West 8 is an industry-leading design agency working across the fields of urban planning, landscape architecture and infrastructure. Headquartered in Rotterdam, and with offices in Belgium and North America, our multidisciplinary team works on projects that transform spaces all over the world.
Our ideal candidate is a dynamic problem solver, able to quickly adapt to new challenges, changes and technologies and has extensive experience in internal end-user support within an organisation. Are you the person we are looking for?
About the position:
ICT is a fundamental pillar in West 8’s design processes. Our team of designers, artists and engineers employ a large suite of digital tools to research, sketch, draw, model, calculate and communicate internally and to our global clientele. As our System Administrator, you play a key role in keeping our operations running smoothly, enabling our team to perform at its best at all times. Your role is to advise on the continuous development and maintenance practices of the company’s network, working stations and implementation of software. In addition, you will play an active role in maintaining and proposing new standards of cutting-edge technologies.
Daily tasks include: workplace management and support; monitoring services and backups; storage management and reporting; software deployment and management; reprographics supply and maintenance; and documentation/administration.
Requirements:
- 3 – 5 years of experience in a similar position.
(Please note – prior experience in an Architecture office is not a requirement, but a plus)
- Excellent communication skills – you’re easy to get along with and enjoy helping others.
- Reliability, flexibility, and ability to switch easily between tasks.
- Ability to manage time, work independently, and prioritise work under sometimes stressful conditions.
- Excellent knowledge of the English language. Knowledge of the Dutch language is preferred but not a requirement.
- Inventiveness and creativity in finding solutions.
- An interest in 3D design hard- and software e.g. real time rendering, 3D printing, Adobe Suite, CAD, Lumion, BIM, Virtual Reality, and more!
Why work with us?
- You are responsible for management and advising on how to spend the ICT budget wisely.
- In-person position, working intensively with a fun and diverse group of professionals from all over the world.
- We welcome new ideas and contributions to continuously improve our digital processes.
- Your workplace is located in our collaborative office space on the buzzing Rijnhaven waterfront in Rotterdam.
Please send your CV listing relevant experience and a short personal introduction to [email protected] by December 15th, 2025.
If you have any questions about the position, please also direct them to this email address.
West 8 currently works with external service providers for a small number of complex maintenance tasks and general consultancy, as well as maintaining our company Website. In addition, the main systems and applications we work with are:
Windows Server 2025, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Routing and Remote Access VPN
Hyper-V
Exchange Online
Office 365, SharePoint
MacOS/Windows 11
Scripting, Visual Basic, Powershell scripting
Routing and Switching
VLAN and Trunking
Opnsense firewalls
IPSEC tunnelling
QNAP/Synology storage servers
