Engineering Manager - Seabed Intervention

NKT; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work possibilities

Flexible working hours

Strong safety culture

Exciting career development

Global company & Scandinavian culture

Hightech industry environment

Job summary

NKT is seeking an Engineering Manager for Seabed Intervention in Rotterdam to lead a diverse team of Seabed Intervention Project Engineers across route preparation, seabed intervention and cable protection in large EPCI projects.

The role requires strong leadership, development of people, and close collaboration with project teams, subcontractors and clients globally to ensure quality, consistency and on-time delivery while aligning with NKT’s strategy.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in engineering teams for project delivery.
• Ability to develop people and build trust in a diverse team.
• Understanding of offshore project delivery, technical quality requirements and risks associated with offshore operations.
• Structured approach to resource planning, competence development, process improvement and documentation.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with project managers, installation managers, clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Seabed Intervention Project Engineers as line manager and key partner to project and tender teams.
• Assign engineers based on project requirements and provide coaching and feedback.
• Coordinate technical input, review subcontractor documentation and ensure alignment with project milestones.
• Develop the department in line with NKT’s strategy and future capability needs.
• Collaborate with the Director Offshore Engineering and the wider organization to improve ways of working and capability development.

Skills

Leadership experience

People development

Cross-functional collaboration

Offshore project delivery

Documentation & processes

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

BSc or MSc in Maritime Technology, Naval Architecture, Offshore Engineering or similar discipline

Job description

Engineering Manager - Seabed Intervention ← Back to search results Engineering Manager - Seabed Intervention Function: Engineering & Science Job Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Job Description

Are you eager to lead an engineering team and shape how complex seabed intervention scopes are delivered in large international offshore cable projects? Join NKT as Engineering Manager - Seabed Intervention in Rotterdam and play an important role in building the capability, quality and collaboration needed to support the green transition.

This is a leadership role for someone who wants to develop people, lead a strong project engineering team and stay close to technical delivery. You will be responsible for a diverse team of Seabed Intervention Project Engineers working with route preparation, seabed intervention and cable protection scopes in large international EPCI projects.

About the role

Your team will include a broad mix of nationalities, backgrounds and perspectives. We believe diverse teams make us stronger, and you will help create an inclusive environment where people can contribute, grow and work together effectively while strengthening the team’s capability over time.

The Project Engineers in your team combine hands-on engineering and technical ownership with coordination and follow-up of subcontracted work. Since many seabed intervention activities in NKT’s EPCI projects are delivered together with external subcontractors, the team plays an important role in ensuring technical clarity, quality and progress.

You will ensure the right competence and capacity are available across projects while continuously developing the team and maintaining consistent engineering standards, processes and documentation.

The position is based in Rotterdam and involves close collaboration with project teams, subcontractors, clients and colleagues across the global organization.

What you will do

As Engineering Manager, you will act as line manager for Seabed Intervention Project Engineers and as a key partner to project and tender teams, Project Installation Managers, subcontractors, suppliers and other technical functions.

You will assign engineers based on project requirements and individual competencies while supporting team members through coaching, feedback, performance management and competence development.

Your team covers scopes such as route clearance, dredging or pre-sweeping, trenching, subsea rock installation, crossings, landfall interfaces and cable protection. The engineers translate project and contract requirements into engineering deliverables, coordinate technical input, review subcontractor documentation and manage outsourced ensuring alignment with project needs, quality expectations and agreed milestones.

You will also work closely with the Director Offshore Engineering and the wider offshore engineering organization to develop the department in line with NKT’s strategy, project portfolio and future capability needs. This includes contributing to how we build competence, develop capabilities, improve ways of working and ensure that the organization is prepared for future project requirements.

What you bring

You are structured, collaborative and motivated by helping people and teams succeed. We welcome applicants with proven leadership experience, as well as candidates with strong leadership potential who have already started to lead, coordinate or develop technical teams and are ready to take the next step in a formal people management role.

• A BSc or MSc in Maritime Technology, Naval Architecture, Offshore Engineering or similar discipline
• Experience leading engineering teams in project delivery, either as a formal manager or in a technical leadership roleli>
• Ability to develop people, build trust and support a diverse team of skilled professionals
• Understanding of offshore project delivery, technical quality requirements and the risks connected to offshore operations
• Structured approach to resource planning, competence development, process improvement and documentation
• Ability to build strong working relationships with project managers, installation managers, clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders in an international environment
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken

Closing / Employer Branding

We aim to create a workplace where people of all backgrounds are valued, supported, and able to do their best work. We are dedicated to increasing gender diversity at NKT and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates. We welcome varied backgrounds and career paths—even if you don’t meet every single requirement. We believe inclusive teams contribute to positive results and a better work environment.

We will review applications continuously but we recommend you to apply no later than 21st October 2026. Be aware that personality and cognitive tests might be included in the recruitment process.

In case you have any inquiries about the recruitment process please reach out to the Hiring Manager Fabian Karlsson or Pieter van den Eijnden, HR Manager NL on LinkedIn. Please note that due to the GDPR regulations we cannot accept any applications via e-mail.

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What we offer:

• Remote work possibilities
• Flexible working hours
• Strong safety culture
• Exciting career development opportunities
• Global company & Scandinavian culture
• Hightech industry environment

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