Public Transportation Advisor with a focus on Safety

Your impact

The MRDH is the premier partnership of, for, and by 21 municipalities in the Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan region. Our employees enjoy working in a dynamic organization with a variety of social missions, roles, and responsibilities. One of these is to strengthen public transportation in the Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan region in collaboration with the municipalities and the regional and urban public transit companies EBS, HTM, and RET. With us, you help shape the future of the people who live, work, and enjoy their leisure time here. There are currently 2.4 million of them, and another 400,000 residents are expected to join us by 2040. Transporting passengers safely, efficiently, and quickly is a complex challenge, especially in a region that is growing and becoming increasingly crowded. That is why we must make the best choices to keep the region running, together with all stakeholders.

The Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Region (MRDH) is responsible for physical safety in public transportation. That will also be your focus. You will be working within the Public Transportation Department. You will play a coordinating role in various policy processes, projects, and programs, as well as studies and evaluations, particularly at the intersection of public transportation, physical safety, and the spatial development of the city and region. The task is to keep the public transportation system safe and improve it every day, while keeping an eye on other challenges facing the MRDH municipalities and transit operators.

You hold an autonomous and independent position within the organization when it comes to safety. Drawing on your knowledge and expertise, you advise senior management and the portfolio holder on the safety of the public transportation system, and you serve as the point of contact for handling and analyzing public transportation incidents. You serve as a key stakeholder in major public transit development projects, with a focus on safeguarding safety interests and advising on permitting. You hold a unique role within the MRDH. You perform all these duties based on an established safety framework for the public transit system within the MRDH.

In your day-to-day work:

• You will be responsible for implementing the vision, policies, and guidelines related to public transportation, with a particular focus on physical safety;
• ensure that municipalities and transportation providers are familiar with the MRDH safety frameworks and that they implement them in their projects and day-to-day operations;
• you assess whether safety frameworks are adequately incorporated and provide advice on this matter, for example, in connection with permit applications;
• You will manage and coordinate our relationships with stakeholders in the field of safety, such as the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate, local governments, transportation providers, and the national government. In addition, you will represent the MRDH in regional and national consultations regarding public transportation and physical safety;
• You will promote and coordinate the substantive alignment between security policy and other policy areas in which the MRDH is active.

What do you bring to the table?

You know how to offer advice with authority and confidence, win people over, and stand your ground when necessary. With your analytical skills, advisory abilities, and keen sense of human relations and social interests, you are a valuable partner in implementing security policy at the MRDH. You identify with the MRDH’s organizational values: openness, courage, and enjoyment.

This requires that you:

• you know how to position yourself independently and are confident and self-assured;
• are observant and have strong analytical skills;
• through your demeanor, expertise, and reasoning, you can persuade and influence others and teams;
• are proactive and take the initiative;
• can handle opposition and knows how to build connections.

In addition, you have:

• HBO+ level of work and thinking;
• at least five years of work experience in a policy advisory role;
• an interest in the mobility sector or the security sector;
• administrative sensitivity.

Our offerings

• A salary that reflects who you are and what you can do. We’d be happy to discuss the exact amount with you, up to a maximum of €6,470 gross (scale 12) based on a 36-hour workweek.
• A one-year contract. If we’re still happy working together after that, we’ll be happy to convert your contract into a permanent employment contract.
• Excellent leave policies.
• Good ABP pension plan.
• An individual choice budget of 17.05%.
• A laptop and a phone allowance.
• Full public transportation reimbursement for commuting (2nd class) and business travel (1st class).
• A high degree of autonomy: you have the freedom to set your own work hours and can work in a hybrid model.

About the MRDH and the Public Transportation Department

The Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region is a voluntary joint arrangement among 21 municipalities. As an extension of local government, we have been granted the status of a transport region by the national government. This means we have statutory responsibilities in the area of traffic and transportation. For example, we formulate regional traffic and transportation policy. And as the contracting authority for regional and urban public transportation in the Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, we grant concessions to transportation companies. We also provide subsidies for various traffic and transportation projects and for the management, maintenance, and replacement of public transportation infrastructure. For this purpose, we receive approximately €600 million annually directly from the national government. In addition, it is our task to improve the economic business climate in areas such as work locations (industrial parks, retail, offices), economic innovation (field labs, startups), and the connection between education and the labor market. For this, we receive a contribution—€6.8 million in 2023—from the 21 municipalities.

Do you have any questions?

Do you have any questions about the position or would you like to know more about the application process? Please contact Marc Rosier, Public Transportation Manager, at 06 2417 6546. We are advertising this position both internally and externally. Internal candidates will be given priority. A Management Drives assessment is part of the application process. We ask that you complete a questionnaire for this purpose. An assessment may also be part of the application process.

Is this position really the right fit for you?

Please email your cover letter and resume to werkenvoor@mrdh.nl by January 31, 2024, addressed to Marc Rosier.