Integral project manager

As an integral project manager you are responsible for highly innovative complex challenging projects in a high-end precision environment. You are end to end responsible from project initiation until volume production of complex mechatronic systems and modules.

Job information:

The Integral Project Manager manages the projects with a (large) multidisciplinary team of highly skilled, mainly technical experts, that’s why we expect you to have mechatronic expertise as well as professional project management skills. You are responsible for:

• The delivery of innovative mechatronic systems from development until manufacturing and customer acceptance;
• Delivering within boundaries as agreed in project assignment (time, quality, budget and scope);
• Leading the team on technical aspects in close cooperation with a System Architect assuring decision taking in the technical domain;
• Monitoring and control project progress including supply chain and manufacturing activities;
• Managing stakeholders: external customers as well as internal stakeholders at various managerial levels and functional domain (T&D, business, manufacturing and others);
• Managing external partners and component suppliers;
• Applying the project management and development processes of the organization;
• Contribute to the continuous development of the project management competency of the department.

This position is based in the Project Management group of VDL ETG Technology & Development

• A degree in Mechatronics, Mechanics, Electronics, Physics or related;
• Academic working and thinking level;
• Professional project management skills, preferably certified (PMI, PRINCE2, IPMA);
• At least 5 to 10 years experience as a project leader for high-end equipment, leading multidisciplinary development team(s);
• You have knowledge of Design for Excellence; 
• Successful track record within equipment development projects;
• You are a team builder and able to inspire, motivate and convince people;
• You are pro-active, analytical, creative person with a “can do” mentality;
• Good communication skills verbal and written in English and Dutch;
• Willingness to travel and stay abroad for a couple of weeks – few times per year.

• You are part of the international, industrial, family-owned company VDL Groep;
• You work with professionals in a technical and high end environment; 
• Dynamic and informal atmosphere;
• Work together in multidisciplinary teams;
• International opportunities;
• Opportunities for personal development and growth.

Within VDL ETG, the department Technology & Development (T&D) is responsible for the specification, design and integration of high tech/precision modules, professional products and capital intensive equipment. All this takes place under one roof. The high-tech production facility is equipped with state of the art machinery to produce any designed product. The Technology & Development department consists of a number of competence groups, such as Mechanics, Mechatronics, Electronics, Flow & Thermal, Software and Project management. In multi-disciplinary project teams we specify, design, develop and qualify the professional products for our customers. 

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