Project Engineer Hydro

Ask and Find Offshore Recruitment; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Solid pension package

29 leave days per year

Training and education opportunities

Informal working environment

In-house fitness facilities

Regular social events

Job summary

BigLift, based in Amsterdam, seeks a Project Engineer to lead marine transport and heavy lift preparations worldwide. You will bring hydrodynamics expertise to support offshore installation, DP operations, and vessel motion analyses, with a readiness to travel internationally and take responsibility for safe project execution.

You will coordinate with engineers and operations to prepare lifting gear, supervise subcontracted steel works, and ensure on-time delivery and safe on-site use.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in marine or mechanical engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant maritime or offshore experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead project preparations and execution on site for marine transport and heavy lift operations.
• Arrange design and subcontract steel works, ensuring timely delivery and on-site use.
• Provide hydrodynamics expertise for vessel motions, DP, mooring analysis and related topics.

Skills

Hydrodynamics

Offshore installation

DP operations

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in marine/mechanical engineering

Job description

This shipping company is based in Amsterdam and is currently looking for a Project Engineer to play a crucial role in preparations of marine transport and heavy lift operations and execution worldwide. If you are specialist on hydrodynamics with experience in offshore installation and DP, willing to travel internationally and not afraid to take responsibility for the safe execution of projects, then this is the right job for you.

Thisshipping company based in Amsterdam, The Netherlandsis a world leader in heavy cargo transport. Operating a fleet of 25 state of the art heavy lift and heavy transport vessels, complex cargo operations in heavy lift, heavy transport or offshore supply are day-to-day business. Two newbuild heavy transport vessels will come into service in 2026, expanding theirfleet and theiroperations. Theyprovide an extensive range of engineered solutions in various industries worldwide, in close cooperation with theircustomers and theyvalue a long-term relation with our customers and partners. Together with theirclients theyresolve their transportation requirements. That is why this companycontinuously invests in developing office staff and new build vessels.

We arecurrently looking for a Project Engineer to play a crucial role in preparations of marine transport and heavy lift operations and execution worldwide. If you are specialist on hydrodynamics with experience in offshore installation and DP, willing to travel internationally and not afraid to take responsibility for the safe execution of projects, then BigLift has the right job for you.

What will you be doing:

As a Project Engineer you will be working with a team of operational experts as well as fellow engineers, together you will complete the required project preparations and execution on site. You have a lot of freedom to make projects a success. Need project specific lifting gear? Go ahead. Does the cargo require a specifically designed support system? Your job. Not only to arrange the design, but also to subcontract steel works, make sure that it’s delivered on time, and to use it on site.

With your specialism in hydrodynamics, you are the point of contact for inquiries about expected vessel motions during transport or operations, motion monitoring, mooring analysis, DP and other hydro topics, mainly required for the one of a kind offshore supply and installation projects.

What do we ask:

• A hydrodynamics specialist who uses their brains and boots, who thinks outside of the box and is not afraid to dig in to engineering theories.
• A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in marine or mechanical engineering and a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in the maritime or offshore industry.

What do theyoffer:

A challenging and interesting position in a dynamic organisation. Apart from our competitive salaries, we offer excellent benefits like a solid pension package, 29 leave days per year, training and education possibilities, informal working environment, in-house fitness facilities, and social get-togethers on a regular basis.

• solid pension package
• 29 leave days per year
• training and education possibilities
• informal working environment
• in-house fitness facilities
• social get-togethers on a regular basis