Integral Project Manager

As an Integral Project Manager you are responsible for highly innovative complex challenging projects in a high-end regulated environment (e.g. Semi-con, Medical, Defence). You have an integral responsibility, from customer request to development, implementation of volume production in the factory and delivery at customer site. The technologies are state-of-the-art and the products are first of a kind. VDL Konings is a contract manufacturer that provides design, industrialization and manufacturing competencies all under one roof. You need to build and maintain a close relationship with the customer. Projects have an international scope so as a Project Manager you deal with different company cultures, different regional cultures and a different Ways of Working (Project Management and Development processes).

Tasks & responsibilities:

You manage the projects with a (large) multidisciplinary team of highly skilled, mainly technical experts in architecture, design, supply chain and manufacturing. That’s why we expect you to have a solid technical background, with experience in product development projects, as well as professional project management skills. You are responsible for:

• The delivery of innovative mechatronic systems from initiation and concept & development until manufacturing and customer acceptance; taking into account the triple constraint;
• Project set up, organization and Governance;
• Leading the project team, in close cooperation with a System Architect;
• Monitoring and control project progress (cost, risk and quality), take action and escalate when needed;
• Managing stakeholders: external customers and suppliers as well as internal stakeholders at various managerial levels and functional domain (e.g. design, business, manufacturing);
• Applying the project management and development processes of the organization;
• Contribute to the continuous development of the project management competency of the department.

• Professional projectmanagement skills;
• A degree in Mechatronics, Mechanics, Electronics, Physics or related;
• Preferably 3 to 7 years experience as a project leader in high-end product development projects, leading multidisciplinary team(s);
• You have knowledge of Design for Excellence; 
• You are a team builder and able to inspire, motivate and convince people;
• You are a pro-active, analytical, creative person with a “take ownership” and “can do” mentality;
• Good communication skills verbal and written;
• Willingness to travel and stay abroad for a couple of weeks – few times per year.

In addition to a working atmosphere that is informal, open and direct, we offer you highly varied work, an excellent salary and ditto fringe benefits. Moreover, you will have the opportunity for internal and external training in your field and there are career opportunities, both within VDL Konings and the VDL Groep. A summary of what we have to offer: