Amsterdam, 32-36 hours per week (3 FTE)

The function
You will work on challenging and varied area development projects. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you work on these different different experts / disciplines under the guidance of a project manager. From Land & Development, you, often together with a (senior) project leader, are the driving force behind organizing all ground matters in a project. You do this in a team with one or more planning economists and leaseholders whom you, in turn, manage. You construct as responsible guidelines and ensure good communication and legal financial handling of all business aspects, such as contract management and tenders. Due to the diversity in projects, each with its own context, our project leader is expected to be creative and flexible. They work on projects with a high political, social and financial-economic risk of harm, where the field of work lies at the interface between public and private.
in short; a great interest, substantive and responsible job!

The land affairs project leaders are the linchpin of land production and real estate development and are involved in, among other things:

• Planning of projects.
• Development agreements and long leases.
• Land, transformation and plot exploitations and land price negotiations.
• Bringing tenders to the market.
• (have) Delivery of land ready for construction.

Land affairs project leaders can also participate in Program Teams, these are city-wide umbrella-oriented teams and serve all area developments in the city. For example, we are also looking for a junior project manager for land affairs who will take place in the Self-Building Program Team. In this position you fulfill several roles:

• Project leader.
• Contract maker.
• Negotiator.
• Financial expert.
• Process manager preparing for construction and housing.

Since Ground & Development projects are carried out in development as both a client and a contractor, you are also expected to act as an independent consultant.

Activities

• You represent the business interests of the municipality.
• You are deployed in the preparation of spatial plans that pay attention to the link between financial feasibility and quality.
• You conduct conversations and negotiate with developers.
• You monitor and report on progress to project manager / (senior) project manager ground affairs.
• You manage your own part of the project organization.

We ask

• University work and thinking level, with at least a completed HBO education. This includes a study in urban planning, social geography, architecture, public administration, (business) economics of law.
• Relevant calculation between 3 and 5 years.
• Experience with project management is a plus.
• Affinity in area and real estate development.
• Affinity with financial-economic or private law aspects of spatial plans is a plus.
• Good communicative skills.
• A businesslike and honest attitude towards clients.

Competencies
We are looking for an enterprising and creative personality who is focused on collaboration and who takes a proactive attitude.

Further:

• Are you a good communicator?
• Do you have good analytical and organizational skills?
• Are you a go-getter, result and quality oriented?
• You work independently and pragmatically, you show initiative and responsibility and you like to dot the proverbial i.
• Maintain your personal and business standards and show integrity and honesty in dealing with others and behave normally.

The position also calls for a substantive and hands-on approach!

We offer

• An employment contract for a period of 1 year with the option of a permanent contract.
• Your salary is a minimum of € 3,277 and a maximum of € 4,831 gross per month (salary scale 10A) based on 36 hours per week.
• Working in a diverse city with easily accessible locations in Amsterdam and the opportunity to continue to develop.
• A good package of fringe benefits, including inclusion in the ABP pension fund, security in health insurance and an individual Choice Budget of 17.05% of your annual salary. You can use this to buy extra leave hours, for example. For an overview of all other terms and conditions of employment: www.amsterdam.nl/pga.
• Hybrid working: the municipality of Amsterdam will start hybrid working as soon as this becomes possible. This means that you can work partly at home and partly at the office, depending on your work activities. You may request home working tools to set up your workplace at home in accordance with Arbo. Travel expenses are partly reimbursed if you travel to your work location. A homework allowance is part of the current collective labor agreement negotiations.

the organisation
The Spatial Planning and Economy cluster aims to create the spatial and economic preconditions necessary for Amsterdam to grow into a strong metropolis. This is the cluster based on tasks in the spatial economic sector of both the Municipal Executive and the administrative committees of the city districts and with and for current and future residents, companies and visitors. In this way, the city is and remains easily accessible, Amsterdam is sustainable and offers every opportunity for good living environments and optimal development of the economy.
It is important that attention is paid to all scale levels, from the porch to the entire metropolis. The Cluster Spatial Planning and Economy comprises 13 components with a wide variety of subjects.

Land and development
Land & Development is working on a sustainable and vital city for citizens and businesses. They direct the area and real estate development and are responsible for the ground lease system. Grond & Ontwikkeling is an expert in the field of plot issuance, executing ground lease, preparing municipal plots for construction and transformers and management of real estate and financial-economic project management. Based on these core tasks, we strategically respond to market developments. In doing so, manage the equalization fund and the leasehold assets of the municipality of Amsterdam.

Application procedure
Are you interested in this position? Reply no later than October 10, 2021 through the application form. An assessment and/or TMA can be part of the selection procedure.

This vacancy is advertised internally and externally. Employees of the Municipality of Amsterdam have priority in the procedure.

Due to the guidelines of the RIVM, our colleagues work from home where possible. If you are invited for an interview, we will schedule a first video call with you. We will contact you in good time to provide the instructions for this well before the interview.

We want to be a diverse and inclusive organization that offers space for everyone. Diversity is a strength we use to get better results for the city. We strive for a workforce that reflects the workforce of Amsterdam, with all its differences. Our vacancies are open to everyone unless otherwise stated in the text.

Do you want to know what it’s like to work with us? View the stories of our employees: www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/werkenbij/werker-aan-het-woord/.

Questions about this vacancy
Questions about the vacancy can be asked to Bart van Woudenburg, account manager M&C, available at [email protected].

We do not appreciate acquisition.