Administrative Client Public Space Policy and Management

A public organization aims not only to maintain public spaces but also to improve them, make them greener, and prepare them for future challenges. Investment projects in public spaces are a key instrument for this. This role involves an administrative client for such projects. From a tasks and programming team, you are responsible, on behalf of the Public Space Policy and Management department, for the design and internal commissioning of investment projects.

You will work closely with other clients to maximize efforts to make the environment future-proof, in accordance with the strategic public space management plan. In the multi-year programming of major maintenance, replacements, and redevelopments, the lifespan and depreciation periods of assets are taken into account, and policy ambitions regarding, for example, greenery, subsoil, and mobility are fulfilled.

Redevelopment projects maximally intertwine above-ground and underground ambitions to design neighborhoods in a future-proof manner. This specifically includes projects with a civil component (road, cycle path, bridges, quays), but also greenery, sewage, water, public lighting, parking, and traffic control systems. The client role is evolving, with the position of the client being further strengthened. Strict control of scope, planning, and budget has become increasingly important.

Finally, the client must play a more significant role at a strategic level vis-à-vis the board, choices in the total project portfolio, and external developments.

What you will do.

• You are the link between the board and the project organization, taking into account the management and policy organization.
• You report on project progress to the management and the board.
• You issue assignments to the internal project office and manage the project manager.
• You provide input to the P&C cycle, such as the framework note, progress report, and annual accounts.
• You are responsible for GROTIK of your projects.
• You are co-responsible for the effective utilization of the total multi-year investment budget, both within your portfolio and in coordination with other clients.
• You contribute to the development of structure and culture towards professional asset management and client-ship.

What they ask

• A completed, relevant HBO (higher professional education) degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of demonstrable experience in a comparable role within an environment of client-ship, asset management, public space, and governmental organizations.
• You demonstrate ownership and help others to take it.
• You bring seniority, remain calm in difficult situations, maintain an overview, and set the right priorities.
• You communicate clearly about the possibilities and expectations (or their absence).