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Chief Project Officer
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- Contract van onbepaalde duur
Talenkennis
- Frans (Basis)
- Nederlands (Zeer goed)
- Engels (Zeer goed)
Vereiste studies
- Master: Elektromechanica en energie
Werkervaring
- Minstens 2 jaar ervaring
Functieomschrijving
As Chief Project Officer, you will lead our complete project portfolio in the Benelux and across Europe. You will manage three direct reports and take responsibility for a multidisciplinary project organisation of approximately 15 employees across BIM, work preparation, project management, site management, automation and part of the validation activities. You will create the structure, standards and leadership needed to support continued growth.
You will get to know our customers, markets and ADAPTUS platform (our modular platform for standardised, scalable cleanroom solutions) inside out.
Your responsibilities include:
•Taking final responsibility for projects from design and execution through to delivery
•Leading, coaching and developing three direct reports and the wider multidisciplinary project organisation of approximately 15 employees
•Acting as a technical sparring partner on complex HVAC and cleanroom challenges
•Safeguarding margins, planning, quality and performance across the project portfolio
•Building and managing reliable subcontractor networks throughout Europe
•Driving standardisation and process optimisation through the ADAPTUS platform
•Translating our European ambitions into a scalable project organisation
Once you have demonstrated clear leadership, organisational impact and operational excellence, your responsibilities will expand to Chief Operating Officer.
As COO, you will take responsibility for a broader operational organisation of approximately 22 employees on the ABN payroll, complemented by an extensive network of subcontractors responsible for project execution. Your scope will include projects and service, including maintenance, validation and operational customer support. You will develop service into a profitable activity within our Cleanroom-as-a-Service strategy and connect projects and service into one seamless customer lifecycle.
The transition to Chief Operating Officer is based on demonstrated leadership, organisational impact and operational excellence. For the right candidate, this progression is expected within approximately six to eighteen months.
Profiel
You combine strong leadership skills with genuine technical depth.
HVAC holds no secrets for you. You understand air handling, pressure cascades, cooling loads and control technology well enough to challenge BIM specialists, work preparation teams, project managers, site managers, automation experts, validation specialists and subcontractors on content.
You also bring:
•At least ten years of experience in complex technical projects at customer sites
•Several years of experience in a senior leadership role
•Experience managing managers and multidisciplinary technical teams, rather than only operational teams
•Proven greenfield experience in another European country
•Hands-on experience sourcing, contracting and managing local subcontractors abroad
•A technical master’s degree or equivalent experience
•Fluency in Dutch and English; French or German is an advantage
•A structural willingness to travel across Europe
•An entrepreneurial, hands-on and highly result-driven mindset
Experience in cleanrooms, pharmaceuticals, biotech, laboratories, food production or high-tech environments is a strong asset.
Above all, you are a builder. You do not wait for the perfect structure — you create it.
Professionele vaardigheden
- De projectteams coördineren
Aanbod
This is a rare opportunity to step directly into an executive-level career path: entering as Chief Project Officer, with a clear and credible progression towards Chief Operating Officer.
At ABN Cleanroom Technology, you will not simply inherit an existing organisation. You will help shape its next chapter.
You can count on:
•A seat at the management table from day one
•Full ownership of an international, multidisciplinary project organisation of approximately 15 employees
•A concrete opportunity to progress into the COO role and lead an operational organisation of approximately 22 employees, complemented by a broad subcontractor network
•Direct access to the CEO and short decision-making lines
•The freedom to build structures, teams and processes that last
•Trust instead of time tracking
•The entrepreneurial spirit of a family-owned company
•The scale and ambition of an internationally growing organisation
•The opportunity to work with the innovative ADAPTUS platform
•A hands-on culture where ideas quickly turn into action
•A competitive remuneration package with a bonus based on performance
•A company car
•Hospitalisation and group insurance
•A thirteenth-month payment
•Eco vouchers and a mobile phone
In other words: plenty of responsibility, real influence and no shortage of interesting challenges.
ABN CLEANROOM TECHNOLOGY
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ABN CLEANROOM TECHNOLOGY Kieleberg 1 3740 BILZEN-HOESELT
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VDAB-vacaturenummer: 74324340
VDAB-beroep: Projectmanager engineering
Online sinds: 06-08-2026
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