Service Project Manager Distribution

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 vacation days

Hybrid workplace (40% WFH)

Health & Wellbeing budget €300/year

Commuting allowance

Pension scheme

On-site health centre and gym

Training and Vanderlande Academy

Barista-friendly restaurant and coffee

Job summary

Vanderlande is seeking a Service Project Manager to plan, coordinate, and execute Retrofit, Modifications and Revisions (RMR) projects from order to completion. You will balance technical delivery, financial performance and stakeholder communication for successful scope, schedule and quality outcomes.

You will manage multiple projects, report to the Team Leader Service Projects for the EMEA-LATAM region, and collaborate with Engineering, Sales, Technology and Service teams as well as customers

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field.
• Approximately 5 years in project management and logistics.
• Excellent verbal and written English skills.
• Knowledge of project planning, risk assessment and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all phases of assigned RMR service projects from contract review to completion and handover.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Manage project scope with clear deliverables aligned to customer expectations.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure health, safety and environment on-site.
• Act as single point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on operational and technical issues.

Skills

Project management

Logistics

Cross-functional coordination

Risk assessment

Customer focus

Matrix organizations

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering degree

Project Management qualification

Job description

As a Service Project Manager, you are responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing customer RMR (Retrofit, Modifications and Revisions) projects from order to completion according to Vanderlande process, and safety requirements. This role requires balancing technical delivery, financial performance, and stakeholder communication to ensure each project meets scope, schedule, and quality objectives.

You will work on several projects simultaneously and functionally report to the Team Leader Service Projects for EMEA-LATAM region. Due to the dynamic and multi-disciplinary environment, you will work and align with internal project-team members (Engineering, Sales, Technology, Service) and external parties (Customers and Subcontractors). You will be responsible to achieve the best overall project result for both Vanderlande and the customer, while considering planning, quality, and costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all phases of the assigned RMR service projects, from contract review through completion and handover.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Manage project scope, ensuring clear definition of deliverables and alignment with customer expectations.
• Monitor progress against plan, proactively identifying risks and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Responsible for health, safety and environment on site.
• Escalation and single point of contact for internal as well as external stakeholders for operational and technical issues.
• Oversee financial performance, including forecasting, invoicing, cost control, and identifying opportunities to sell additional services during the execution process. to meet profitability targets.
• Facilitate coordination among engineering, procurement, and field service teams to ensure timely and quality execution.
• Preparing the STO by facilitating transfer of information from the project team to Services.
• Support continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and contributing to process standardization.

Qualifications and Skills

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management (or equivalent technical field).
• Around 5 years of experience in project management and logistics
• Excellent verbal and oral skills in English language
• Working knowledge of project planning, risk assessment, and cross-functional coordination.
• Strong customer focus and service-oriented attitude
• Experience in working in matrix organizations with combined hierarchical and functional reporting lines.
• Flexibility in working with different cultures with regions with different maturity levels.
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% (short visits).

What do we offer?

This position offers a competitive salary range of € 5.000 to € 6.700 per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance).

On top of your fixedsalaryyou’llreceive the following secondary benefits:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande embraces diversity in all its forms. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.

Background screening

For this position it is possible that a background screening will be conducted. This screening can include checks such as verification of identity, qualifications or other relevant records, which may include criminal background or sanctions list checks, in accordance with our internal policies and applicable laws. Any job offer may be extended under the condition that the screening does not give reason to reconsider the hiring decision. Candidates will always be informed about the process and their rights before any screening is initiated.