Project manager for Measurement and Control Technology

Your job

Are you looking for a dynamic role with room for personal development, challenging projects and a strong focus on sustainability? Then join our team as project manager for Measurement and Control Technology. We offer a good salary, exciting challenges and a substantively interesting working environment.

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has a lot of real estate (650,000 m2 GFA), especially research buildings that contain a lot of technology. Technological development is moving fast and there is a great need for further optimisation and energy savings. In addition, there are many renovations and sustainability projects, which involve a lot of measurement and control technology.

The measurement and control technology team optimises all of WUR's building installations, while ensuring comfort and energy efficiency. They also plan maintenance, timely replacement and improvements of measurement and control systems to comply with the latest technical standards.
M&R technology also includes Smart Building technology; This kind of technology is necessary to keep up with our digital times.

The M&R technology project manager is a visionary who can develop and implement policy based on a modern vision of the future, so that, for example, energy optimisation and monitoring are optimal and comfort in buildings is paramount. The installations are prepared for the future and also deliver data to make it easy for users in various other areas, such as links to calendars, apps and the like.

Your responsibilities include:

• Developing a vision on M&R technology, in which energy optimization, ease of management and smart handling of data are paramount;
• Setting up and implementing a management plan for the purpose of optimising the operation of the climate installations for a:
  • better returns;
  • reliable (quiet) operation;
  • Better/easier monitoring.
• Setting up overarching measurement and control technology across the Campus, including the ATES ring, with the aim of making it work as optimally as possible, also with a view to limiting peaks in electricity demand;
• Carrying out MJOP maintenance and replacement jobs on M&R technical installations for which you have been appointed (jobs are distributed annually);
• Contribution to the General Technical Programme of Requirements for Control Engineering in WUR buildings.

In collaboration with the coordinator M&R technology, the M&R technical checking of technical (design) drawings of projects that are managed by fellow project managers

Your qualities

You are a team player, a good planner and organizer, have strong communication skills, work meticulously and possess the following competencies: analytical, decisiveness, persuasiveness, result orientation and organizational sensitivity.

You also have:

• A college education, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering;
• Knowledge of M&C technology of complex building installations such as labs and hospitals. Global knowledge is sufficient, if the ambition is to develop further and you can develop a vision;
• Technical building knowledge and extensive experience with installations, complex buildings and laboratories;
• Experience with and knowledge of building management systems;
• Experience in setting project objectives, definition and a schedule of requirements;
• Experience with and knowledge of data analysis.
• Mandatory (!) to upload your cover letter and CV in Dutch, because you must have a good command of Dutch both verbally and in writing;

You can see that there are plenty of challenges ahead of you. These challenges can also be seen as development opportunities. So if you do not yet have the track record that is requested in the vacancy, but do have solid work experience, we would also like to invite you to apply.

This is where you'll be working
The Real Estate & Housing Department, Construction and Housing Management (BHM) section provides asset and contract management and advice and project management for building-technical work (maintenance, renovation, new construction and renovation) of the buildings of Wageningen University & Research. To this end, BHM has technical building managers on the one hand and specialists and project leaders/managers with professional knowledge (Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Electrics and Measurement & Control Technology), asset management and contract management on the other.

The M&R Team now consists of an M&R Technology coordinator and 4 people from our own technical department BIS. There is a lot of knowledge here. Due to the developments mentioned above, there is a need for more capacity in the field of M&R, especially in project management for energy optimisation and associated projects. We use external advisors, but the overarching vision of how we deal with M&R within WUR, as well as the direct management of projects, lies with BHM. This is the task of the intended Project Manager M&R technology.

We offer you

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• the option to accrue additional compensation hours by working more;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed December bonus of 8,3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

Of course, these excellent fringe benefits also come with an appropriate salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive salary of at least €3,830 to a maximum of €5,949 for a full working week of 36 hours in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement Wageningen Research (scale 11).

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a multi-faceted position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University” in the Netherlands for the 19^th consecutive time.

Coming from abroad
Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees.

Because we expect you to work and live in the Netherlands our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family.
Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees and students coming to Wageningen.

Furthermore, we can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example helping your partner to find a job, housing, or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.

Do you want more information?

For more information about this position, please contact Eric Steinebach, Head of Construction & Housing Management, telephone 0317-486 226 or by e-mail eric.steinebach@wur.nl

For more information about the procedure, please contact Edvard Jongschaap, telephone: 0317–489 178 or by e-mail: edvard.jongschaap@wur.nl

Do you want to apply?
This can be done directly via the application button for this vacancy so that we can process personal data with your permission. It is mandatory (!) to upload your cover letter and CV in Dutch, because you must have a good command of Dutch both verbally and in writing;

This vacancy is open until Monday 13th of January 2025

We are

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment.

With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch this video to get an idea of our green campus!

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