Lead Talent & Performance

MechDes Engineering B.V.; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Training budget

Home office stipend

Travel allowance

Bicycle plan

Hybrid work

Job summary

MechDes Engineering B.V. in Harderwijk is seeking a Talent & Performance Lead to drive the development and sustainable employability of engineers. You will shape strategy for employee growth and execute it with a small team.

You will partner with 20–30 engineers, conduct talent and performance conversations, and ensure engagement and agile growth in a changing market. Report to the Operations Director and translate strategic goals into concrete development initiatives.

Qualifications

• We are looking for someone who can switch between strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
• Translates organizational goals into concrete development initiatives.
• Actively contributes to the development and employability of employees.
• Translates HR KPIs into targeted actions.
• Provides data-driven insights to the Management Team.
• Coaches and advises engineers and managers on talent development and growth.

Responsibilities

• You support a group of approximately 20 to 30 engineers and help them grow in their careers.
• Conduct talent and performance conversations and encourage continuous development.
• Safeguard engagement, job satisfaction, and sustainable employability.
• Shape the strategy for employee development and execute it with the team.

Job description

Harderwijk·Fulltime of parttime· Immediate

€ 4.000 - € 6.500 gross per month based on 40 hours

Working hours

32 - 40 hour Fulltime of parttime

• 29 vacation days (based on a 40-hour workweek) + option to purchase additional days


• €3,000 annual training budget


• €1,250 home office allowance


• Travel allowance + bicycle plan


• Hybrid working arrangement and home office allowance

At MechDes Engineering, more than 100 engineers work every day on challenging technical projects for leading clients. To ensure our organization and future growth remain sustainable, we are looking for a Talent & Performance Lead.

As a Talent & Performance Lead, you play an important role in the development and sustainable employability of our engineers. Within the Talent & Performance domain, you help create an environment where professionals continue to grow and teams perform at their best.

What makes this role unique is that, together with two fellow Talent & Performance Leads, you shape the strategy for employee development while also being responsible for its execution. You work closely with our people while helping define the future direction of the organization. This gives you a direct impact on both strategy and day-to-day practice.

What will you do?

You support a group of approximately 20 to 30 engineers and help them get the best out of themselves and their careers. You conduct talent and performance conversations, encourage continuous development, and help engineers take ownership of their career paths.

At the same time, you safeguard engagement, job satisfaction, and sustainable employability. You also look ahead. What competencies will we need tomorrow? How do we retain knowledge? And how do we keep our engineers agile in a rapidly changing market?

Together with your colleagues in the Talent & Performance team, you actively contribute to the further development of this domain within MechDes, under the guidance of the Operations Director. Together, you work on initiatives that support the careers of our engineers and the continued growth of MechDes. This is not only about developing policies, but also about putting them into practice and making their impact measurable.

We are looking for someone who:

• can easily switch between strategic thinking and hands-on execution.


• translates organizational goals into concrete development initiatives.


• actively contributes to the development and employability of employees.


• translates HR KPIs into targeted actions.


• provides data-driven insights to the Management Team.


• coaches and advises engineers and managers on talent development and growth.


• works together with internal and external partners on sustainable employability and wellbeing initiatives.

Continue the conversation at our office over a freshly brewed cup of coffee?

We would be happy to explore whether there is a match and whether you can take the next step in your career at our engineering firm, where you truly matter as a person.

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