People and Culture Project Manager

Magnusenergy; Naarden; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stimulating working environment

International team

Flexible working

Professional academy

Opportunity to contribute to energy‑to

Job summary

Magnus Energy is seeking a People & Culture Project Manager to join the Head of People and Culture and build a scalable function for a growing international consultancy. The role offers ownership, visible impact and the chance to drive HR initiatives across Europe.

You will shape policies, compensation, performance management and employee engagement while coordinating multi-country HR topics and mobility, with a 32-40 hour/week interim contract for six months.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in HRM or related field.
• 8-10 years of HR experience across multiple European countries.
• Solid knowledge of HR policies, compensation frameworks, and performance management.
• Excellent communication in English (C1) and Dutch (C2).

Responsibilities

• Improve HR policies, processes and ways of working to support growth.
• Lead People & Culture initiatives including values, compensation framework, and talent management.
• Coordinate international HR topics, mobility and local employment requirements.
• Support acquisitions and integration of new teams.

Skills

Relationship building

Business partnering

Project management

HR policies

Communication

English fluency

Dutch fluency

Multi-country coordination

Organisational change

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in HRM or related field

Job description

WHO WE ARE

Magnus Energy helps organisations navigate the energy transition. As one of Europe’s leading energy consultancies, we support system operators, energy suppliers, regulatory authorities and many others from strategy through to delivery. From setting a new direction and reshaping organisations, to moving projects forward, delivering change and optimising operations.

Our diverse international team includes technical experts, programme managers, management consultants and pragmatic problem-solvers. With 17+ nationalities across five European hubs, we cover every aspect of the energy transition - working towards a secure, sustainable and affordable energy system, and a bright future for all.

About the role:

We have ambitious plans for growth. As a People & Culture Project Manager, you will work with the Head of People and Culture to help build a scalable function for a growing international consultancy. The role offers genuine ownership, visible impact and the chance to contribute to exciting projects across the business.

This role can be offered at 32-40 hours per week and is on an Interim basis for 6 months.

People & Culture Development:

• Improve HR policies, processes and ways of working to support organisational growth.

• Run key People & Culture initiatives, including:

  • implementing our new company values
  • optimizing our compensation & benefits framework
  • strengthening performance and talent management
  • running employee satisfaction surveys
  • improving the employee journey.

International HR Operations:

• Strengthen our international HR practices and coordinate international HR topics, including mobility and local employment requirements, working with internal and external specialists.

• Support acquisitions and the integration of new teams.

WHAT YOU BRING :

You are an experienced People & Culture professional who combines strong business partnering skills with a pragmatic, hands-on approach. You enjoy building relationships, are comfortable challenging others when needed and can independently turn ideas into solutions that work in practice.

In addition you bring:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in HRM, business management or related field.

• 8-10 years of broad HR experience, gained in consultancy or another fast-paced environment, with experience working across multiple European countries.
• Solid knowledge and experience of HR policies, compensation frameworks, and performance or talent management.
• Strong project management skills. You can build and improve HR foundations and create practical processes, structures, and ways of working that help organisations scale and perform.
• Experience working in an international environment and managing multi-country HR processes and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills with fluency in English (C1) and Dutch (C2).

WHAT WE OFFER

Why choose Magnus Energy?

• A stimulating working environment: a team of around 110+ consultants and experts. All motivated professionals who respect each other and want to learn from each other. No egos, but commitment and fun.
• A truly international team. Our international team with 17+ nationalities works from offices in Naarden, (the Netherlands) and satellite offices in Cologne (Germany), Brussels (Belgium), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Vienna (Austria).
• A flexible way of working: Working for a variety of clients across Europe, we offer a flexible work environment tuned to the new work approach.
• A unique opportunity for professional growth. We highly value the professional growth of our team. You will learn most "on the job" in this challenging position and work environment.
• A professional academy. Next to this, we offer an extensive training program. Our Magnus Energy Academy provides a diverse programme, from courses targeting the skills and knowledge needed to perform as a consultant in the energy sector, to more specialised courses designed to complement your chosen growth path. We are always developing new trainings to keep meeting our consultants’ needs.
• And, most importantly, the opportunity to contribute to a sustainable and resilient energy system across Europe - and a bright future for all.