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Project/Process Manager Spatial Development

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Project and process manager for spatial development who organizes collaboration and process monitoring.

Minimum higher professional education, five years of experience, knowledge of civil engineering and digitalization, Dutch C1.

Working in Leeuwarden within a multidisciplinary team for public space and area development.

Sweco
Leeuwarden
Part-time
64.800 to 84.240
Hydrogen

Description

In Leeuwarden, you work on challenges in the public space where technology, mobility, urban planning, and area development converge. As a project and process manager, you ensure that the right people collaborate at the right time and that projects and processes move forward. You are given the opportunity to further develop your skills in integrated project management, process facilitation, and digitalization, working with a broad group of specialists.

Job requirements

  • Completed higher professional education.
  • At least 5 years of work experience as a project and process manager.
  • Strong communication skills; turning resistance into constructive dialogue.
  • Familiarity with civil engineering, urban planning, and area development.
  • Knowledge of and experience with digitalization and AI.
  • Fully proficient in Dutch, minimum C1 level (oral and written).

Tasks

  • Ensuring that the right people collaborate at the right time and that projects and processes move forward.
  • Organizing collaboration and creating an overview of projects and processes.
  • Monitoring, optimizing, and improving processes.
  • Managing for concrete project results within the agreed time, scope, and budget.
  • Monitoring dependencies, connecting interests, and preparing choices.
  • Act as a sparring partner and provide direction without taking over the work of specialists.
  • Deploying digitalization and AI where this organizes processes, information, and collaboration more intelligently.
  • Supporting advice and decision-making in projects ranging from rural to urban challenges.

Working conditions

  • Working on challenging projects with social impact.
  • Modern, hybrid work environment with plenty of direction, freedom and responsibility.
  • Extensive development opportunities through the Sweco Academy and access to our own AI environment, SwecoGPT.
  • Close-knit team and a lot of support and trust from the organization.
  • Leadership in employment conditions, sustainability and digitalization.
  • 32 days of vacation, home-working allowance, holiday pay, and a circular home-working space.
  • An exceptionally good pension plan.
  • Freedom of choice in travel themes, with the encouragement of sustainable and active travel choices.
  • Access to a vitality program focused on lifestyle and sports.

Description of the organization

Working at Sweco means being part of the largest network of architects and engineers in Europe, with around 24.000 colleagues. From Leeuwarden, you will work on spatial development and public space issues within a team where disciplines such as spatial planning, mobility, civil engineering, and urban planning converge. The combination of international expertise and local involvement enables integrated solutions.

Sweco is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and had revenue of approximately 32 billion Swedish krona in 2025.

Skills suitable for this job type

personal skills and development
educational science
finance, banking and insurance
management and governance
marketing and advertising
wholesale and retail trade
Law
statistics
design and management of databases and networks
industry and processing, not elsewhere classified
interview
promoting individual and community interests
advise and consult
leadership skills
providing financial advice
access and analysis of digital data
performing risk analysis and management
conduct scientific or market research
developing professional relationships and networks
documenting technical designs, procedures, problems and activities
using digital tools for collaboration and productivity
collaborate and maintain contacts
advise on business or operational matters
designing ICT systems and applications
monitoring and evaluating the performance of individuals
develop operational policies and procedures
making decisions
analyzing financial and economic data
building and developing teams
monitoring developments within the field
advise on the design and use of technologies
analyzing business activities
Design teams
Decision
To have conversations
Monitoring
Spatial Planning (RO)
Oral expression skills
Construction
Project management
Communication skills
To advise
Development
Mobility
Diligent
Urban planning
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
ICT issues
Process guidance
English
Digitisation
rafters
Guarding role
Civil engineering projects
Area development
Preparations
Construction
Organizational skills
Dutch
Collaboration

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