Project Manager Construction (Travel throughout the Netherlands)
Key Skills
Job Description
Functieomschrijving Help Shape the Future of KFC in the Netherlands Ever walked past a refreshed KFC restaurant and wondered what it takes to improve the guest experience? As Project Manager Construction, you'll help deliver construction projects across the Netherlands, with a strong focus on remodels, upgrades, and refurbishments that keep our restaurants modern, efficient, and welcoming. From time to time, you may also have the opportunity to support selected new store projects in The Netherlands or Germany, while your main focus remains the Dutch market. From planning through completion, you'll work closely with colleagues, contractors, consultants, and suppliers to ensure everything runs smoothly. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with a few years of project, construction, facilities, engineering, or retail experience who is ready to take the next step and grow within a fast-paced international business. What You'll Do Deliver Restaurant Remodels and Improvement Projects: You'll support projects that refresh, upgrade, and improve our restaurants across the Netherlands, helping to create great spaces for both guests and teams. Working closely with internal teams and external partners, you'll help ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Coordinate Projects from Start to Finish: You manage project plans, budgets, timelines, and stakeholders throughout the construction process. You'll help keep projects on track while ensuring everyone involved is aligned and informed. Work with Contractors and Partners: You'll collaborate with contractors, architects, consultants, suppliers, and local authorities to support successful project delivery. Building strong relationships and maintaining clear communication will be a key part of your role. Monitor Progress and Solve Problems: No two days are the same. You'll regularly visit project sites, monitor progress, identify potential challenges, and help find practical solutions. Learn and Grow: You'll work alongside experienced construction and development professionals, giving you the opportunity to develop your project management skills and build a long-term career within Collins Foods Europe. What We're Looking For We're looking for someone who's eager to learn, enjoys coordinating projects, and loves seeing plans become reality. Vereisten You Bring 2-5 years of experience in construction, project management, facilities, engineering, retail, hospitality, real estate, or a related field A completed HBO or university degree, preferably in Construction Management, Engineering, Real Estate, Architecture, Facility Management, or a similar discipline Strong organisational and planning skills A practical and proactive mindset Confidence working with different stakeholders The ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously Good analytical and problem-solving skills Willingness to travel regularly within the Netherlands Fluent Dutch and English You Are Curious and eager to develop yourself Hands-on and solution-oriented Well-organised and structured A strong communicator Comfortable taking ownership and responsibility Why Join Collins Foods Europe? Make an Impact You'll contribute directly to the continued improvement of one of the world's most iconic restaurant brands in the Netherlands, helping our restaurants stay relevant, efficient, and ready for the future. Learn from Experts You'll work alongside experienced professionals and gain valuable exposure to construction, development, real estate, and project management. Grow Your Career We're growing rapidly across Europe, creating exciting opportunities for ambitious professionals looking to develop their careers. What We Offer A competitive salary, based on your education and relevant work experience Participation in our Employee Share Plan after one year of permanent employment 25 vacation days plus 2 additional company-designated days off 8% holiday allowance An attractive bonus scheme A solid pension plan, with most of the contribution paid by the employer A company laptop and mobile phone Hybrid working and a strong focus on a healthy work-life balance Opportunities for personal and professional development through training and education A great working environment with team events, social gatherings, and celebrations Plenty of room for initiative, ownership, and career growth About Collins Foods Europe Collins Foods is one of the world's largest KFC franchise partners, operating restaurants across Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands. From our European Support Centre in Amsterdam, we support the continued growth of KFC across Europe. With ambitious expansion plans, we're looking for talented people who want to help build the restaurants of tomorrow. Ready to Help Build the Future of KFC? We'd love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of our growth journey. Questions? Sanne Gehner Talent Acquisition Specialist 📞 +31 6 1090 6491 ✉️ [email protected] of Mijn informatie Vertel iets over jezelf Volledige naam * E-mailadres * Telefoonnummer * Internationaal Afghanistan Afghanistan Cv * Cv bestand uploaden Bestand uploaden of sleep en zet hier neer Bestand uploaden of sleep en zet hier neerToegestane bestanden: PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG en PNG-bestanden tot 50MB. Motivatiebrief Upload je motivatiebrief Bestand uploaden of sleep en zet hier neer Bestand uploaden of sleep en zet hier neerToegestane bestanden: PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG en PNG-bestanden tot 50MB. Vragen We hebben nog wat vragen voor je Wat is je geboortedatum? 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Core Responsibilities
Manage construction projects including remodels, upgrades, and refurbishments across the Netherlands from planning through completion. Coordinate with contractors, consultants, and internal teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.
Requirements
Requires 2-5 years of experience in construction, project management, or a related field and a completed HBO or university degree. Candidates must be fluent in both Dutch and English and possess strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
Benefits
- Employee share plan
- 25 vacation days
- 8% holiday allowance
- Bonus scheme
- Pension plan
- Company laptop
- Mobile phone
- Hybrid working
- Training and education
About Collins Foods Europe
Industry: Retail
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Collins Foods Europe (CFE) is part of Collins Foods Limited (CFL). CFL is an ASX200 listed company with operations dating back to 1969 when CFL opened the first KFC restaurant in Queensland, Australia. Fast forward 50 years and CFL is now the largest franchisee of KFC Restaurants in Australia operating over 270 KFC restaurants across Australia and 56 restaurants in the Netherlands and 16 restaurants in Germany. The CFE Restaurant Support Centre is located in Amsterdam (Netherlands), and is the main hub for above-store staff who support a workforce of over 2500 employees. Collins Foods is also the Corporate Franchisee for KFC in The Netherlands. The Support Centre houses a number of divisions including Finance & Accounting, Information Systems, Human Resources, Construction and Restaurant Operations. We are passionate about our people, our products and our performance. We believe if you take care of your people, they will take care of your customers. After all, it is our employee’s dedication, effort and passion that underpin our overall success. It is for this reason that we value and recognize the contribution of all of our team members through a number of recognition initiatives.