Junior Project Manager Airports

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 vacation days

Hybrid working (40% from home)

Commuting allowance

Pension and health insurance

On-site health center

Training opportunities

Employee communities

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries GmbH in the Netherlands invites applications for a Junior Project Manager Airports Solutions. You set up projects and monitor progress to ensure on-time delivery of Material Handling projects while coordinating client, Vanderlande teams, and subcontractors.

You will work autonomously on smaller projects or parts of larger programs (over €50 million) under supervision, with travel up to 25% and a focus on time, budget, quality, and safety.

Qualifications

• Strong communicator with excellent relationship-building skills.
• Entrepreneurial, results-driven, and committed to excellence.
• Team player with a strong stakeholder focus.
• Proactive with excellent Dutch and English communication skills.
• 0–5 years of relevant experience.
• Affinity with IT/OT software in automation projects is a plus.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field.
• International experience is a plus.
• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Set up a project and monitor progress per plan.
• Manage one or more Material Handling projects and liaise with client, Vanderlande, and subcontractors.
• Deliver realistic project plans and ensure key factors: time, budget, quality, and safety.
• Maintain commercial responsibility during implementation.
• Work across cultures and travel up to 25%.

Skills

Strong communicator

Relationship building

Entrepreneurial mindset

Stakeholder management

Dutch English

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field

Tools

IT/OT software familiarity

Job description

Have you got the drive and entrepreneurship necessary to manage our international Airports projects? Doyou have the commercial attitude to play the game with our customers? Are you someone who developsproject teams and third parties and encourages them to achieve the almost unattainable? If so, you're theideal Project Manager for us!

Your position

As Junior Project Manager Airports Solutions, it's your job to set up a project and keep an eye on howevery aspect of a project is progressing as per plan. You will have ultimate responsibility for the successfuldelivery of one or more Material Handling projects and form the link between the client, the team atVanderlande and subcontractors.
We expect an autonomous and client-oriented approach. We also expect the ability to manage lesscomplex projects independently , worth up to 5 million or to be responsible for a part of a large complexproject (> € 50 million) under supervision of a Project Director.
You will manage projects with tight deadlines and work in and with different cultures. You will deliverrealistic project plans and have the ability to implement them such that the achievement of all of thefollowing relevant key factors is guaranteed: customer satisfaction, expectation management, time,budget, quality and safety.
During the implementation phase you will have commercial responsibility, eventually resulting in asuccessful acceptance of your projects by the customer and the internal service organization.

Your department

The Vanderlande Customer Centre Airports Solutions EMEA is active in the EMEA region to design,deliver and service solutions for airports customers. As we are expecting growth, we are looking for a Junior Project Manager with the potential and ambition to further develop and professionalize in ProjectManagement.

Your profile

If you are the (Junior) Project Manager we are looking for, you will recognize yourself in these characteristics:

• Strong communicator with excellent relationship-building skills
• Entrepreneurial, results-driven, and committed to excellence
• Team player with a strong stakeholder focus
• Proactive with excellent Dutch and English communication skills
• 0–5 years of relevant experience
• Affinity with IT/OT software in automation projects is a plus
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field
• International experience is a plus
• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time

What we offer

In this challenging and responsible position, you will have the chance to make a significant contribution to industry-leading projects and be connected to our dedicated people and customers. We offer a position in an informal, international and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development. By joining our profitable and growing company you will be able to reach your goals and focus on your future.
This position offers a competitive salary depending on background and experience:

• Bachelor starter (no experience): €3.432 gross per month
• Master starter (no experience): €3.806 gross per month
• Experienced candidates: €4.500 – €5.900 gross per month

Besides a competitive salary, we offer:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory + 20 via flexible budget)
• Flexible and hybrid working (40% from home, with allowance)
• Full commuting allowance, including public transport
• Collective pension and health insurance benefits
• On-site health center with gym and physiotherapists
• Training opportunities via Vanderlande Academy
• Active employee communities and initiatives
• Excellent company restaurant and barista coffee bar