MechDes Engineering - MechDes Engineering

Lead Talent & Performance

Harderwijk · Fulltime of parttime · Immediate

Salary

€ 5.500 - € 6.500 gross per month based on 40 hours

Working hours

32 - 40 hour Fulltime of parttime

Flexible working hours
29 vacation days (based on 40 hours) + option to buy extra days
Profit sharing + 50% pension
€3,000 training budget per year
€1,250 home office allowance
Travel allowance + bicycle plan
Remote work arrangement and compensation

You have a bachelor's/master's level of work and thinking (HRM, Business Administration, I/O Psychology or similar) and at least 5 years of experience in talent development, performance management or strategic HR, preferably in a technical environment. Additionally: Experience with leading or coaching professionals Experience within a technical environment is a plus The ability to switch between executive level and individual development discussions Experience with strategic workforce planning and working with HR data and KPIs Empathy combined with results orientation Understanding of the business and the people behind it

You like structure and enjoy working with clear processes
You are discreet and careful with confidential information
You identify bottlenecks and come up with practical improvement ideas
You can easily interact with colleagues from different departments
You remain calm when deadlines are approaching, e.g., around payroll runs

Job description

At MechDes Engineering, over 100 engineers work daily on challenging technical issues for leading clients. To keep our organization and further growth future-proof, we are looking for a Lead Talent & Performance. In this role, you play a key role in strengthening ownership, development, and sustainable employability of our engineers. Within the Talent & Performance domain, you work on an environment where professionals continue to develop and teams can perform optimally. What makes this role special is the combination of leadership and contributing to the development of the Talent & Performance domain. You are close to the people and think along about the direction of the organization. You thus have a direct impact on both strategy and daily operations.

What will you do?

You lead a group of approximately 20 to 30 engineers. In this role, you are their manager, sparring partner, and guide. You conduct talent and performance discussions, stimulate development, and help engineers consciously take charge of their careers.

At the same time, you safeguard engagement, job satisfaction, and sustainable employability. You also look ahead. What competencies will we need tomorrow? How do we ensure knowledge is retained? And how do we keep our engineers agile in a market that is constantly changing?

Together with your colleagues within Talent & Performance, you actively work on further developing this domain within MechDes. You work on policy, strategic workforce planning, and a clear link between talent development, our technical roadmap, and the project portfolio. This is not only about developing policy, but also applying it in practice and making the impact measurable.

We are looking for someone who:

smoothly switches between strategy and execution
translates organizational goals into concrete development initiatives
provides insight into capacity, turnover, and growth scenarios and makes recommendations
translates HR KPIs into targeted actions
shares data-driven management information with the MT
advises engineers, managers, and the MT on talent utilization and strategic workforce planning from a coaching leadership perspective
collaborates with internal and external partners on sustainable employability and vitality programs

Continue the conversation at our office over a freshly brewed cup of coffee?

We would be happy to explore whether there is a match and whether you can take the next step in your career at our engineering firm, where you truly matter as a person.

Bobby van den Heuvel

Corporate Recruiter

b.vandenheuvel@mechdes.nl 06 - 300 820 27