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How do you keep the Netherlands going? As a Project Lead of the Program Office with Large Projects Offshore Netherlands, you work closely with individual projects to support governance bodies in effective steering and decision-making. You play a central role in coordinating processes, facilitating governance structures, and ensuring quality, collaboration, and compliance across the program.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Support governance bodies (such as Partnership Boards) by preparing overviews, decision-making documents, integrated program plans, and progress or exception reports.
• Serve as the main point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring performance management and quality assurance standards are monitored, benchmarked, maintained, and continuously improved.
• Coordinate all topics assigned by the agreement or the Partnership Board with the responsible individuals and related projects, including meeting preparation and follow-up.
• Facilitate agenda setting, align with internal teams and external partners on strategic priorities, and present agenda items in meetings when required.
• Oversee the execution of Partnership Board decisions, monitor progress, ensure timely and high-quality reporting, and address potential issues across stakeholders.

• Project & Stakeholder Management Experience: Strong project management skills with over 5 years in cross-functional roles, ideally in large infrastructure projects or consultancy.
• Analytical & Conceptual Thinking: Academic-level thinking, preferably with a Master's degree.
• Structured & Adaptive Working Style with strong coordinating skills: Ability to handle dynamic environments while maintaining structure and multitasking efficiently.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on building trust, collaboration, and partnerships : Demonstrates a trustworthy, team-oriented, and persuasive character. Resilient under pressure and capable of handling resistance effectively—crucial for navigating complex stakeholder environments.
• Multilingual & International Mobility: Fluent in English, and Dutch is an advantage; willing to travel once a month to Germany, Hannover and Hamburg.
• Certifications & Professional Attitude: Preferably IPMA certified or willing to become certified; experienced in FIDIC/contract management is a plus.