Project Management Director

Scarabee Group; Hoofddorp; On-site; EUR 96,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gross salary up to €9,500 per month

25 days annual leave

Personal development and coaching

Company laptop and mobile phone

Pension scheme and travel expense Reim

International team across Hoofddorp, G

Job summary

Scarabee Group in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, seeks an experienced Project Management Director to lead the project management organisation and ensure predictable delivery, governance and cross‑functional collaboration.

You will own the portfolio performance, oversee budgeting, cost control, risk management and stakeholder engagement, and report to the Executive Managing Director. This is a high‑impact leadership role in a multinational setting with a strong focus on process excellence.

Qualifications

• High education level: HBO+/WO or equivalent.
• 10+ years in project management and delivery.
• 5+ years in leadership within PMO/programme/project delivery.
• Experience leading multiple project managers.
• Proven track record managing complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience with cost estimation, budgeting, forecasting and cost control.
• Experience with governance, stage gates, risk management and scope/change control.
• Ability to act timely on deviations in schedule, scope, budget or quality.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Coaching-oriented yet decisive leadership style.
• Ability to align diverse disciplines and interests.
• Excellent command of Dutch and English.
• IPMA/PMP/PRINCE2 certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the performance of the project portfolio, including scope, scheduling, quality, resources and costs.
• Lead the project management organisation, coaching project managers and further developing the PMO.
• Take responsibility for project cost estimation and financial control throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Monitoring budgets, forecasts and cost developments, and taking corrective action when projects deviate financially or operationally.
• Establishing clear project governance, project management methodologies and a stage-gate structure.
• Monitoring project health and ensuring that risks, deviations and capacity issues are identified and addressed at an early stage.
• Translating the project portfolio into a manageable delivery plan, providing visibility into dependencies and priorities.
• Managing resource requirements from Projects and coordinating these with the relevant departments. The functional departments remain responsible for providing the required capacity.
• Acting as the primary escalation point for complex delivery issues and cross-functional dependencies.
• Ensuring effective collaboration between Projects and Technology, Engineering, Service, Supply Chain, Operations and other relevant departments.
• Reporting to senior management on portfolio performance, financial results, risks, capacity and decisions required.
• Initiating improvements in processes, tools, governance and project management practices, and ensuring that lessons learned are effectively implemented.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Financial awareness

Stakeholder management

PMO

Governance

Risk management

Cost estimation

Budgeting

Forecasting

Communication

Coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Dutch language

English language

IPMA/PMP/PRINCE2 (advantage)

Education

HBO/WO degree

Job description

Are you an experienced project management leader who not only wants to deliver projects successfully but also take responsibility for the performance of the entire project organisation and portfolio?

What will you do as Project Management Director?

As Project Management Director, you will have overall responsibility for the project delivery organisation. You will ensure predictable project execution as well as effective financial control. You will be responsible for comprehensive project cost estimation, budgeting, cost control and project performance.

You will lead the project management organisation and ensure professional working practices, clear governance and effective collaboration between Projects and departments such as Technology, Engineering, Service, Supply Chain and Operations.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Taking overall responsibility for the performance of the project portfolio, including scope, scheduling, quality, resources and costs;
• Leading the project management organisation, coaching project managers and further developing the Project Management Office (PMO);
• Taking responsibility for project cost estimation and financial control throughout the entire project lifecycle;
• Monitoring budgets, forecasts and cost developments, and taking corrective action when projects deviate financially or operationally;
• Establishing clear project governance, project management methodologies and a stage-gate structure;
• Monitoring project health and ensuring that risks, deviations and capacity issues are identified and addressed at an early stage;
• Translating the project portfolio into a manageable delivery plan, providing visibility into dependencies and priorities;
• Managing resource requirements from Projects and coordinating these with the relevant departments. The functional departments remain responsible for providing the required capacity;
• Acting as the primary escalation point for complex delivery issues and cross-functional dependencies;
• Ensuring effective collaboration between Projects and Technology, Engineering, Service, Supply Chain, Operations and other relevant departments;
• Reporting to senior management on portfolio performance, financial results, risks, capacity and decisions required;
• Initiating improvements in processes, tools, governance and project management practices, and ensuring that lessons learned are effectively implemented.

You will report directly to the Executive Managing Director and act as a key strategic partner and sounding board for the management team.

What do you bring to the role?

You are an experienced project management professional with the strategic overview and leadership skills required to manage a complex project organisation. You combine strategic insight, financial awareness and a hands-on, results-driven approach.

In addition, you have:

• A higher professional education or university-level qualification (HBO+/WO), or equivalent working and thinking level;
• At least 10 years of experience in project management and project delivery;
• At least 5 years of leadership experience in project management, PMO, programme management or project delivery;
• Experience in leading and developing multiple project managers;
• Proven experience in managing complex, multidisciplinary projects;
• Experience in cost estimation, budgeting, forecasting and cost control;
• Experience with project governance, stage gates, risk management and scope/change control;
• Experience in taking timely corrective action on projects that deviate from their schedule, scope, budget, quality standards or resource requirements;
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills;
• A coaching-oriented yet decisive leadership style;
• The ability to bring together different disciplines and align diverse interests;
• Excellent command of both Dutch and English;
• A certification such as IPMA, PMP or PRINCE2 is considered an advantage.

What do we offer?

A key leadership position with a direct impact on the continued professionalisation and growth of our project organisation. You will have the freedom and authority to further develop project delivery and will be directly involved in important operational and strategic decisions.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team, operating at the intersection of project delivery, people management, operations and finance.

In addition, we offer:

• A gross salary of up to €9,500 per month based on full-time employment;
• 25 days of annual leave;
• Opportunities for personal development and career growth through training, education and coaching;
• A company laptop and mobile phone, also available for personal use;
• An attractive pension scheme and travel expense reimbursement;
• A friendly, international working environment with 150 colleagues across Hoofddorp, Germany and Japan;
• A vitality programme, including a sports allowance, a monthly chair massage at the office and a bicycle through Lease a Bike.