Project Manager Student Housing (secondment)

Project overview

Project Manager Student Housing

For the Municipality of Delft, we are looking for a Project Manager Student Housing. In this role, you will steer a large-scale area development on the TU Campus, where 1,800 to 2,100 student homes will be realized in three phases. You will work from the Programs and Projects department on a project that brings together housing development, area development, participation, administrative interests, and various stakeholders.

Please note! This role is only available for secondment/suppliers or for freelancers who join the StarApple Interim payroll. We can tell you more about this by phone.

Minimum €5000/5250 net

What will you do?

The Programs and Projects department is responsible for various complex projects, processes, and programs within the social, safety, and spatial domains. One of these projects is the development of student housing on the TU Delft campus. A spatial plan has been adopted for this development, serving as the framework for the realization of 1,800 to 2,100 student homes. The development location is prominent within the TU Campus and the Delft Innovation District. The development aims for higher building density, functional mixing, and better connections between different campus areas.

As a project manager, you will guide both internal and external processes and provide clear direction to the project in a professional and unambiguous manner. You will switch between administrative, political, societal, and spatial interests while maintaining control over planning and finances.

Activities and results

• Steer the development of 1,800 to 2,100 student homes in three phases
• Guide complex internal and external processes
• Direct and organize multidisciplinary project teams
• Manage planning, finances, and various interests
• Negotiate with various involved parties
• Organize and guide an extensive participation process with stakeholders in the immediate vicinity
• Provide and coordinate communication about the progress of various plan components
• Connect the different campus areas within the development
• Contribute to a lively, connected, and innovative interaction environment
• Contribute to the revitalization of existing sports facilities
• Realize a quality impulse for the area
• Develop supporting facilities in the plinth and adjacent public space
• Bring together administrative, political, and social interests

Requirements

Wishes

Competencies

From the CV, cover letter, and interview, it must be evident that you possess:

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who can independently guide complex internal and external processes and provide clear direction. You can handle conflicting interests well and are a strong negotiator. You have perseverance, are steadfast, and maintain control over both planning and finances. With your experience, you know how to bring people together and find the right balance between administrative, political, and social interests.

Specification

Client: Municipality of Delft

Department: Programs and Projects

• Available for an average of 36 hours per week from December 1, 2026
• HBO or WO work and thinking level
• Minimum 2 years of demonstrable experience as a project manager for or on behalf of a municipality, province, or the national government in the past 10 years
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrable experience as a project manager of complex processes, programs, and projects within a complex organization in the past 10 years
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrable experience in directing multidisciplinary teams in the past 10 years
• Number of years of demonstrable work experience with participation involving many stakeholders in the past 10 years
• More than 3 years: 200 points
• 2 to 3 years: 150 points
• 1 to 2 years: 100 points
• 0 to 1 year: 50 points
• No experience: 0 points
• Number of years of demonstrable experience as a project manager with student housing or specific target groups in the past 10 years
• More than 2 years: 200 points
• 1 to 2 years: 150 points
• 0 to 1 year: 100 points
• Solution-orientedness
• Results-orientedness
• Strong communication skills
• Assertiveness
• Analytical ability
• Decisiveness
• Flexibility
• Networking skills
• Connecting ability
• Experience and pleasure in organizing project teams

Project details

Delft

Hours per week: 36 hours

Start date: December 1, 2026

4 years

End date: November 30, 2030

Work arrangement: hybrid, approximately 50% at home and 50% at the office in consultation

Scale: 11 or 12

Municipality CAO

Freelancer: not directly possible

approximately €90 to €105 per hour all-in excluding VAT, depending on experience.

Planning

Match interviews: November 19 between 14:00 and 16:00

Start assignment: December 1, 2026

Important upon application

It is important that the CV clearly shows:

For the initial introduction, a brief yes/no answer per item is sufficient. When we have discussed a definitive introduction by phone, we will elaborate on the details where necessary.

Do you have extensive experience with complex area developments, participation, and project management within the government, and can you bring different interests together? Then we would be happy to look at a strong submission for the Municipality of Delft together.

• Experience as a project manager within a municipality, province, or national government
• Experience with complex programs, processes, and projects
• Experience in directing multidisciplinary teams
• Experience with participation and large numbers of stakeholders
• Experience with student housing and/or specific target groups, if available
• The requested competencies
• Start: 2026-11-03T23:00:00
• Location: Delft Zuid-Holland, NL
• Languages: Dutch