A company is seeking support in setting up or optimizing a structured funding controlling system for municipal energy, infrastructure, or digitization projects. The goal is to increase efficiency and transparency in the use of funding and ensure compliance with funding regulations. The role includes identifying suitable funding programs at the EU, federal, and state levels, assisting with applications, fund disbursements, and preparation of usage reports. It also involves setting up a monitoring and reporting system (e.g., in Excel) that aligns project plans with funding requirements. Consulting on processes and interfaces such as accounting and project management, as well as training internal teams as needed, are also part of the tasks. - Identification of suitable funding programs (EU, federal, state) - Support with application, fund disbursement, and usage reports - Setting up monitoring/reporting (e.g., in Excel) - Aligning project plans with funding requirements - Consulting on processes and interfaces (e.g., accounting, project management) - Training internal teams as needed

We are looking for an experienced consultant for a process and project initiative in Asset P&L (Profit and Loss) at a leading international financial services provider. - Typical responsibilities in this role:** - Analyze and document the existing end-to-end P&L processes for various asset classes (e.g., equities, fixed income, derivatives). - Identify weaknesses, risks, and inefficiencies in data collection, processing, and reporting. - Design and develop optimized target processes for P&L calculation and attribution. - Create functional specifications and business requirements for adapting or introducing IT systems (e.g., P&L engines, data warehouses). - Manage the implementation of the new processes and tools, including milestone planning, stakeholder management, and test coordination. - Develop controls to ensure data quality and consistency. - Prepare training materials and conduct workshops for business areas (trading, controlling, risk). - Relevant technologies, tools, or methods:** - Advanced analytics: MS Excel (Pivot, Power Query, VBA), SQL. - Business Intelligence: Tableau, Power BI, Qlik. - Project management: Jira, Confluence, MS Project. - ERP/Finance systems: SAP FI/CO, Oracle Financials, or industry-specific asset management platforms. - Methods: Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN 2.0), agile project management (Scrum/Kanban). - Typical KPIs or success metrics:** - Reduction in P&L cycle time: target >25% efficiency gain. - Decrease in manual correction entries: target >50% reduction through process automation. - Data quality index: increase in first-time-right rate on data intake to >99%. - Efficiency ratio (cost-to-income): demonstrate a positive impact on lowering the ratio. - User adoption rate: acceptance of new processes/tools in the business area >80% after 3 months. - Key challenges, risks, or specifics:** - Heterogeneous system landscapes and inconsistent data sources (data silos). - High complexity of financial products and valuation models. - Resistance to process changes in business areas (change management). - Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., IFRS 9, BCBS 239). - Time- and budget-critical implementation while ongoing operations. - Concrete deliverables:** - Milestone 1: completed as-is analysis and process documentation. - Deliverable 1: detailed analysis report including risk assessment. - Milestone 2: finalized target concept and business requirements document. - Deliverable 2: implementation roadmap and project plan. - Milestone 3: successful user acceptance test (UAT) of the new process/tool. - Deliverable 3: acceptance protocols, training materials, and project closure report.

- IT Project Manager activities - Interface / bridging function between business department and technology, hence also the required domain expertise.

A company is looking for an experienced project manager with a civil engineering background for the power plant or energy industry. The goal of the project is to lead the planning, coordination and implementation of construction projects in the energy and power plant sector. The role requires close cooperation with interdisciplinary teams to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget. It is explicitly stated that construction supervisors are not being sought. Main tasks: - Managing and overseeing construction projects in the power plant or energy industry - Coordinating between different disciplines and external partners - Ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards - Creating and monitoring project plans and budgets - Identifying and resolving technical challenges - Reporting to stakeholders and management

We are looking for an experienced IT project manager to lead and execute IT projects in a hospital setting. The goal is to deliver various digitalization and infrastructure projects (e.g. HIS migration, medical technology integration, ISMS implementation or TI components) on time, within budget and with assured quality. In this role, the project manager takes full responsibility for planning, managing and executing the projects and acts as the link between IT, departments and management. - Overall responsibility for planning, managing and executing IT projects in a clinical environment - Coordination of internal and external stakeholders, including IT department, medical staff, service providers and manufacturers - Ensuring adherence to time, budget and quality requirements - Preparing project plans, status reports, decision documents and presentations - Risk management, resource planning and escalation handling - Managing acceptance and testing procedures, including documentation - Supporting preparation for KHZG or NIS2 related measures - Acting as interface between IT, departments and management

Project description As part of the implementation and optimization of the **Multi Domain Orchestration and Inventory (MDOI)** tool in the mobile transport domain (B2X), the focus is on planning, setup, commissioning, management, and optimization of several thousand fixed and mobile network devices. The application allows the selection and configuration of suitable devices and technologies for their efficient use to achieve maximum network coverage and customer satisfaction. Efficiently managing these projects and processes while increasing automation requires the use of the MDOI software solution. Description of services without personal reference - **IT Project Management**: Creating software rollout and migration plans for the application's two-month releases of MDOI, based on Blueplanet, considering all relevant dependencies using JIRA and stakeholder management - **Design Management**: Planning and creating all relevant designs, as well as reviewing them in the Multi Domain Orchestration and Inventory (MDOI) tool for the transport networks area, as an implementation description of the requirements using JIRA and Confluence - **Stakeholder Management**: Developing and executing communication measures for software changes based on the created designs, checking whether the requirements are fully covered by the designs, including preparing documentation for management using Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and JIRA

Typical tasks: - Analyze existing insurance processes and identify digitalization potentials - Gather and document business requirements together with departments - Create solution concepts for digital transformation (incl. process modeling and cost-benefit analyses) - Act as liaison between business and IT: translate requirements into technical concepts and support implementation - Support project management in planning and rolling out new digital solutions (agile methods like Scrum/Kanban) Relevant tools & technologies: BPMN modeling tools (e.g. Visio, Signavio), requirements management (Jira, Confluence), knowledge of common insurance IT systems, MS Office KPIs & metrics: adherence to project milestones and budgets, reduction of process cycle times, increase in customer satisfaction/user acceptance, reduction of manual efforts through automation Challenges: aligning diverse stakeholders in the insurance environment (departments, IT, regulatory), integrating new digital solutions into existing legacy systems, handling regulatory requirements and data privacy, change management and user adoption Deliverables: comprehensive requirements documents and process models, developed business concepts and user stories for IT implementation, defined implementation roadmap, training materials for modified processes Lessons Learned: involving all stakeholders early on makes digitalization projects easier; iterative, agile approaches allow flexible adjustments; deep industry knowledge (products, regulation) is crucial to design sustainable digital solutions

A company is looking for an experienced technical project manager in the field of district heating. The project’s goal is the planning and construction of district heating pipelines through all service phases of the HOAI as well as taking on complex project tasks. The project manager will play a key role in controlling and coordinating projects, working closely with engineering firms, municipalities, authorities and internal contacts. The role includes developing and optimizing planning options to maximize project efficiency and sustainability. In addition, the project manager will continuously improve technical planning guidelines and processes, carry out technical-economic analyses, develop scenarios and create concepts. Another focus is on budget planning for network investments in the heating sector, in close coordination with central controlling, as well as carrying out network calculations. - Planning and construction of district heating pipelines through all service phases of the HOAI. - Controlling and coordinating projects in cooperation with engineering firms, municipalities, authorities and internal contacts. - Developing and optimizing planning options to increase efficiency and sustainability. - Supporting the improvement of technical planning guidelines and processes. - Conducting technical-economic analyses and developing scenarios and concepts. - Preparing budget plans for network investments in the heating sector. - Performing network calculations.

We are the Defense Tech Incubator NRW – a new initiative to support innovative startups in defense technology. Our goal: to connect the best minds and technologies with industry, public stakeholders, and investors – enabling sustainable innovations for security-critical applications. To strengthen our operations team, we are looking for an experienced professional from the defense sector – ideally with experience as an officer in the Bundeswehr or with many years at one of the leading system houses (e.g. Rheinmetall, Hensoldt, MBDA, etc.). - Your tasks: - Identification, outreach, and acquisition of potential partner companies (e.g. from industry, defense, and IT) - Building and maintaining this investor network - Contributing to our financing strategy for the incubator - Representing the incubator at industry events, trade shows, and networks - Supporting the development of strategic alliances at the state and federal level

Managing a strategic digitization project in a hospital network, e.g. implementing a new HIS or an ePA in line with KHZG. - **Typical responsibilities:** - Overall responsibility for project planning, management and control (time, budget, quality). - Managing the interdisciplinary project team. - Requirements, risk and stakeholder management. - Planning and managing change management and rollouts. - Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (KHZG, GDPR). - **Relevant technologies, tools & methods:** - HIS systems (Orbis, iMedOne), ePA solutions. - Standards: HL7, FHIR. - Methods: PRINCE2, PMI/PMBOK, agile/hybrid. - Tools: MS Project, Jira, Confluence. - **Typical KPIs & success metrics:** - KHZG compliance, user adoption rate (>85%), process efficiency, milestone adherence. - **Key challenges & risks:** - High process complexity, intensive stakeholder management, interoperability, data security. - **Deliverables:** - Project plan, status reports, requirements spec (Lastenheft), change concept, cutover plan, project closure report.

- Performing and handling change processes (supplier change, new registration, move-in/move-out) - Independently handling clarification cases with analysis of rejection reasons and follow-up - Supporting market communication and related areas (e.g., meter reading, billing) at least at 2nd-level - Ensuring smooth workflows within energy industry processes

The ProMi Squad (Process Mining) project aims to fully map the end-to-end order process in the portals area with full transparency. Relevant data sources from order placement to activation are consolidated. This holistic view of the process enables the identification of process deviations and optimization opportunities. Key project milestones include connecting the required data sources, building self-service reports, and implementing automated alerts for process deviations. The challenge lies in the technical and business consolidation of heterogeneous systems and data flows to ensure consistent monitoring and control of the order process. ⸻ Service description - Analyze and document requirements in the omnichannel area using requirement management tools and structured elicitation methods - Perform business and technical analysis of existing data sources and ETL processes using database tools - Capture and evaluate existing interfaces between source and target systems based on technical documentation - Advise on the technical integration of defined data sources into the Celonis environment, considering tools like Celonis EMS, Data Pool, and Data Push API - Create technical queries and visuals for process representation using platform features (Celonis PQL, Studio) - Use built-in system functions to visualize and analyze current business processes (via the Celonis Process Explorer) - Provide business advice on technical interfaces, data provisioning, and system prerequisites

A company is seeking support for a project aimed at transparently mapping the overall ordering process in the Portals area. The goal is to combine relevant data sources from order to activation to enable a holistic view of the end-to-end process. This should facilitate the identification of process deviations and optimization potentials. Key project milestones include connecting the required data sources, building self-service reports, and implementing automated alerts for deviations in the process flow. The challenge lies in the technical and professional integration of heterogeneous systems and data flows to ensure consistent monitoring and control of the ordering process. - Analysis and documentation of requirements in the Omnichannel area using requirements management tools and structured collection methods - Professional and technical analysis of existing data sources and ETL processes using database tools - Recording and evaluation of existing interfaces between source and target systems based on technical documentation - Consulting on technical integration of defined data sources into the Celonis environment considering the tools used (Celonis EMS, Data Pool and Data Push API) - Creation of technical queries and representations for process visualization based on provided platform functions (Celonis PQL, Studio) - Use of system-side functions for visualization and analysis of existing business processes (via Celonis Process Explorer) - Professional consulting on technical interfaces, data provision and systemic requirements

- A company is seeking an experienced interim procurement professional to support its Amsterdam office due to a departing colleague. - The role will end once a permanent successor is found, with the possibility of extension depending on the recruitment process. - The professional will act as the sole representative of a group-wide procurement organization in the Amsterdam office, working closely with a team of nine spread across Europe. - The role involves managing end-to-end procurement processes for both existing and new suppliers, focusing on Marketing and Professional Services categories. - The professional will ensure adherence to procurement standards, negotiate prices, and compare offers in collaboration with business owners. - The onboarding will primarily be remote, with occasional in-person days in Amsterdam.

A company is looking for a specialist Construction Manager for Electrical Engineering and a specialist Construction Manager for Process Control (Siemens T3000) for a challenging project. The goal of the project is the technical monitoring and control of the process control interfaces of the existing plant during the integration of the new system, as well as ensuring quality and contractual compliance during the construction and commissioning phase. The role requires intensive coordination and oversight of planning interfaces due to the size of the project. The Construction Manager will work closely with control engineers, planners, experts, and contractors to ensure the successful delivery of the project. Main tasks: Professional monitoring of the process control interfaces of the existing plant during the integration of the new system Professional management of control engineers, planners, experts, and contractors - Preparation of specialized and project phase–dependent documents - Participation in project meetings and negotiations - Supervision of quality assurance and quality control during the construction and commissioning phase - Advice on process control commissioning - Technical coordination with design engineers on quality monitoring tasks - Monitoring contractual compliance and performing quality audits - Participation in safety meetings and implementation of measures to address identified issues

For a project in the power plant environment, a freelance specialist for migrating and adapting the ABB 800xA control system is needed at short notice. - Typical tasks in this role:** - Implementation of programming and commissioning with the ABB 800xA process control system. - Migration of existing control system logic to the new system version, including adaptation of controllers and I/O modules. - Creation and adjustment of process graphics, operator interfaces and alarm management configurations. - Execution of system tests, error analysis and performance optimizations to ensure plant availability and controllability. - Technical support of operations staff during the commissioning and ramp-up phase. - Preparation and maintenance of technical documentation (functional diagrams, configuration descriptions, test protocols). - Close cooperation with the process engineering, electrical engineering departments and the plant operator. - Relevant technologies, tools or methods:** - Control system: ABB Ability™ System 800xA (including AC 800M controller, information management, batch control). - Engineering tools: Control Builder M, Process Graphics Migration Tool, Bulk Data Manager. - Fieldbuses: PROFIBUS, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus. - Virtualization: VMware, Hyper-V for test and development environments. - Databases: SQL knowledge for historical data analysis (e.g., 800xA History). - Knowledge of relevant standards for process and power plant engineering (e.g., IEC 61508, IEC 61511). - Typical KPIs or success metrics:** - Migration speed: number of system components/functions migrated per week/month. - System availability: control system uptime after migration > 99.9%. - Commissioning error rate: number of critical software bugs after go-live < 5. - Test coverage: percentage of successfully executed and documented test cases > 95%. - Adherence to project schedule: completion of migration and commissioning by the defined deadline. - Operator acceptance: positive feedback from operations staff on the new system environment. - Key challenges, risks or specifics:** - Migration in running operation ("brownfield") with minimal downtime. - Ensuring compatibility between old and new system components (hardware/software). - High complexity of process logic in power plants (e.g., boiler control, turbine regulation). - Risk of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in networked control systems (e.g., CVEs for 800xA). - Management of interfaces to third-party systems (e.g., MES, ERP). - Need for intensive and precise collaboration between control engineering, process engineering and operations. - Concrete deliverables:** - Migrated and operational control logic on the target system. - Fully tested and customer-approved process graphics and operator interfaces. - Acceptance protocols for Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and Site Acceptance Test (SAT). - Updated technical plant documentation. - Final migration report with lessons learned. - Trained operations staff.

A company is looking for an experienced network and project manager with expertise in connecting devices and their interfaces, as well as solid knowledge of modern networking technologies. The goal of the project is to optimize and develop network solutions, especially in enterprise WLAN and RADIUS/EAP-TLS. The candidate will play a key role in project and team management, preferably in an agile environment, and ensure cross-team coordination. - Develop and implement solutions for connecting devices and their interfaces (HTTP/REST) - Optimize and manage enterprise WLAN/RADIUS/EAP-TLS networks - Lead and manage projects and teams, preferably in an agile environment - Coordinate among different teams and stakeholders - Apply and advance modern networking technologies such as IEEE 802.11/WiFi

- Construction management for the installation of electrotechnical systems in the context of a grid connection project - Ensuring compliance with budget, schedule and quality goals as well as all relevant legal regulations - Reviewing technical documents such as construction drawings, material lists and performance records - Coordinating and communicating with subcontractors, suppliers and project stakeholders - Managing interfaces and ensuring a smooth project flow

For a project for a public client, a civil engineer (m/f/d) is sought to act as the client representative. The project includes the development and rehabilitation of roads, sidewalks, street lighting and bus stops. - Typical tasks in this role:** - Taking on the non-delegable client duties according to the AHO series, including defining goals, budget responsibility and making key decisions. - Managing and coordinating external planning firms, experts and construction companies. - Ensuring compliance with procurement law (VOB/VgV), building regulations and relevant technical standards (e.g. DIN, ZTV). - Carrying out cost and schedule control as well as risk management across all project phases (according to HOAI). - Quality assurance on site, organizing construction meetings and performing inspections. - Reviewing claims for additional work and invoices. - Regular reporting to the department head and political committees; ensuring transparency and traceable documentation. - Relevant technologies, tools or methods:** - CAD/BIM software: Autodesk Civil 3D, Revit, AutoCAD. - Tendering, awarding, billing (AVA): RIB iTWO, ORCA AVA. - Project management & control: MS Project, Projektron BCS, Asana. - Construction management & documentation: PlanRadar, Capmo. - Solid knowledge of VOB/B, VOB/C and HOAI. - Typical KPIs or success metrics:** - Budget compliance: deviation from the approved budget < 10%. - Schedule compliance: meeting milestones (planning completion, construction start, completion) with < 5% delay. - Quality: low defect rate at final inspection (< 5% of trades with major defects). - Citizen satisfaction: minimal number of justified citizen complaints during construction. - Legal certainty: number of successfully defended additional claims or legal disputes. - Key challenges, risks or specifics:** - Dealing with unforeseen ground conditions and contaminated sites. - Complex and lengthy approval processes with various public stakeholders. - Strict budget constraints and political pressure in case of cost overruns. - Managing residents' interests and public communication. - Challenges due to skilled labor shortage and supply bottlenecks in the construction industry. - Concrete deliverables:** - Completed and approved design and execution plans. - Successfully conducted tendering procedure with signed construction contracts. - Documented site inspections according to VOB. - Final project documentation and audited final invoices. - Final report for top management and political committees.

- Operational control and management of material requirement planning and provisioning, as well as maintenance of material master data for an efficient material flow - Ensuring and monitoring the operational material flow and proactively initiating measures in case of deviations, in close coordination with suppliers and internal stakeholders - Optimizing inventory levels in terms of tied-up capital costs, material coverage, and demand fulfillment - Contributing to the further development of processes and organization of the Material Management department