Niche focus · machine building, hightech, material handling, system integration, warehouse automation

Technical project managers who understand your engineering and your deadlines.

Arvima recruits technical project management for Dutch manufacturing SMEs. Niche focus, deep understanding of both technology and project dynamics, and data-driven market insights.

Section 01.

I'm hiring a technical project manager

A small, strong shortlist with context — not a stack of CVs. We understand your technology and project dynamics.

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Section 02.

I'm a technical project manager

Honest advice on career and salary. Only proposals for roles that genuinely fit — no mass mail.

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Validated PMs

2,840+

Avg. senior salary

€6,450

Years in market

15

Niche focus

100%

Promise

In 4–6 weeks, a shortlist of 2–3 well-matched technical project managers.

Provided the profile and conditions are realistic. We always start with an honest market scan. If the profile or budget isn't realistic, we'd rather say so up front than after the fact.

Capacity

Maximum 4 new searches per month.

This keeps focus and quality in a market where strong PMs are scarce. In 30 minutes you know whether your request is realistic, what a market-conform salary looks like, and what talent is available in your region.

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Why Arvima

Three reasons SMEs and project managers call us.

01

Niche focus

We only do technical project management and project engineering — no generic recruitment. We speak your language.

02

Data from the market

Realistic salary advice and market validation based on hundreds of conversations and our own database.

03

In-depth screening

Selection on technical content, project skills and cultural fit. We don't forward CVs without context.

References

Trusted by technical manufacturers across the Netherlands.

A selection of clients in machine building, hightech, material handling, system integration and warehouse automation. References available on request.

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Addverb logo
Ancra logo
Arodo logo
BKL Engineering logo
BMO logo
Canline logo
Cleanroom Combination Group logo
Darling Ingredients logo
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Silgan Plastics logo
SRP Zuid logo
Tanis logo
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Addverb logo
Ancra logo
Arodo logo
BKL Engineering logo
BMO logo
Canline logo
Cleanroom Combination Group logo
Darling Ingredients logo
E-Magy logo
Silgan Plastics logo
SRP Zuid logo
Tanis logo
Fuji Seal logo
Industrial Physics logo
LeydenJar logo
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Market & insights

Data-driven recruitment for Dutch manufacturing.

Every year we publish research on salaries, scarcity and the evolution of technical roles. Anonymised, aggregated, and usable in your own decision-making.

Spread within the same role€26k

Between the 25th and 75th percentile there is a band of €67k–€94k gross per year. Where does your role or profile sit? The full Salary Compass shows the breakdown by age and education.

Freelance rate concentration57%

More than half of interim PM rates sit between €95 and €125 per hour. The full distribution per rate band — and what it means for your budget or rate — is in the report.

Benefits1 in 5

About 20% of technical project managers have a bonus scheme, and a similar share a company car. Which conditions are market-standard alongside salary — read it in the report.

Source · Arvima Salary Compass 2026 · n=207 technical project managers