Project Manager Real Estate / Operations

Project overview

The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA), Real Estate & Facilities department, is looking for a real estate management project manager for the reception locations in the Netherlands.

The position

The real estate management project manager will work from the Real Estate Operations Teams. These teams are regionally divided into the Northern Real Estate Operations Team (Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, Kop van Overijssel, and the Kop van Flevoland), the Mid-North Real Estate Operations Team (North Holland, Flevoland, Salland, and Twente), the Southwest Real Estate Operations Team (Utrecht, South Holland, Zeeland, and West Brabant), and the Southeast Real Estate Operations Team (Gelderland, Limburg, and Central and East Brabant).

The work will primarily take place at the COA locations, supplemented by a home office.

About the company

COA stands for the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers. The COA is responsible for the reception, guidance, and outflow (from reception) of asylum seekers in the Netherlands. The COA's reception locations are diverse (from barracks to monasteries to semi-permanent units) and are spread across the entire country. The Real Estate & Facilities Department is responsible for acquiring, developing, operating, and divesting reception locations. The Department is structured according to a management model.

What you bring

Offer

You will work with a team of enthusiastic colleagues within the spatial domain and can count on a good work-life balance. We reward your commitment and performance with an attractive salary and appealing extras. Our employment conditions at a glance:

YER offers you the opportunity to showcase your knowledge and experience at public organizations throughout the Netherlands. We are the high-level sparring partner that can give your career the right boost! You will be employed by YER and will work for one of our clients.

• You have a relevant HBO (higher professional education) degree (in construction, installation technology, or real estate) or demonstrable experience in real estate management at a comparable level, and you have an affinity with real estate management and asset management (NEN 8026);
• You are an enthusiastic and decisive professional with extensive experience in management & maintenance processes, including knowledge of inspection methods (e.g., BOEI/NEN 2767) and the preparation of Multi-Year Maintenance Plans (MJOPs);
• You are flexible, results-oriented, and can handle resistance and conflicting interests;
• You can quickly switch gears and communicate at various levels within and outside your own organization, both in writing and orally;
• You demonstrate strong and business-like negotiation skills when dealing with contract partners;
• You have experience with real estate management systems (Condor, O-prognose, or Planon);
• You preferably have experience with AFAS;
• As a person, you are proactive, entrepreneurial, and enjoy contributing to maintenance policy and new forms of tendering, including performance contracts;
• You initiate and enjoy working independently within the established frameworks;
• You feel at home in an informal organization that is undergoing changes.
• You can function well in a dynamic political environment.
• Competitive fixed salary, depending on knowledge and experience;
• 25 vacation days and 8.33% holiday allowance;
• Travel expenses reimbursement or company car;
• Good pension scheme;
• Overtime arrangement: paid in salary or time off in lieu;
• Continuously challenging assignments in the spatial domain;
• Intensive and personal guidance;
• Opportunity to participate in a personal coaching program;
• Inspiring masterclasses.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Utrecht, NL
• Languages: Dutch