Role and tasks

The Project Manager  Sustainable Organizations is responsible for leading 2-3 major projects on a 4 days a week basis, always as a lead of multi-disciplinary teams. The projects are related to effecting change and transition within organizations for sustainability, including the circular economy, transition roadmaps, stakeholder trajectories, and others.  The role's activities range from helping to secure the projects, setting up its management structure, manage the client and team, reporting, communication with clients and partners, documentation, and helping to produce written content for reports.

As part of a small senior management team, responsibilities are broad, and personal initiative, as well as creativity, are not just encouraged but essential.

Track towards partnership

Except works as a tight team of mutually supportive team players ranging from science, design, business and management. Together we face the future. This is not a 9 to 5 job, but part of our life's mission. We seek someone to join this team for the long run, and hopefully become part of its core management team and potentially a trajectory to become a partner in the company. 

Our future partner has the following properties

• Excellent written and verbal command of Dutch and English
• Strong leadership and inspirational properties
• 10+ years of experience in managing teams
• A background in work in change management, corporate consulting and/or transition management
• Experience with  the circular economy, and preferably GRI reporting standards
• Outstanding team player, responsible, timely, and flexible
• A clear alignment with our mission and goals

Except’s services are unique globally. A successful candidate is eager to learn about sustainable innovation as well as thrilled by the idea of contributing to help build them by bringing them into the world. See below for detailed function profile.

Location in Utrecht, the Netherlands

While Except projects have a global focus, the position is in Utrecht, the Netherlands. We have regular face to face contact with the team and work from within the office in Utrecht, but we are flexible on working from home.

About Except

Except Integrated Sustainability is a sustainable development, design and innovation consultancy. We consist of a multi-disciplinary team of about 15 people and are growing. Except delivers concepts and strategies for resilient, just, and inspiring cities, companies, and governance. We apply innovative systemic analysis, develop roadmaps towards resilience, and execute solutions with inspiring design. Together we bridge gaps between sectors to accelerate the frontier of sustainability, and create concepts that are realistic and feasible.

We’re a passionate, practical, and dynamic cooperative of entrepreneurs, known for our interdisciplinary and innovative approach. Interested and want to know more?

How to Apply

Read this webpage with general information about how we work and our character first. Instead of the questions stated there, please prepare a response for the questions below. Send us your application, including a motivation letter, CV, and portfolio (if applicable) to work@except.nl.

Response questions 

• What kind of specific work and role do you excel in and you hope to do?
• Why do you want to do this kind of work, in this direction?
• What role do you want to play in the company, outside of project management?
• What is your vision on sustainable development, and what we need to do to improve?
• Do you have the time and energy to invest in learning the necessary tools, processes, standards, and methods, and making yourself fit alongside us?
• How often would you want to work in the office and how would you commute?
• How much time are you willing to work (days/week)?
• What would you like your earning bracket to be?
• Are you joining us to stay? We forge long-term, trusting relationships. Are you ready to form this alliance?
• What is your personal passion, where do you want your life to go, and how could you personally use Except to achieve your dreams?

Also as this position requires a certain level of proficiency in the Dutch language, please answer the following question in Dutch:

Detailed function profile