infrastructure/traffic and transport/public transport. You know how to unite interests, create support, and connect parties to common goals.

You move easily at tactical, strategic, and administrative levels and take charge of complex projects involving various external parties and stakeholders. In doing so, you represent the Vervoerregio Amsterdam within your field of expertise and actively build a strong and relevant network. You also coach junior project staff.

Additionally, you work on innovative and cost-effective solutions for mobility challenges. You ensure professional project and process control, steering on substantive quality, planning, risks, finances, and results. In this way, you contribute directly to the future-proof accessibility of the Amsterdam region.

The Projects Expertise Center of the Vervoerregio Amsterdam is responsible for the preparation and, in some cases, the execution of complex (infrastructural) projects. The focus lies on initiating new projects, conducting exploratory studies, or guiding planning studies for the expansion and improvement of the high-quality public transport network in the Amsterdam region.

These projects are initiated and realized by the Vervoerregio in close cooperation with municipalities, transport operators, provinces, and other stakeholders. Our strength lies in connecting parties with diverse interests and jointly realizing sustainable mobility solutions.

To be able to do your job successfully, you have a university-level (WO) working and thinking level and have at least five to seven years of experience in various phases of infrastructural projects, with an emphasis on the initiation, exploration, and planning study phases. You are an enthusiastic, decisive, and communicatively strong project manager and client. You are someone who takes initiative, is administratively sensitive, and works in a solution- and result-oriented manner. You are also a good negotiator and can handle different interests.  Additionally, you have:

• Experience working at or with the municipal, regional/provincial, or national government in the spatial domain;

• Demonstrable experience in organizing cooperation between different governments and transport organizations such as NS, ProRail, Connexxion, GVB, etc.;

• Had responsibility for at least three complex accessibility projects.

As senior Project Manager, you will join the Expertisecentrum Projecten team. A fun and dynamic team that totals about forty motivated and engaged colleagues. The team ranges from people who have been active in the field for years and have built up extensive professional knowledge to people who are at the beginning of their careers and enrich the organization with a fresh perspective. An open atmosphere, good cooperation, accessibility, and substantive involvement are characteristic of the team.  

You will work with pleasant and driven colleagues, and an informal working atmosphere prevails in the office. Our organization is constantly in motion, and your initiative and personal input are highly valued. In addition to working well and delivering quality, having fun, humor, and collegiality are highly valued by us.

We provide colleagues, a working environment, and a package of employment conditions that will make you happy!

• A gross monthly salary between the € 5,455.- and € 7,369.- (Scale 12 CAO-SGO) based on a 36-hour work week; the step is dependent on the number of years of work experience;

• A yearly contract that, if the collaboration is enjoyed by both sides, will be converted into a contract for an indefinite period;

• An individual choice budget of 17.05% of your gross monthly salary that you can have paid out or use to, for example, buy extra vacation days;

• Your public transport travel expenses are fully reimbursed. You also receive an allowance for cycling and walking;

• Extensive training opportunities, room for personal development, and the opportunity to take ownership of your work;

• Excellent pension accrual with ABP;

• We offer flexible working hours and possibilities for working from home to support a healthy work-life balance. Hybrid working is well facilitated and our office building is accessible to everyone.

View the complete overview of all our employment conditions!

The interview sessions are scheduled for Friday, November 6th.

For more information about the position call, WhatsApp, or email Douwe Tiemersma (manager of the Expertisecentrum Projecten team): 06 - 31 92 41 16 or d.tiemersma@vervoerregio.nl. (Douwe is available from August 24th)

Do you want to know what the application procedure looks like? And/or do you have questions about the application procedure? Please call, WhatsApp, or email Willemijn de Jong: 06 - 82 67 40 40 / w.dejong@vervoerregio.nl.

At Vervoerregio Amsterdam, we do everything we can to ensure that everyone can be themselves and feels valued. That is why we work on diversity and inclusion. Whatever your gender, age, origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or physical/mental disability, you are welcome with us.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.