What you will do as Facility Manager Netherlands
Haskoning is committed to creating inspiring workplaces for its employees, and you will play an important role in making this happen. As Facility Manager Netherlands, you are the end-to-end accountable leader for all Facility Management activities across Haskoning offices in the Netherlands. You ensure that our workplaces are safe, efficient, welcoming and aligned with the organisation’s ambitions—today and in the future.
This is a newly established leadership role, created to professionalise and position Facility Management as a visible, trusted, and strategic capability within the corporate group Digital and Workplace Solutions.
You lead a team of Local Facility Managers, Event Management, and Travel & Fleet Management, acting as the critical link between strategy and execution. Your total team size is around 25 - 30 FTE. You ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery and a strong employee and visitor experience across all offices. In everything you do, you are guided by our purpose, Enhancing Society Together, and contribute to achieving the sustainability goals set by the organisation.
You also play a key role in strengthening the visibility of Facility Management across the organisation, ensuring that Facility Management is recognised as an accessible and reliable partner. For more complex issues, escalations or major incidents, you act as the senior point of accountability and escalation, providing direction and oversight.
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Full accountability for Facility Management NL across all offices (performance, quality, safety and compliance)
- Lead and develop the Facility Management NL organisation
- Define and implement a clear vision and roadmap for future-oriented Facility Management
- Act as senior business partner to leadership
- Ensure consistent service quality and hospitality standards across all offices
- Drive continuous improvement and standardisation
- Strengthen vendor and contract performance management
- Ensure strong organisational visibility of Facility Management, with clear positioning as a professional and approachable function
- Oversee and support Local Facility Managers in their role as primary local contact points. Build a strong team culture
- Act as escalation point for major incidents, complex issues and high-impact service disruptions, ensuring coordinated response and resolution
- Ensure clear communication structures during incidents, including alignment with QHSE, IT and Real Estate where relevant
At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee-owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, "Enhancing Society Together," drives us to create a positive impact on the world.
We offer purpose-driven and challenging work in diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise. With over 6,800 employees in more than 25 countries, we work together to turn challenges into opportunities and make a real impact on society. We collaborate with leading clients in markets such as infrastructure, climate resilience, renewable energy, decarbonisation of industry, and sustainable mobility.
As our new Facility Manager Netherlands, you will become part of the corporate group Digital & Workplace Solutions (DWS) in the Netherlands. DWS provides services to the internal organisation, enabling colleagues to serve their clients in the best possible way.
DWS’s activities are divided across three domains: Enterprise IT & Services, Real Estate & Facility, and Digital & AI. In addition, there is a separate team for information security. The structure of DWS was recently reorganised to allow the three domains to come into their own more effectively. As a result, several new roles have been created, including that of Facility Manager Netherlands. This role will be part of Real Estate & Facility.
You are a senior facility management leader with a strong track record in managing complex, multi-site environments and driving service excellence.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Facility Management or similar
- Minimum 12+ years of experience, including substantial leadership responsibility
- Proven experience in leading teams and managing multi-location operations
Skills & competencies:
- Strong leadership presence, able to engage both Executive stakeholders and operational teams
- High level of stakeholder sensitivity and internal client awareness
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into practical execution
- Pragmatic and solution-driven, with strong judgement and prioritisation skills
- Diplomatic and balancing competing interests effectively
- Strong focus on service quality, hospitality and employee experience
- Excellent communication skills (Dutch & English)
- Builds team cohesion and accountability, while driving performance
- Forward-looking: able to position Facility Management as a future-ready capability
You will play a key role in shaping how Haskoning’s 4,500 employees in The Netherlands experience their workplaces across our 12 offices. Beyond operations, you position Facility Management as a strategic enabler of employee engagement, productivity and brand perception.
At Haskoning, we believe that the well-being of our employees is essential to our shared success. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both your professional development and personal well-being.
- A solid foundation: A competitive indicative base salary of €5,564 – €10,630 gross per month, based on full-time employment, with annual increases.
- An attractive compensation package: Including a strong pension scheme with an 18.3% employer contribution, a 2.15% personal budget and annual profit sharing. You will also have the opportunity to purchase company shares and share in our success.
- Work-life balance: 28 vacation days based on full-time employment, with the option to purchase an additional 16.5 days per year and to exchange three public holidays for days that are personally meaningful to you. We work in a hybrid model with flexible hours, work-from-home allowance and a fully equipped home workspace.
- Development opportunities: A wide range of training and development programmes, including tailored learning paths, learning weeks and various knowledge-sharing groups.
- Travel allowance: A conveniently located workplace at one of our offices, with travel expense reimbursement and an NS Business Card. If you walk or bike to work, you receive a higher travel allowance, encouraging sustainable commuting.
- Informal and inclusive culture: A welcoming and open environment with voluntary social and sports activities, and employee networks such as Pride and Young Haskoning.
Read more about our employee benefits: https://www.haskoning.com/en/careers/employee-benefits-in-the-netherlands
Then we would like to meet you! Click on the apply button and upload your resume and motivation letter. After receiving your application, we will contact you as soon as possible.
The application process then consists of 2 interviews and possible an assessment. Are we all enthusiastic after this? Then you will receive an offer from us, and we will be happy to welcome you on board!
Do you have any questions about the role or the process? You can always contact Recruiter [email protected]
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. Regardless of your experience, background, age, gender, or other personal characteristics—you are welcome here. Read more about our ED&I initiatives on our dedicated webpage.
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