Project Leader Asset Management

Job Features

LocationUtrecht Contract DurationTemporary with a view to permanent employment Hours per week - 38 Monthly Salary€5.863,00 - €7.575,00 Salary LevelCivil Servant Scale IBBAD 12 - Civil Servant Scale IBBAD 12 LevelUniversity Master's Field of StudyEngineering / Production Vacancy Number80337 Employment Type​Temporary employment with a view to permanent employment​ Job GroupCivilian

Job Description

The Projects Directorate is looking for Senior Project Leaders Asset Management for the Submarine Replacement and ASWF projects.
You ensure that complex defense systems remain deployable for years to come.

Do you want to work on technically advanced systems that contribute to the security of the Netherlands and our allies? Then use your experience with Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), asset management, or lifecycle management in the procurement of new defense materiel.

As a senior project leader asset management at Defense, you ensure that new (weapon) systems are not only technically developed and delivered but also actually usable, maintainable, and deployable throughout their entire lifecycle.

You translate the operational need into an integrated support solution. In doing so, you connect technology, maintenance, logistics, training, personnel, data, infrastructure, and lifecycle costs. As a project leader asset management, you are responsible for managing the realization of the support system and are therefore an important advisor within complex materiel projects. With project teams, users, and industry, you influence the choices that determine how Defense will keep its materiel available for the coming decades.

Your job title is formally Manager Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Category 1. You will work within the Projects Directorate of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT) on the Submarine Replacement and/or Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigate projects for the Royal Netherlands Navy.

As a Senior ILS Manager, you are responsible for the setup and assurance of the sustainment preparation of complex defense systems. You ensure that support and maintenance are part of the system from the design phase onwards.

You work within multidisciplinary project teams and are the connecting link between project management, technical specialists, users, maintenance organizations, suppliers, and international partners.

Your tasks include, but are not limited to:
• Developing and directing the ILS strategy within complex materiel projects;
• Translating operational needs into concrete requirements for support, maintenance, and lifecycle management;
• Advising project management on design choices, maintenance concepts, availability, and lifecycle costs;
• Drafting and monitoring the ILS Management Plan and related activities;
• Organizing and directing multidisciplinary teams responsible for the various aspects of sustainment preparation;
• Directing the realization of support resources such as maintenance concepts, spare parts, technical documentation, training, facilities, and IT support;
• Evaluating (or having evaluated) analyses, plans, and solutions from the perspective of future operations;
• Contributing to Life Cycle Cost analyses and improving the balance between investment, operational costs, and operational availability;
• Maintaining contacts with national and international industry, user organizations, and Defense units.
• You are not only responsible for delivering ILS products but primarily for realizing a future-proof support solution with which Defense can deploy its systems safely and effectively.

Job Requirements

• A completed university degree (technical or business administration) or a comparable combination of education and experience;
• Extensive knowledge of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), Integrated Weapon System Management, and lifecycle management;
• Knowledge of asset management and the principles of ISO 55001;
• At least 8 years of demonstrable experience with project experience in (inter)national materiel projects or comparable complex technical projects;
• Experience in influencing stakeholders with different interests;
• Experience with collaboration between client, user organization, and industry.
• Experience with Life Cycle Cost methodologies;
• Experience with complex technical systems and/or materiel projects;
• Experience with project-based work in a multidisciplinary environment.

We particularly value your ability to:
• Be analytically strong and understand complex issues;
• Take initiative and provide direction independently;
• Influence and connect effectively;
• Work result-oriented;
• Develop and guide employees and colleagues;
• Collaborate effectively within a complex organization.

You possess excellent communication skills in Dutch and English.

Employment Conditions

Salary LevelCivil Servant Scale IBBAD 12 - Civil Servant Scale IBBAD 12 Salary DescriptionMonthly Salary€5.863,00 - €7.575,00 Employment TypeTemporary employment with a view to permanent employment​ Contract DurationTemporary with a view to permanent employment Maximum number of hours per week38

Other Employment Conditions

We offer even more:
At Defense, you can count on attractive employment conditions that contribute to your financial security, personal development, and a healthy work-life balance.

Financial
• An Individual Choice Budget (IKB) of 16.33% on top of your salary (formerly holiday pay and year-end bonus). You decide how and when to use or have this budget paid out.
• Pension accrual via ABP;
• A contribution towards commuting expenses or the option to use a public transport season ticket for unlimited travel within the Netherlands under favorable conditions.

Work-Life Balance
• Flexible working hours and options for hybrid working, including a home office allowance;
• Various leave arrangements, including 75% paid parental leave;
• The option to extend your working hours to 40 or reduce them to 36 hours per week;
• The option to accrue additional leave and compensatory time off (ADV).

Development and Vitality
• Extensive training and development opportunities;
• Room for personal and professional growth within one of the largest employers in the Netherlands;
• Free use of sports facilities at Defense locations.

Special Provisions

• The salary grading depends on your education, knowledge, and relevant work experience.
• A security investigation is part of the selection procedure.
• A reference check and assessment may be part of the selection procedure.
• To be eligible for this position, you must be from a country within the European Economic Area. If not, you must possess a combined residence and work permit (GVVA).
Hybrid Acquisition is not appreciated. We kindly request you not to send any unsolicited offers, phone calls, or emails. Thank you for your understanding.

Closing Date: 20-10-2026

More about the Job Group

Organization Name

Ministry of Defense

Organization Description

Defense is committed to the interests, prosperity, and freedom of the Netherlands. We are active daily at home and abroad. Our global deployment strengthens international cooperation and ensures that people can develop freely. Now and in the future.

Approximately 79,000 people work directly and indirectly for the Ministry of Defense in peace and security. The Ministry consists of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT), the Directorate-General for Policy (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, the Defense Support Command (DOSCO).

Defense is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands and resembles a large company. The operational commands (naval, army, and air forces), the Marechaussee, DOSCO, and COMMIT function like operating companies.

Organization URL

www.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit

Department Name

Materiel and IT Command

Department Description

You will work at the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Section within the Projects Directorate of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT).

We are looking for several senior asset management project leaders. A need exists within the cluster where the submarine replacement project is taking place. Additionally, we are seeking reinforcement for the ASWF project (part of new ship construction). Both clusters are part of the Maritime Systems department.

The Projects Directorate realizes large materiel investment projects for all branches of the armed forces. These projects range from the acquisition of new systems to modification and life extension projects on existing materiel.

As a Senior Project Leader Asset Management, you will be deployed on extensive and complex projects within the Defense Lifecycle Plan (DLP). These are projects with significant financial interests, long durations, technical complexity, and often a large number of national and international stakeholders.

About COMMIT
Our Mission
The Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT) delivers materiel and IT in a timely manner to support every deployment of the armed forces. Now and in the future. Reliably, innovatively, and ready under all circumstances, we strengthen combat power. Thus, we protect what is dear to us.

Our Vision
COMMIT delivers materiel and IT in a timely manner under all circumstances to support every deployment of the armed forces; in peacetime, in the grey zone, and in the event of a large-scale armed conflict. In this way, COMMIT strengthens the combat power of the armed forces.

→ Want to know more about COMMIT, our mission, vision, and organization? Visit the COMMIT page link: https://werkenbijdefensie.nl/commando-materieel-en-it

Department URL

www.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit

Contact Persons

For more information about this vacancy:

Arjan Stander (Head of ILS Section)
[email protected]

For more information about the application procedure:

Nina Gorter (Recruitment Advisor HR)
[email protected]

Location: Utrecht Level: University Master's 38 hours per week €5,850 ~ €7,600 salary Engineering / Production Project Leader Asset Management