Construction (Works) Manager Dredging

Jan De Nul Group; Oost-Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

JDN Academy training

FIT programme for wellbeing

Permanent contract with 42 paid days

13th month and double holiday pay

Meal vouchers

Eco vouchers

Company car with fuel/charge card (BE)

Public transport reimbursement

Bicycle allowance

Group and hospitalisation insurance

iPhone with data plan (employee‑contri

Staff discounts

Job summary

Jan De Nul Group seeks a Construction Manager Dredging to drive mobilisations from preparation to execution. You translate tender plans into actionable frameworks, ensuring structure, standardisation, safety and cost efficiency across multiple projects.

With eight+ years on dredging, you coordinate between departments, develop standards, assemble material and equipment lists, and support on-site start-ups while continuously improving our ways of working.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in industrial sciences, engineering, or equivalent.
• Eight years of operational experience on dredging projects.
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written). Dutch or additional languages are a plus.
• Solution-minded mindset and strong planning abilities.
• Strong communication and cross-department collaboration skills.
• Willingness to travel abroad occasionally for handover/start-up on site.

Responsibilities

• Translate tender plans into clear, realistic execution plans using standards and tools.
• Coordinate with departments to align roles, responsibilities and timelines.
• Utilise project management manuals and reflect operational reality in tools.
• Prepare material and equipment lists with attention to detail.
• Assist in mobilisations on site and ensure smooth transition from prep to execution.
• Identify recurring issues and propose improvements across projects.
• Capture best practices and develop standards shared across the team.
• Continuously seek improvements in how we work.

Skills

Planning

Organisational skills

Communication

Travel abroad

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in industrial sciences/engineering

Job description

Your Work Context

As a Construction Manager Dredging, you’re the driving force that ensures our dredging projects kick off with maximum impact. You support multiple mobilisations at once, turn plans into clear execution frameworks and help teams work efficiently, safely and in a streamlined, standardised way. You bring structure, preparation and continuous improvement together.

Jan De Nul Group is synonymous with turnkey dredging and land reclamation projects – worldwide and at the highest level! We owe our position as a global player to our technically innovative expertise and the most modern dredging fleet in the world. Since standing still is moving backward, we continue to invest in the future, our fleet, and our people. As an engineer at Jan De Nul, you help steer our dredging projects in the right direction.

Your Role

A good start is half the battle won. That’s exactly what the Operations Support department stands for. Even before a dredging project begins, they ensure thorough preparation from the head office. Their goal? To provide the on‑site project team with a complete and workable plan – the key to efficient, safe, and cost‑effective execution.

In this role, you don’t work on just one specific project, but you support several mobilisation projects across the board. You help teams properly prepare and approach their mobilisation, with a focus on structure, standardisation, and long‑term improvement. You ensure that everyone works in an efficient, safe, and well‑thought‑out manner – and that this approach keeps evolving for the better.

• You support project teams in translating tender plans into clear and realistic execution plans, guiding them in the use of standards and tools.
• You coordinate with various departments to ensure everyone knows who is doing what – and when.
• You use the project management manual and other tools, and contribute ideas on how they can better reflect operational reality.
• Together with the teams, you prepare material and equipment lists, making sure nothing is overlooked.
• You assist in the start‑up of mobilisation on site and ensure a smooth transition from preparation to execution.
• Do you notice recurring issues or bottlenecks across different projects? You flag these and help think of ways to improve.
• You gather best practices, help develop standards, and ensure knowledge is shared within the team and across the organisation.
• You look beyond the present: how can we further improve the way we work in the future?

What do you need?

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in industrial sciences, engineering, or equivalent.
• At least eight years of operational experience on dredging projects.
• Excellent command of English, both spoken and written. Do you speak Dutch and/or additional languages? That’s considered a plus.
• The essential mindset of a solution seeker.
• Strong planning and organisational skills to maintain a clear overview of ongoing projects and deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, enabling you to easily build new connections and collaborate with various departments and colleagues.
• You are willing to travel abroad occasionally to support the handover or start‑up of a project on site.

Working at Jan De Nul

Working at Jan De Nul means helping to find solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time: from energy transition to rising sea levels to smart mobility. It means learning and working together every day, with the aim of ensuring the global quality of life for generations to come.

What We Offer

• Through the JDN Academy, we provide you with a continuous training programme.
• Our FIT programme supports your well‑being, with a focus on exercise, nutrition, and various team activities.
• A permanent contract with 42 paid vacation days (20 statutory, 12 ADV days, and 10 public holidays).
• An attractive salary with a 13th month and double holiday pay, including:
  • Meal vouchers and eco vouchers.
  • Company car including fuel card/charge pass within Belgium.
  • Reimbursement for public transport and bicycle allowance.
  • Group and hospitalisation insurance.
  • Option for an iPhone with a mobile and data subscription (with employee contribution).
  • Various staff discounts.
• The opportunity to make a difference together with your colleagues in a stable and growing family business.
• Applicable to Belgian contracts.

The World Is What You Make It

Jan De Nul Group shapes water and land around the world, addressing some of the most important challenges of our time. We boost the energy transition with infrastructure for renewable offshore energy. We focus on nature‑inclusive dredging solutions to build harbours and protect our coastlines from the rising sea. We develop innovative construction projects for smart mobility and durable buildings. And we invest in planet redevelopment, giving new purpose to polluted sites. At Jan De Nul, the world is what you make it.

Jan De Nul Group promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunities and anti‑discrimination employer.

Referenced Team

• Careers in dredging
• Engineering

Education

• Bachelor's degree

dredging projects; baggerprojecten; works manager; construction manager; project management; operational support: preparation; projectvoorbereiding;