Project Manager IT

Royal IHC; Kinderdijk; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal IHC is seeking a Project Manager IT to translate business needs into well-structured IT projects. You will manage a portfolio of medium-sized initiatives across IT, applications, and integrations, coordinating with internal teams and external partners to deliver practical outcomes.

You will work in a dynamic IT department, requiring fluent Dutch and English, and NATO nationality is a prerequisite. The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and timely delivery of improvements to our

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Business, or a related field.
• Experience with application, integration, or system improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, activities, planning, budget, deliverables, and required resources with stakeholders.
• Bring together project teams across IT, business functions, and external vendors to keep delivery moving.
• Monitor progress, manage risks and resources, and take corrective actions when needed.
• Help teams navigate changes in scope, priorities, and requirements without losing sight of the end result.
• Provide clear steering information on progress, risks, budget, quality, and outcomes.
• Create clarity through proper project governance, documentation, and handover.
• Support the improvement of our portfolio management process, including the preparation of business cases for new initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Pragmatic delivery

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT or Business

Tools

Jira

MS Project

Job description

Project Manager ITAbout Royal IHCRoyal IHC is a global player in the maritime industry, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for dredging, offshore, mining, and defence markets. Our IT department supports this by keeping critical systems reliable, improving our application landscape, and helping the business move away from legacy setups towards more modern, secure, and integrated solutions.About the roleAs Project Manager IT, you will help Royal IHC move forward by turning business needs into well-managed IT projects. You will work on practical, visible improvements across our application landscape, integrations, and related systems.You will manage a portfolio of medium-sized IT projects, typically with a duration of several months. These projects directly relate to the way our business operates. Examples include the introduction of new Identity and Access Management (IAM) tooling, lifecycle management projects such as application upgrades and decommissioning, and the implementation of enterprise applications at business entities still operating on legacy setups.This is a role for someone who enjoys creating structure, bringing people together, and seeing tangible improvements land in the business. You bring clarity and discipline to projects, while staying pragmatic and flexible when priorities shift.You will join a small team of Project Managers within the IT organization and work closely with colleagues across IT, business functions, and external partners.Your responsibilitiesTurn business needs and improvement ideas into clear, well-structured IT projectsDefine project scope, activities, planning, budget, deliverables, and required resources together with stakeholdersBring together project teams across IT, business functions, and external vendors to keep delivery movingMonitor progress, manage risks and resources, and take corrective actions when neededHelp teams navigate changes in scope, priorities, and requirements without losing sight of the end resultProvide clear steering information on progress, risks, budget, quality, and outcomesCreate clarity through proper project governance, documentation, and handoverSupport the improvement of our portfolio management process, including the preparation of business cases for new initiativesYour profileYou have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT, Business, or a related field, combined with relevant project management experience appropriate to the level of the roleYou have experience with application, integration, or system improvement projectsYou are comfortable managing several projects at the same time and know how to keep priorities clearYou communicate clearly and are able to build constructive relationships with stakeholders and project partnersYou know how to bring people into motion and help teams deliver resultsYou stay effective in an environment where priorities may changeYou are hands-on, pragmatic, and focused on delivering practical outcomesYou are fluent in Dutch and English, as part of our workforce is not fluent in EnglishYou have nationality from a NATO member country, which is required for this roleMethodology & skillsYou have experience working with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery approachesYou are familiar with project management practices such as planning, risk management, reporting, and change controlYou are organized, structured, and able to solve problems pragmaticallyExperience with tools such as Jira or MS Project is a plusWhat we offerA visible role in a changing IT environment where your projects directly support business continuity and improvementA broad project portfolio across applications, integrations, identity management, lifecycle management, and enterprise systemsClose collaboration with IT specialists, business colleagues, and external partners across Royal IHCRoom to further develop your project management skills and grow into larger or more complex IT initiatives