Project Manager

Althius; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Profit sharing

Flexible working hours

24 holidays + 10 extra days

International working environment

Social events and team lunches

Job summary

Althius is seeking a project manager with a university-level tech background to translate customer wishes into project plans, lead multidisciplinary teams through development, and ensure cost-effective solutions and timely delivery.

You will manage the project plan, steer the team, monitor progress, budget and timetable, and serve as the main contact for customers and stakeholders, reporting to management and driving process improvements to profitability.

Qualifications

• You have a university-level education in technology or technical business.
• You possess extensive experience as a project manager in technology.
• You are proficient with project management tools and ERP systems.
• You communicate well in English and provide clear feedback.
• You set priorities, stay hands-on, and inspire your team.

Responsibilities

• Create a project management plan with clear goals, planning, and budget.
• Steer the project by managing the project team and tracking progress.
• Act as the link between the customer and the project team and ensure customer wishes are met in the final design.
• Monitor costs, timetable, and report progress to management.
• Coordinate with customers and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning & budgeting

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

University degree in technology or technical business

Tools

Project management software

ERP systems

Job description

In this position you are the generalist with broad technical interest and a strong organizing ability. You translate our customers wishes into a project plan, lead our projects during the extensive development phase and manage your multidisciplinary team. With your team you translate the functional customer needs into concrete solutions, then the machine specifications are drawn up and the cost level calculated.

In parallel with the development phase, the project team develops the production process. Your team makes the translation to the organization and ensures timely transfer. During all project phases you closely follow the planning and goals of the various projects, monitor the costs and report to the management team. You continuously coordinate with the customer and all stakeholders and inform them about the progress of the project.

The position, the market and the working environment are very dynamic. You work on various very different projects in different phases of development. Success requires a tenacious and strong personality, so that you can realize projects in a structured way and focus on the result. This entails a high level of customer and goal orientation, where you are a solid conversation partner. You are social and able to motivate your team.

Who are we looking for?

As project manager you ensure successful progress of the projects. At the beginning of the project, you create a project management plan with clear goals like planning and budget.

You will steer the project by managing the project team. You will follow up progress and plan with the team and challenge the team to meet the project starting points.

Throughout the project, you are the contact person for the customer and take on an advisory and supporting role. You are the link between the customer and the project team, and you ensure that the customer's wishes will come back in the final design. Where necessary, you support your own team in the design process. Of course, you keep a close eye on the budget and the timetable!

Project progress you will report to the management team.

• You have a university/high education, work and thinking level in the field of technology or technical business.


• You have extensive work experience in a similar position.


• You have knowledge of project management tools and ERP systems.


• You have good communication skills, give feedback and be critical in English.


• You are good at setting priorities and have a hands-on mentality.


• Through your style of leadership, you know how to inspire and motivate the team to meet goals and agreements.


• You have at least 7 years of experience as a project manager within technology.


• In addition to managing projects, you are driven to make improvements in processes to make projects more profitable.


• You like to take initiative, convince people and think proactively and be always 2 steps ahead.

What do we offer?

• We work side by side with each other and have high commitment to the organization and the service provided. Of course, an appropriate benefits package is offered with a very good pension and annual profit allowance.


• Have innovative and high-tech challenging projects


• We are ambitious but relaxed, with flexible working hours and 24 holiday days + 10 extra free days.


• Flex workplaces for our offices in the South of the Netherlands.


• International working environment.


• Social events and team lunches, including weekly after-work drinks.


• Creative office atmosphere with football and pool table.


• Discount on gym membership.