Project manager (technical)

Opcharge provides electric charging solutions for municipalities and businesses. Our mission: 90,000 charging points by the year 2030. For our growing team we are looking for a Project Leader for the realization of charging infrastructure. Someone who is a central pivot in the process of realizing charging points. Someone who goes the extra mile and gets energy from exceeding expectations; both internally towards the team, but of course especially externally towards our customers, relations and chain partners.

The role & responsibilities

As a Project Manager, you are the first point of contact for our customers and/or the starting point of the application process. These can be different customers such as private individuals (Public customers) gyms, restaurants or real estate managers of office buildings, who want to realize charging points at their parking lots (B2B customers). You will also work with our chain partners in the realization process such as municipalities, network operators, contractors and suppliers. Whoever you serve, the goal is clear: in a customer-friendly yet effective way, to ensure that the charging station is installed so that as many people as possible can charge their electric car at the Opcharge charging stations.

What you will do

As a project manager, you are responsible for various processes, which ensure that the loading infrastructure is realized. Depending on the type of customer, you go through a number of steps, including:

• Review and test the application for feasibility,

• Support the sales department in selling suitable charging solutions

• Guiding the client through the process,

• Preparing the documentation to start the realization process of a charging solution,

• Monitoring the status of “your” project/process, and actively following up on it

• Liaising with grid operators, contractors, sales colleagues and/or municipality to ensure our charging stations go into the ground,

• Removing or solving problems that hinder the realization of the charging solution,

• Properly, administratively, processing the entire project/process

Of course, you don’t do this alone. You are part of a close-knit Operational team, which is managed by the Head of Operations. You work closely with the other OPS team members: consisting of one or more Operational support staff, a Project Manager and the Asset Management Coordinator. Together we go full steam ahead to make sure the charging stations go into the ground!

What you need to be successful

At Opcharge, we strive for good relationships and personal contact. The appropriate project manager, feels at home in our Cultural DNA:

• Customer-driven: unburdening with sleeves rolled up

• Targeted: we lead the way

• Entrepreneurship: today begins tomorrow

• Together: moving forward faster together

• Growth: self-managing, moving together

And you have the competencies, needed to be successful in this role:

• You take into account strategic and commercial considerations and goals in your project approach.

• You identify opportunities and risks and advise focused on feasible improvement.

Stakeholder Management

• You coordinate with stakeholders on expectations, dependencies and progress.

• You share clear project updates in a timely manner and substantiate plans and agreements with facts.

• You build trust by keeping appointments or communicating timely delays or adjustments.

Process Management

• You structure projects with clear phasing, milestones and ownership.

• You monitor progress, identify bottlenecks and make adjustments where necessary.

• You drive continuous process improvement based on feedback from inside and outside the team.

Leadership

• You provide direction with clear goals, planning and task assignment.

• You motivate the team and maintain focus on results and collaboration.

• You speak to people for ownership and create a safe, productive work atmosphere.

In addition, we are looking for the following technical knowledge and background:

• You have an electrical engineering background and/or experience. You understand the balance between electrical engineering aspects in relation to the required infrastructure and investment

• Minimum MBO, level 3/4 work and thinking level, electrical engineering background is a plus

• At least 5 years of work experience in (technical) project management roles

We offer

• A good base salary, pension and vacation pay

• Minimum of 36 hours per week, as we encourage team spirit and short lines of communication basically in the office as much as possible.

• Laptop (Apple)

• Environment where growth and development is encouraged

• Cozy informal culture, with lunch together, ping pong and fun gatherings and outings.

Interested? Then send an enthusiastic email with your CV to naomi@opcharge.com.