EPLAN Engineer

Van Storm; Zaandam; On-site; EUR 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 paid holidays

Technology-driven environment

Technical ownership and influence on E

Covered commuting costs

Access to Van Storm's professional net

Job summary

Van Storm is seeking an experienced EPLAN Engineer to optimize and standardize electrical engineering processes across departments. You will drive improvements in the EPLAN environment and develop smart engineering solutions.

You will combine technical EPLAN expertise with digitalization efforts, building reusable tools, managing databases, and enabling smoother collaboration across teams, including ERP integration and data standardization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (HBO) or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of hands-on EPLAN experience in an electrical engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of EPLAN Electric P8 and ProPanel; experience with eBuild and Preplanning is an advantage.
• Understanding of electrical engineering workflows, technical databases, and configuration management.
• Experience developing EPLAN macros, templates, or automated solutions.
• Affinity with scripting, engineering automation, and digitalization.
• An analytical mindset; translate complex needs into practical solutions.
• Good communication and ability to train engineers across departments.
• Independent, proactive with quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain EPLAN configurations, standards, templates, and macro libraries.
• Manage technical databases, including component libraries, project structures, and reporting configurations.
• Optimize engineering applications such as EPLAN Electric P8, ProPanel, Preplanning, and eBuild.
• Support the integration of EPLAN with ERP systems, cable databases, and other engineering platforms.
• Advise and train engineers on the effective use of EPLAN applications and standardized workflows.
• Translate engineering requirements into practical software configurations and improvements.
• Identify opportunities for automation, digitalization, and process optimization.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and key users to improve data consistency and design efficiency.
• Develop technical guidelines and best practices to support uniform engineering processes.

Skills

EPLAN

Automation

Digitalization

Analytical thinking

Communication

Training engineers

Proactive

Quality focus

Education

Bachelor's degree (HBO) in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EPLAN Electric P8

ProPanel

Preplanning

eBuild

Macros/Templates

Job description

Job summary:

Tasks:optimizing the EPLAN environment, developing smart engineering solutions, and ensuring that engineers across different departments can work efficiently and consistently.

Projects:electrical engineering for shipbuilding projects

Company:Electrical system integrator

Main requirements:5+ years of experience in expediting or supply chain management, preferably in the offshore or energy sector

Your opportunity:

As an EPLAN Engineer, you will play a key role in improving and standardizing electrical engineering processes within an international technical organization. You will be responsible for optimizing the EPLAN environment, developing smart engineering solutions, and ensuring that engineers across different departments can work efficiently and consistently.

In this role, you will combine your technical expertise in EPLAN with digitalization and process improvement. Rather than focusing on individual engineering projects, you will support engineering teams by developing standardized tools, managing technical databases, and introducing smarter ways of working. This is an opportunity for an experienced EPLAN professional who enjoys technology, automation, and sharing knowledge with others.

What you will do:

• Develop and maintain EPLAN configurations, engineering standards, templates, and macro libraries

• Manage technical databases, including component libraries, project structures, and reporting configurations

• Optimize engineering applications such as EPLAN Electric P8, ProPanel, Preplanning, and eBuild

• Support the integration of EPLAN with ERP systems, cable databases, and other engineering platforms

• Advise and train engineers on the effective use of EPLAN applications and standardized workflows

• Translate engineering requirements into practical software configurations and improvements

• Identify opportunities for automation, digitalization, and process optimization across engineering departments

• Collaborate with engineering teams and key users to improve data consistency and design efficiency

• Develop technical guidelines and best practices to support uniform engineering processes

Where you will work:

Our client is a well-established Dutch engineering and system integration company with over 110 years of experience in the Marine & Offshore and Industry & Infrastructure sectors. With nearly 750 employees, the company specializes in electrical engineering, technical automation, and mechanical engineering, delivering solutions from design and engineering to installation, commissioning, and maintenance. As part of one of the Netherlands' leading technology groups, the company combines strong technical expertise with the stability of a large organization.

What you already have:

• A bachelor's degree (HBO) in Electrical Engineering or a comparable technical background

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with EPLAN in an electrical engineering environment

• Strong knowledge of EPLAN Electric P8 and ProPanel; experience with eBuild and Preplanning is an advantage

• Understanding of electrical engineering workflows, technical databases, and configuration management

• Experience developing EPLAN macros, templates, or automated engineering solutions is highly valuable

• Affinity with scripting, engineering automation, and digitalization

• An analytical mindset, with the ability to translate complex engineering needs into practical solutions

• Good communication skills and the ability to support and train engineers across different departments

• An independent, proactive approach with a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement

Your benefits:

• Competitive salary package starting at 62K gross per year, depending on seniority
• 38 paid holidays
• Opportunity to work in a technology-driven environment with a strong focus on engineering digitalization
• A role with significant technical ownership and influence on engineering processes
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams across different business units
• Covered commuting and interviewing costs
• Access to Van Storm's professional network within the Dutch maritime and technical engineering industry