Lead Communication and Change Transformation

Van Oord; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Home working allowance

32 holidays

Variable bonus

Pension scheme

Health insurance option

Online academy (GoodHabitz)

Employee communities

Skiing & sailing events

Job summary

Van Oord is seeking a strategic partner to lead the communication and change approach for its major transformation programmes, including ERP implementations, organisational changes and efficiency initiatives. You will engage with critical stakeholders, manage resistance and ensure that change is not only communicated but also realised.

You are a non-traditional communicator, trusted to challenge leaders while building trust and engagement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise change, communications or transformation experience.
• Proven impact in complex, international organisations.
• Strong presence at Board and Executive Committee levels.
• Experience managing resistance, political dynamics and large-scale cultural change.
• Ability to challenge leaders while building trust and engagement.
• Excellent command of both Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the change and communication strategy for enterprise transformation programmes.
• Advise Executive Committee and senior leaders on behaviour, decision making and visibility.
• Translate complex strategic decisions into clear and credible narratives that provide direction.
• Actively managing resistance and stakeholder dynamics in an international environment.
• Ensure adoption and behavioural change through measurable impact.

Skills

Strategic change management

Stakeholder management

Executive presence

Resistance management

Dutch & English fluency

Job description

You lead the communication and change approach for Van Oord's most important transformation programmes, including:

• Large scale ERP implementations
• Organisational and structural changes
• Efficiency and cost optimisation programmes

These are initiatives with significant impact, visibility and complexity.

You will engage with critical stakeholders who have diverse interests, making resistance inevitable. You ensure that change is not only communicated but also successfully realised.

You are not a traditional communicator. You are a strategic partner and a confident challenger.

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise change, communications or transformation
• Proven track record of impact in complex, international organisations
• Strong presence at Board and Executive Committee level
• Experience managing resistance, political dynamics and large scale cultural change
• The confidence to challenge leaders while building trust and engagement
• Excellent command of both Dutch and English

A unique opportunity to help shape the future of Van Oord and influence changes that affect the entire organisation. You will be given the trust, freedom and responsibility to make a real impact. In addition, we offer:

• A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience
• Attractive travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home working allowance (€2.40 per day)
• 32 holidays (of which a maximum of 7 are collective)
• Variable bonus, partly dependent on company results
• Attractive pension scheme
• Option for collective health insurance (Van Oord pays for your supplementary package)
• Extensive development opportunities, including a comprehensive online academy via GoodHabitz
• Communities to join, such as Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women and the Van Oord staff association
• Various events and sports activities, such as skiing, sailing weekends, cycling and motorcycling

Would you like to learn more about Van Oord and stay informed about other career opportunities? Come aboard and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Vimeo and Facebook.

You are ultimately responsible for communication and engagement around Van Oord's key transformation programmes. You create compelling narratives that connect strategy with the daily reality of our colleagues. By advising leaders and challenging them when necessary, you drive transparency, trust and behavioural change. You understand what is happening within the organisation and proactively address concerns and resistance. Through your approach, change is communicated, adopted and embedded.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Defining and leading the change and communication strategy for enterprise transformation programmes
• Advising and challenging the Executive Committee and senior leaders on behaviour, decision making and visibility
• Translating complex strategic decisions into clear and credible narratives that provide direction
• Actively managing resistance and stakeholder dynamics in an international environment
• Ensuring adoption and behavioural change through measurable impact

What success looks like. Within 12 to 24 months:

• Change is visible in behaviour, leadership and decision making
• Employees not only understand what is changing but also act accordingly
• Leaders communicate consistently, transparently and credibly
• Major programmes, such as ERP implementations, are not only delivered but fully adopted

As a member of the Core Transformation Team (5 people), you report to the Chief Transformation Officer and have a functional reporting line to the Director Stakeholders & Sustainability (STS).

Your workplace

You will work in an environment where ambition, collaboration and innovation come together. You will interact daily with senior leaders, transformation experts and colleagues across the organisation. No two days are the same and you will have ample opportunity to connect people, inspire action and provide direction.

For more than 150 years, Van Oord has been building the world of tomorrow. From coastal protection and offshore energy to sustainable maritime solutions, our projects make an impact across the globe. We give our people trust, responsibility and the freedom to achieve results together that remain visible for generations.