Business Unit Director (DBU) Resilience & Maritime NL & UK

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Would you like to lead our professionals to work together on sustainable and innovative (digital) solutions for Resilience & Maritime related projects for today and in the future?

Then read on because maybe you are the inspiring and driven Director for the Business Unit Resilience & Maritime NL & UK we are looking for!

What you will do as a Business Unit Director of Resilience & Maritime NL & UK

As the Director Business Unit (DBU) Resilience & Maritime NL & UK you are the head of 5 advisory groups within the global Business Line Water & Maritime. We are ideally seeking a candidate with both climate resilience and Maritime experience with an emphasis on Maritime markets. You are familiar with digital ways of working and have experience with Smart and Green Ports. Experience with climate resilience market related innovations would be a plus.

You enjoy driving the commercial success of the organization, stimulate and encourage co-creating with clients and partners to develop innovative digital solutions and new service portfolio. In your role, you are also identifying and creating market opportunities.

• You have proven experience in making the strategy clear and actionable to stakeholders and employees to prepare and position the business unit (BU) better for the future;
• You are experienced in driving change to shape a positive, inclusive culture that fosters learning and innovation;
• You have a strategic mindset and like cultivating innovation;
• Proven experience in building an effective, high performing team; aligning people behind shared goals, while focusing on employees’ well-being and retention;
• Business development skills and network management skills of the business unit and other stakeholders outside the business unit;
• Good performance and predictable results make sure that the organisation has the time and resources to focus on growth, continuous change and development;
• You have proven experience of collaborating with related teams and units within and outside RHDHV and create results together.

Where you will workExisting since 1881, Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV) is a Dutch international engineering consultancy firm with 6000 colleagues spread out in more than 140 countries. We work on projects together that have a positive impact on people, living environment, and the economy. Hence our goal, “enhancing society together”! RHDHV has Resilience and Maritime projects, big and small, in the Netherlands and all over the world.

You will be the Director of the business unit of Resilience & Maritime NL & UK. In this business unit that you will be leading over 500 professionals based in the Netherlands and UK who are working on global projects and clients; commercial and government agencies.

What You Bring

You have experience in translating the corporate and business line (BL) strategy into a strategic direction for the business unit aligning to market trends and business developments. You are an inspiring and ambitious person that can lead the team through change processes.

To be successful in this role you have the following skills and experiences:

• Accessible leader with exceptional communication and team building capabilities;
• Stimulate autonomy, promote engagement and involvement, both among people and with the company;
• Commercial acumen, with a strong affinity to build and strengthen client relationships;
• Leads by example;
• Strategic, innovative, creative, and knows how to use own network and partners;
• Keen interest and commitment to digitalization our primary processes and business propositions;
• Excellent in speaking and writing Dutch and English (at least B2 level or native speaker level);
• Can travel within or outside the Netherlands if necessary;
• Bachelor or master’s degree in a related (water)study;
• 10 or more years experience in the resilience & maritime market in the Netherlands, UK or other European Countries;
• Minimum 5 years experience in a similar role;
• Full-time position (40 hours per week).

What we offer you

An opportunity to make a difference in a challenging, senior management position. We are an attractive employer with a good national and international market position that offers lots of opportunities for personal and professional development.

We offer an inspiring work environment in a professional and internationally successful company. Characteristic of our company are the freedom and responsibility to develop own initiatives. Our company culture is characterized by empowerment and accountability. We offer a competitive salary plus a range of benefits:

• A good balance between work and private life, including a laptop and company mobile phone so that you can work wherever and whenever you want;
• 28 vacation days with full-time employment;
• Pension provision through our own pension fund so that everything is properly arranged for your future;
• A working atmosphere where collegiality, respectful cooperation and employee development are the most important factors;
• Personal budget that you can use to buy extra vacation days or a bicycle, but you can also have it paid out;
• Bonuses based on operating profit.

Are you our new colleague?

We would like to meet you! Click on the apply button and upload your resume and motivation letter. The application process consists of 2 formal interviews and assessments. Are we all enthusiastic after this? Then you will receive an offer from us, and we will be happy to welcome you on board!

For more information you can always contact Keran Bhangal, Global Business Line HR Business Partner at [email protected] or Eva Sciarone, Lead Recruiter Water & Maritime, at [email protected]

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