Senior Electrical Engineer - Offshore Vessel Projects Lead

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

Job summary

DEME Group is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer based at our Belgian headquarters. You will lead electrical maintenance, upgrades, and improvement projects across our offshore and dredging vessels, coordinating crews, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to deliver on time and within budget.

You will oversee technical solutions, safety documentation, and project scopes from concept through execution, while leveraging your hands-on engineering mindset and strong planning, communication, and

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering within maritime, offshore, industrial, or heavy asset environments.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems, power distribution, drives, automation, and control systems.
• Experience managing technical projects and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• A hands-on engineer with a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong planning, communication, and organizational skills.
• Willing to travel occasionally to vessels, shipyards, suppliers, or project locations worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and execution of electrical maintenance, repair, retrofit, and improvement projects across our fleet of offshore and dredging vessels.
• Develop technical solutions, work methods, budgets, resource plans, and safety documentation for electrical works on vessels.
• Manage electrical projects from concept to implementation, ensuring quality, budget, and planning objectives are achieved.
• Coordinate with vessel crews, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
• Analyze recurring electrical failures and identify opportunities to improve performance and reliability of vessel systems.
• Support procurement activities by providing technical expertise during supplier selection and contract negotiations.
• Conduct technical assessments and site visits on board vessels to evaluate electrical systems and define project scopes.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical, automation, reliability, and operational specialists.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and innovations relevant to modern offshore and dredging vessels.

Skills

Electrical systems knowledge

Power distribution

Automation

Control systems

Project coordination

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

DEME Group is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer based at our Belgian headquarters. You will lead electrical maintenance, upgrades, and improvement projects across our offshore and dredging vessels, coordinating crews, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to deliver on time and within budget.

You will oversee technical solutions, safety documentation, and project scopes from concept through execution, while leveraging your hands-on engineering mindset and strong planning, communication, and