Planning & Support Officer

Your Work Context

Are you an administrative all-rounder with a passion for structure, planning and project monitoring? Do you thrive on keeping track of deadlines, coordinating documentation and supporting challenging projects? Then this role is for you. As a Planning & Support Officer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of international offshore energyprojects. Based at our office in Aalst, you’ll ensure that multiple projects stay on track and that all parties involved have the right information and documentation at the right time.

Jan De Nul Group is known for its groundbreaking projects, literally all over the world and often capturing the imagination. These range from building new ports and creating additional land to realising complex infrastructure works and tackling every form of environmental pollution. A world in change, where our Jan De Nul employees like to do their bit in an innovative and sustainable way!

Your Role

As a Planning & Support Officer, you will play a central role in the administrative and documentation management of various projects. You will follow up on project progress and ensure that all project documentation is available on time, so that projects can proceed according to plan.

You monitor the progress of three to four concurrent projects and keep a close eye on the actions, documents and deadlines on the schedule. Thanks to your structured approach, clients, subcontractors and project partners always know what is expected of them.

A selection of your responsibilities:

• You manage and update the project schedule using the designated software and compare the schedule with actual progress.
• You monitor all project documentation and ensure its adherence to deadlines.
• You proactively inform team members, clients, subcontractors and project partners about upcoming activities, changes and deadlines.
• You prioritise the follow-up of a large volume of project documents.
• You closely monitor the various project phases and ensure that all associated steps are initiated and completed on time.
• You identify potential delays or bottlenecks and coordinate with the parties involved.
• You support project management with accurate administrative follow-up and clear reporting.

What do you need to have?

You are a structured and meticulous professional who effortlessly maintains an overview, even when multiple projects and deadlines overlap. You communicate fluently with a wide range of stakeholders, are not afraid to take the initiative, and enjoy following matters through until they are fully completed. Thanks to your proactive approach, you identify bottlenecks in good time and ensure that projects stay on track.

In addition, you have:

• A bachelor’s degree, preferably in Office Management, Supply Chain Management or a similar field.
• A very good knowledge of English, both spoken and written.
• Knowledge of German is a definite advantage.
• A good command of MS Office and strong digital skills, enabling you to quickly learn how to use new software applications.
• A structured approach to work, an eye for detail and a strong sense of responsibility.
• You are excellent at setting priorities and managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Working at Jan De Nul

Working at Jan De Nul means contributing to solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time: from the energy transition to rising sea levels to smart mobility. It means learning and working together every day to preserve the global quality of life for generations to come.    

What we offer

• Through the JDN-Academy, we offer you a permanent training trajectory.
• Our FIT-programme allows us to monitor your well-being. The programme is centred around exercise, food and a healthy work-life balance.
• A permanent contract with 42 paid holidays (20 statutory, 12 ADV and 10 public holidays).
• An attractive salary with thirteenth month and double holiday pay including:
  • Meal vouchers and eco vouchers.
  • Intervention public transport and option for bicycle leasing and bicycle allowance.
  • Group and hospitalisation insurance.
  • Various staff discounts.

The world is what you make it

Jan De Nul Group shapes water and land around the world, addressing some of the most important challenges of our time. We boost the energy transition with infrastructure for renewable offshore energy. We focus on nature-inclusive dredging solutions to build harbours and protect our coastlines from the rising sea. We develop innovative construction projects for smart mobility and durable buildings. And we invest in planet redevelopment, giving new purpose to polluted sites. At Jan De Nul, the world is what you make it.  

Jan De Nul Group promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunities and anti-discrimination employer.