Project Management

This Is What You Like To Do To strengthen our growing organisation, VSTEP is looking for a Project Manager.

In this role you will bring structure, clarity, and excellence across our operations, while actively delivering complex, multi‑disciplinary projects.

This critical, client‑facing role involves coordinating the delivery of both hardware and software components, aligning our internal technical teams, and ensuring a seamless experience for the client side.

Your involvement starts early, working alongside Business Development during the proposal phase to define clear scopes, timelines and budgets. Throughout the entire project lifecycle, you will champion stakeholder management by maintaining strong and clear communication between internal teams and international clients, ensuring that all parties move in sync toward success.

Job Description Your daily activities will include:

Managing complex or strategic technical delivery projects, from requirements to commissioning

Managing expectations and maintaining strong communication with both internal stakeholders and external clients

Translating complex technical language and progress into clear, actionable updates for non‑technical stakeholders and management

Reporting project progress, risks, and budget performance to management

Ensuring proper documentation and delivering professional reports and presentations

Coordinating the full project lifecycle: requirements, concept design, procurement, delivery and commissioning

Aligning simulation engineering, development, commercial, and operational teams to meet all project deliverables

Comfortably managing multiple concurrent deliveries simultaneously and able to work effectively under pressure

Is this you? You have:

5 – 7 years of core project management experience in a technical delivery or systems integration environment

A valid Dutch working permit

Experience managing projects with both hardware and software components

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and excellent stakeholder management abilities

A structured and organized approach to work, with attention to detail

Conflict resolution abilities and a proactive problem‑solving mindset

Fluency in English (Dutch is a plus)

A drive to implement continuous improvement and exceeding targets

A Prince2 Agile Practitioner certification (preferred)

You are:

Someone who brings order, clarity and structure to dynamic project environments

Available 40 hours a week

Located in the Netherlands

In possession of a Dutch driving license (category B)

This is what you want in a job!

A flexible, international, and hybrid working environment based in Rotterdam

Opportunity to lead diverse, international projects that leave room for innovation and thoughtful detail

Collaboration with an experienced team, building software for world‑class simulators

Freedom to set your working hours between 07:00 and 19:00

25 annual holidays/ 200 holiday hours based on a 40‑hour contract

Unlimited access to GoodHabitz, our online learning platform

Keti‑Koti on the first of July, as an extra holiday

The possibility to arrange partial remote work

A competitive salary package based on experience and the value you bring

About Us VSTEP| Enable learning by simulation.

VSTEP is a leading developer of ship simulators and virtual training software company based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. With over 50 dedicated professionals located in the port of Rotterdam, we strive to train people for a safer world. We enable marine and safety professionals to learn and train by simulation in an efficient, cost‑effective, and sustainable way to work towards a safer world. With 20+ years of experience and a strong client base all over the world, VSTEP wants to enable learning by simulation on a large scale. We do this by offering a strong NAUTIS product portfolio covering the full learning and training cycle of a maritime professional, and Response Simulator, our virtual training tool for emergency responders.

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