Senior Project Manager

EVALAN; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 55,800 - 99,882; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible work schedule

24 vacation days

Comprehensive benefits

Supportive work environment

Job summary

A leading innovation company in Amsterdam seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead a dynamic team in executing 'Internet of Things' projects. You will manage diverse portfolios, ensuring that each project meets its unique objectives while nurturing client relationships. Responsibilities include overseeing project financials, developing innovative solutions, and maintaining project scope. The ideal candidate has extensive project management experience, strong analytical skills, and a degree in engineering, with proficiency in the Dutch language as a plus. Competitive compensation and a supportive work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience.
• Experience managing a professional team.
• Proficient in project lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of project managers and engineers.
• Develop strong customer relationships during project execution.
• Oversee the financial performance of projects.
• Analyze project plans and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Project management experience

Team management

Clear communication

Client relationship management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Knowledge of IT/IoT systems

Dutch language proficiency

Education

Degree in engineering from an accredited university

Job description

Evalan is an innovation company based in the Netherlands. Evalan develops, markets and sells services that use state-of-the-art communications technology, with focus on remote monitoring and “Internet of Things” solutions. To support the delivery of these services, Evalan develops mobile devices and sensor units, data management systems, data processing algorithms and user interfaces on various platforms. Some of these services have been spun off into focused start-up companies. Evalan works in cooperation with international technology partners and universities, and executes projects for industrial companies, hospitals and research organizations. Trade names of Evalan's products are Wattmaestro, ARMOR, BACE, DISDRO and, SmartEagle.

About the Role

Evalan is looking for a ‘Senior Project Manager’ to join our team in Amsterdam. In this role you will manage a team of project & product managers and coordinate a diverse portfolio of ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) projects, ranging from pilots to complete turn-key deliveries of complex IoT systems. Our clients are large corporations, departments of the government, small and medium size companies and start‑ups. This means that each project has its own characteristics, targets and objectives. In each of the projects your team will focus on planning, budget, quality and delivery of our objectives, and will work closely with internal and external stakeholders. Some of these projects are executed in cooperation with partner companies. Your responsibilities will include representing Evalan in some of these collaborations and managing the relationships with these partners. Evalan delivers end-to-end IoT solutions and runs a small production and assembly operation to support that. Depending on your interest and background, managing this team may be included in your responsibilities as well. Many of the IoT solutions we create have innovative first‑of‑its‑kind elements. In many of our projects our challenges include translating these into practical implementations that can be scaled.

Responsibilities

• Manage a growing team of project managers. Most of our team members are young, well educated, enthusiastic engineers that can work independently and benefit from guidance by an experienced professional.
• Develop good working relationships with our customers during the project execution phase.
• Participate in pre‑bid review meetings.
• Proactively seek or develop innovative solutions to lead the Evalan team in overcoming challenges.
• As a leader, uphold Evalan’s values and strong work ethic and a driving sense of urgency.
• Provide input to stakeholders on selecting tools to monitor, configure and maintain our systems.
• Provide input to stakeholders on developing automation solutions for the installation, upgrade and testing of our systems.
• Our team generally works against the following objectives, and in your role as manager you will help them focus and deliver: Schedule, track and maintain multiple projects over varying schedules serving a wide variety of customers. Project phases include planning, estimating, design, production, installation, start‑up, programming, commissioning and warranty.
• Manage the financial performance of the projects against agreed budgets.
• Manage the alignment with contractors, sub‑contractors and other suppliers.
• Manage material resources and vendors.
• Manage the projects with good understanding of project staging.
• Analyze plans, schedules, contract specifications and codes to determine project requirements.
• Manage the hand‑over and completion of all project close‑out documentation.
• Work closely with the development team to ensure smooth and on‑time delivery of promised solutions to clients.

Qualifications

For this position Evalan is looking for candidates with a degree in engineering from an accredited university who have the ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment. You will be responsible for managing the project (and assembly) team on a day‑to‑day basis and ensuring that the projects and orders meet the specified deliverables.

Required Skills

• About 10 years’ project management experience.
• Experience with managing a team of professionals.
• Ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and persuasive manner, both verbally and in written communications.
• Ability to manage relationships proactively and effectively with clients.
• Ability to maintain clear focus on the project scope and delivery commitments.
• Ability to handle high‑level project decisions.
• Ability to perform as a responsive, flexible team player.
• Experience with professionally structured project life‑cycle processes, including project initiation documentation and accountability handovers between functional areas.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Good command of the Dutch language is a plus.
• Functional knowledge of IT/IoT systems is a plus.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary: €5,000 - €8,950 per month, based on full‑time employment.
• Flexible work schedule with a hybrid working policy (minimum three days/week in office).
• 24 vacation days per year, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Comprehensive benefits, including NS business card, working from home allowance, holiday allowance, 50% pension contribution and free lunches, fruits and drinks.
• A supportive, open, and informal work environment in a high‑growth, high‑tech industry.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Evalan is committed to diversity and inclusivity.