Project Leader Infrastructure & Erosion Control Measures; Engels

We are seeking a temporary Project Leader – Infrastructure & Erosion Control Measures to join the Programme & Project Management Office (PPMO). The projects under this role are delivered in close cooperation between the Public Entity and various ministries. As Project Leader, you act as a central coordinating figure, maintaining oversight and ensuring that all necessary activities are undertaken to drive and monitor progress.

You will be involved from the early stages of the projects, with a strong focus on execution, ensuring that infrastructure and erosion control projects are delivered in accordance with agreed quality standards, timelines and objectives.

What will you do?

You will locally prepare and coordinate civil engineering projects in the field of infrastructure and erosion control. You ensure that project activities are carried out in line with planning and quality requirements, while maintaining clear communication with key stakeholders. You support and guide decision-making processes and actively manage the local environment in which projects are implemented. In addition, you safeguard coherence between interrelated projects and stakeholders and contribute to effective knowledge transfer.

Additionally, your tasks include:

• Maintaining regular contact with, and reporting to, the Programme Manager.
• Managing local stakeholder and environmental relations related to project implementation.
• Preparing and facilitating decision-making trajectories.
• Monitoring and promoting coherence between connected projects and involved stakeholders.
• Contributing to knowledge sharing and transfer within the organisation and project teams.

What we offer

• Temporary employment for a trial period of one year, with the prospect of permanent employment.
• Allowances:
  
  Holiday allowance of 8.33% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.33% of the annual salary.
• Benefits:
  Inclusion in the pension fund.
• A supportive and professional working environment.
• A relocation scheme for candidates who respond from outside the island.

Job requirements

• Higher professional education (HBO) level, preferably in Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering or Spatial Planning.
• Demonstrable experience in the realisation of ground, road and hydraulic engineering (GWW) projects.
• Proven experience working on projects within a politically and administratively complex environment.

Required skills and competencies

• Stress-resistant, with the ability to maintain oversight in complex project environments.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Flexible, solution-oriented and able to respond effectively to changing circumstances.
• Strong social and communication skills.
• Cross-cultural and political sensitivity.
• Decisiveness and a hands-on, results-driven approach.
• Good command of both Dutch and English, spoken and written.

The Public Entity of Sint Eustatius (OLE) carries out both municipal and provincial tasks on this special municipality of the Netherlands. Together with our 180 colleagues, we work towards good governance, sustainable development and a strong community. Working at OLE means helping shape the future of a unique and resilient island.

A preference will be given to candidates who are locally based.