Project Manager Fleet Interventions

DEME Group; Zwijndrecht; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility program

Job summary

DEME Group is seeking a Project Manager for Fleet Interventions to lead end-to-end vessel intervention projects, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and upholding safety and quality standards. The role requires managing multi-disciplinary teams and coordinating with the vessel manager, procurement, and technical leads.

Responsibilities include controlling budgets, handling variations, and driving performance optimization while maintaining strong stakeholder communications and reporting to

Qualifications

• Basic technical knowledge of ship repair, preferably dredging/offshore vessels.
• Experience in turnaround repair/conversion projects is advantageous.
• Strong skills in finance control.
• Overall project management experience including scheduling and planning.
• People management skills to shape a coherent project team.
• PMP Project Management Professional training is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Project Leadership: manage project scope, vessel performance, and daily progress meetings.
• Stakeholder management: coordinate with Technical Works Manager, Supervisors, Procurement, and Vessel Manager.
• Empowering Team Leadership: coordinate project team, coach, and ensure wellbeing.
• Comprehensive Finance Control: oversee budget, change requests, and cost optimization, final invoicing responsibility.
• Contractor Management: ensure compliance with contracts, manage variations with pricing and approvals.
• Motivate team with contractor-management schedule to hit FI project targets within budget and scope.
• Efficient Claim Management: resolve claims with input from Supervisors/Finance and keep Vessel Manager informed.
• Reporting: provide weekly progress updates to Project SteerCo; monitor ITP weekly.
• Preparation Phase: based at HQ for 9–12 months; Execution Phase: on site 2–3 months with 2:1 rotation.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Finance control

Project scheduling

People management

Contractor management

Claims management

ITP monitoring

PMP training

Job description

The Project Manager Fleet Interventions is responsible for the end-to-end execution of the scope of work for a vessel intervention period (maintenance, repair, mobilisation, conversion, installation of mission equipment, ..) and redelivery. This role ensures that all projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to stringent quality and safety standards, while also obtaining high vessel performance and reliability post-redelivery.

Your responsibilities

• Strategic Project Leadership: Employ exceptional organizational and planning skills to manage project complexities, ensure the vessel's optimal performance upon redelivery, oversee the entire project scope for efficient and effective task execution, and conduct daily meetings focused on progress and optimization.
• Stakeholder Management for Project Advancement: Engage in consultative discussions with the Technical Works Manager and Technical Supervisors, and seek advice from Procurement and the Vessel Manager, while maintaining outstanding communication with team members and keeping the vessel manager informed about project progress and budget.
• Empowering Team Leadership: Coordinate and manage the project team, ensuring their performance and wellbeing, provide necessary coaching and feedback, and exhibit strong leadership to foster a team-oriented environment
• Comprehensive Finance Control: Take charge of financial oversight and cost optimization, manage Budget Change Requests with support from Finance and the Vessel Manager, and perform thorough financial analysis to ensure the project's financial health and compliance, culminating in the final invoice responsibility.
• Contractor Management: Ensure strict adherence to yard and subcontractor contracts, proactively manage additional work requests, and consult with Procurement and the Vessel Manager on pricing and approval of Variation Orders.
• Motivate the project team to apply a contractor management schedule driven approach to reach a shorter FI project within budget and scope.
• Efficient Claim Management: Handle and resolve claims effectively with input from Supervisors/Finance, keeping the Vessel Manager well-informed throughout the process.
• Reporting: Report weekly progress to Project SteerCo members
• ITP Monitoring: Monitor the overall progress of the Inspections and Test Plan (ITP) on a weekly basis.
• Preparation Phase: Based at HQ for 9 to 12 months
• Execution Phase: On site for 2-3 months, with a working regime a 2:1 rotation.

Your profile

• Minimum basic technical knowledge of Ship repair, preferably in dredging and offshore installation vessels.
• Experience in turnaround repair/ conversion projects (Onshore industry or Offshore sector) is highly advantageous, but not mandatory.
• Strong skills in finance control.
• Overall project management experience, including steering on scheduling/ planning.
• People management Skills with the ability to shape a coherent project team.
• PMP Project Management Professional training is an advantage.

Our offer

• An extensive mobility program for a healthy work-life balance;
• A permanent training track which allows you to develop yourself personally and professionally;
• A stimulating, innovative workplace with numerous growth opportunities;
• a people-oriented environment with an interactive health program and a focus on employee wellbeing.