Examiner in Utrecht

For the CBR in Utrecht, we are looking for a decisive, stress-resistant examiner who is strong in making objective assessments - 30-37.5 hours per week.
As an examiner, you assess whether candidates are ready to participate independently and responsibly in traffic. You make important decisions daily, work with diverse people, and combine clear rules with a professional and respectful approach.

Your mission

You assess eight exam candidates daily between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, but no day is the same. Every candidate, traffic situation, and exam drive requires a new assessment.
During the exam, you maintain an overview, adjust your route when the situation calls for it, and continuously observe the candidate's behavior. You analyze what you see, process information quickly, and arrive at a careful and substantiated judgment. Simultaneously, you maintain contact with the driving instructor and prepare for the results interview.
Even when candidates react disappointed or emotionally to the outcome, you remain calm, clear, and professional. You know how to find the right balance between applying the exam requirements and respectfully guiding candidates.

What will you do?

• Fair and expert assessment
  You conduct practical exams and assess candidates according to the applicable exam requirements. You arrive at an independent, consistent, and well-substantiated assessment.

• Decision-making under pressure
  Unexpected situations can arise during exams. You remain calm, make well-considered choices, and maintain control, even when circumstances change.

• Providing clear and respectful feedback
  After the exam, you conduct the results interview. You provide clear feedback, explain your assessment understandably, and know how to convey difficult messages professionally.

• Collaboration and development
  You work closely with colleagues and supervisors to ensure the quality of the exams. You share knowledge, provide feedback, and contribute to a pleasant working environment where people learn from each other.

Why this role?
The role of an examiner offers a unique combination of responsibility, independence, and human contact. You work within clear frameworks, but no situation is the same. Precisely this variety, combined with making objective assessments and conducting meaningful conversations, makes the work challenging and valuable.

The training
Because the profession demands a lot, we will first train you as an examiner for four months. During that training, you will learn everything about examining: from route planning to giving feedback. You will assess driving skills, remain objective, and ensure every candidate feels at ease. And if you see that it's good? Then you literally give someone the freedom to go on the road independently.

Read more about the training here

Because the full-time training is a mandatory part, you can not take any leave during the first 4 months. You will receive the salary described at the bottom of the vacancy from the start of the training.

After successfully completing this training, you will conduct exams independently under the guidance of an internship supervisor. Additionally, a coach will support you in developing into a fully qualified examiner.

What do you bring?

• Minimum demonstrable MBO 4 work and thinking level
  You can demonstrate this with an MBO 4 diploma (or higher) or a transition certificate to 4 HAVO/VWO. If you don't have this, it's possible to take a capacity test that we will arrange for you after submitting your CV and motivation questions.

• Minimum of 10 years in possession of a B driving license (manual transmission). The CBR follows the issue date per category on the back of your Dutch or EU/EEA driving license. An A driving license and active experience riding a motorcycle is a requirement for this location.

• You have experience with client situations where you have easily made contact with different people. You sense situations well and adapt your communication to the person, the circumstances, and the moment.

• You have demonstrable and recent experience with conversations where your assessment has consequences for others. You handle resistance and emotions professionally and explain your judgment clearly and respectfully.

• Proficiency in the Dutch language at B1 level, both orally and in writing.

• You live within a 40-kilometer radius of the examination location.

Please note: submitting a Certificate of Conduct (VOG) and undergoing a medical examination are part of the selection procedure.

We are also looking for examiners for other locations. We ask you to submit only one application; we will look with you at the possibilities if the preferred location is no longer available.

Please note: there are several deadlines in the application procedure; please see the bottom of this vacancy.

What can you expect from us?

You will receive a meaningful and challenging job at an organization where change and innovation are high on the agenda. This includes good employment conditions:

• A one-year contract for the number of hours you are available (30 or 37.5 hours per week) with the prospect of a permanent position
• A gross monthly salary of € 4,354.56 based on 37.5 hours per week
• In addition to your salary, you will receive an Individual Choice Budget (IKB). The IKB consists of money (16.33% of your gross annual salary) and time. With the IKB, you make the choices that suit you and can assemble part of your employment conditions yourself. For example, you can choose to have part of your monthly income paid out. You can also convert this budget into leave and vice versa, or spend it on tax-friendly goals.
• Over six weeks of vacation for a full-time employment
• A lease car
• A reimbursement of € 40 gross per month for your health insurance
• Plenty of training, education, and development opportunities in a people-oriented organizational culture with a great social purpose
• Excellent secondary employment conditions such as a good leave arrangement and pension accrual via ABP
• When you are hired, your training will start on February 1, 2027.

Apply now and take the first step in your career as an examiner at the CBR.

About the CBR

The CBR's mission is to assess the driving skills and medical suitability of drivers and to promote the professional competence of professionals in transport and logistics. Working at the CBR means collaboration. This happens in a pleasant and collegial working atmosphere.

The Driving Skills division assesses the driving skills of drivers. To this end, it conducts approximately 800,000 practical exams and tests annually for cars, cars with trailers, motorcycles, mopeds, and microcars.

Frequently Asked Questions
See answers to frequently asked questions here. If your question is not among them, please send an email to: [email protected].

The application procedure

Step 1. Check admission requirements - Application deadline November 25
We check, among other things: education level, driving license, other job requirements, and the answered motivation questions.
In the current era, AI is a useful tool for answering motivation questions and drafting a CV. We advise you to use it only as a tool and to let your unique self shine through in these documents.

Step 2. Online assessment
The online assessment is designed to predict whether someone can function successfully as an examiner.
Please note: it may happen that after the closing date, there are more suitable candidates than we can interview. In that case, we will make a selection based on the CV, motivation questions, and the assessment results.

Step 3. 1st interview (digital) - period from November 30 to December 4

Step 4. 2nd interview (on location) - period from December 7 to December 11

Step 5. Driving test - Saturday, December 19
During the driving test, we will assess your (advanced) driving skills and traffic awareness. This is how we determine if you are ready to start the training.

Would you like more information about the application process? Take a look at this page; CBR colleagues will gladly tell you what to expect at each step of the procedure.