Team Leader, Management and Maintenance at the Amsterdamse Bos

The position

As a Management and Maintenance Team Leader, you’ll make a difference in the day-to-day management and maintenance of the entire Amsterdamse Bos. It’s a unique role thanks to the diversity of the environment—and, consequently, your work. From the daily care of natural meadows to a food forest, from trails and bridges to getting the Bos ready for the events held there. In the Amsterdamse Bos, you can truly enjoy yourself. Together with your team, you ensure that the Bos is clean, intact, and safe for visitors and for nature. You’ll work with a professional forest and nature team, garage and technical service staff, and a large group of work participants (Boswerk).

The team consists of approximately 40 employees. You will manage the team in collaboration with coordinators and job coaches. You will be a member of the management team and contribute to discussions within project groups on organization-wide issues. For the group of participants in the workforce, you take into account varying levels of knowledge and skills, different interests, and the extent to which employees are limited in performing their duties. Your team also offers learning and work opportunities to interns and civil servants from the City of Amsterdam who are returning to work. You are also closely involved with the volunteers who are deployed in daily management and maintenance.

The Forest is facing many new challenges, such as increasing visitor numbers, climate change, and efforts to enhance biodiversity. This calls for an organization that can adapt to these changes. Currently, the Management and Maintenance team is addressing the following priorities:

• Establishing the framework for expanding the labor force: recruitment and turnover, absenteeism support, and administrative and organizational integration within the Work and Income Department.
• Professionalizing day-to-day management and maintenance in terms of workflows, training, machine deployment, and the use of supporting digital systems, in close collaboration with the Integrated Asset Management team.

Here's what you do on an average day

• You start the day with your coordinators and supervisors to discuss the work schedule for the coming days and other current matters.
• You have a meeting with your colleague, the Public and Media Team Leader, to discuss staff assignments for the upcoming event season. You will ensure that this information is entered into the new digital scheduling system.
• In P&O, the municipal HR system, you update the latest actions. In the hallway, you briefly speak with the team leader of Integrated Asset Management about the funding for the purchase of the new mowers.
• After your first few hours at the office, you’ll cycle past the Parks Department crew, who are using a cherry picker to perform routine maintenance on the trees along Beukenlaan, to see how things are going.
• Back at the office, you’ll meet with the Boswerk coordinator and colleagues from Sterk in Werk to discuss the intake of new participants and support for those on sick leave. Afterward, you’ll discuss what kind of work might be a good fit for the new participant.
• Action must be taken for all employees at Bos to better organize the management of sick leave at Bos. You will develop this into a proposal to be discussed by the Bos Management Team.
• At the shipyard, the men are coming back from work, and you go outside to chat with them about how their day went.
• To wrap up the day, there will be a project group meeting on major and replacement maintenance for the children’s pools. Your input will help us gain a clear understanding of the costs and resources required for day-to-day management and maintenance.

This is where you get started

We strive to be a great employer that ensures all our colleagues feel seen and valued. We embrace the differences among our colleagues; these differences lead to better results for both our organization and our city. We aim to build a workforce that reflects Amsterdam’s diverse population. So, whoever you are, you’re more than welcome here!

The Amsterdamse Bos is one of the largest urban forests in the world. The Amsterdamse Bos welcomes 7.5 million visitors annually. As part of the Dutch Nature Network, it forms the backbone of nature in the Netherlands. The Amsterdamse Bos makes a significant contribution to biodiversity and climate adaptation in the region. Driven by a deep passion for nature, all our teams work to preserve the Amsterdamse Bos. For many people, the Amsterdamse Bos is also an important place for outdoor recreation.

What you bring

For the position of Management and Maintenance Team Leader at the Amsterdamse Bos, you must have:

• A completed associate's degree.
• At least 3 years of management experience in a similar field.
• Knowledge and experience with comprehensive daily maintenance of forest, nature, and recreational areas.
• At least 1 year of experience with integrated and project-based work.
• At least 1 year of experience with data-driven work and the ability to analyze data.

You should have the following skills:

• Vision: Has the ability to view matters in a broader context; is capable of conceptual and strategic thinking with a long-term perspective.
• Group-oriented leadership: Providing direction and guidance to a group; fostering collaboration among group members to achieve objectives.
• Coaching: Providing guidance to employees in the performance of their duties and fostering their personal development.
• Thinking and acting inclusively: Being an inclusive leader in an inclusive organization: thinking and acting inclusively; being reliable and predictable and inspiring trust; creating a socially safe environment; recognizing employees’ talents and fostering talent development.

What we offer you

As the Management and Maintenance Team Leader at the Amsterdamse Bos, you will join our team for 36 hours a week and can expect the following terms of employment.

• A gross monthly salary ranging from €4,211 to €5,997 (pay grade 11) based on a 36-hour workweek. The exact salary will be determined based on your education, knowledge, and experience.
• A cell phone and a laptop.
• A one-year employment contract, if you currently do not have an employment contract with the City of Amsterdam, or if you have a temporary one.
• If you already have a permanent employment contract with the City of Amsterdam, you will retain it and be seconded under a temporary assignment agreement for a period of one year.
• Opportunities for professional development and training. Our in-house training center, the Amsterdam School, offers a variety of training programs, professional development tracks, and on-the-job coaching to help you continue to challenge yourself.
• An individual flexible budget (IKB) equal to 17.05% of your salary, which you can use for things like additional pension contributions or extra days off.
• A pension plan with ABP, the pension fund for the public sector and education.
• A travel allowance of €0.10 per kilometer for travel by car, €0.15 per kilometer for travel by bicycle, and €0.21 per kilometer for travel by public transportation. This applies to a one-way commute of up to 45 kilometers and for the number of days you work in the office.
• For days you work from home, you will receive a work-from-home allowance of €3 net per workday that you work from home.
• A monthly contribution toward health insurance.
• Interested in learning more about our employment terms and conditions? Check out the Municipality of Amsterdam Personnel Regulations (PGA) on our website.

Apply for this job

• If this job opening interests you, please submit your application by October 21, 2024, via the application form on our website.
• We would like to receive your cover letter, in which you explain, in no more than one A4 page, why your work experience and skills are a good fit for this position. Your cover letter will be taken into consideration during the selection process.
• The selection process consists of a CV/cover letter review and an interview round. We have formed a selection committee of three people, consisting of the manager, a team leader, and an HR advisor.
• The interviews will take place in person at our office located at Nieuwe Meerlaan 3 in Amstelveen (1182 DB).
• This job opening is being advertised internally and externally at the same time. Employees of the City of Amsterdam will be given priority in the hiring process.
• We require a recent Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) from every colleague who joins our team.

Do you have any questions about this job opening?

For more information about the position, please contact Maxime Pul, HR Advisor, at m.pul@amsterdam.nl or call 06-38597658.