Project Manager

A Freelance Project Manager is sought for a production environment. You will be ultimately responsible for complex CAPEX projects, from feasibility study to start-up and handover.

What you will do.

• Define scope, project boundaries, and technical objectives.
• Prepare and defend business cases and investment requests.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, changes, and risks.
• Build and monitor project planning, including shutdowns and connections to existing installations.
• Manage engineering firms, EPCM partners, and contractors; review designs, estimates, and progress.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and the required capacity.
• Guide procurement, execution, commissioning, and handover.
• Monitor safety and quality within an operational production environment.
• Manage contractual changes and claims; report to management and steering committee.

What they ask

• At least 15 years of industrial experience, of which 10 years as a project manager on the client side.
• Successfully completed at least 3 large-scale CAPEX projects in the process industry, from concept to handover.
• Experience with own budget responsibility, investment approval, and direct management of EPCM or EPC partners.
• Strong engineering background and experience with multidisciplinary teams.
• Independently builds and manages schedules in MS Project.
• Engineering degree or equivalent by experience.
• Decisive and strong in negotiation, stakeholder management, and communication.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.
• VCA-VOL required; PMP, PRINCE2 or IPMA is a plus.