Project Manager - Aquaculture & Fishing

Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation; Stellendam; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Damen Aquaculture & Fishing is seeking a Project Manager to oversee international newbuild vessel projects within its portfolio. You will be the central contact for customers, yards, suppliers and project teams, ensuring safe, on-time delivery within budget and contract terms.

You will drive design, vendor data, system integration and procurement to a coherent, buildable, commercially sound project, combining technical excellence with strong commercial insight.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Naval Architecture, Business Administration or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience as project manager of complex newbuild vessel or comparable technical projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and engineering managers.
• Understanding of vessel design, systems integration and vendor data to challenge choices and assess impact.
• Strong commercial and contractual skills including budget and cash-flow control, variation orders, claims and risk management.

Aufgaben

• Deliver the project from contract handover through construction, sea trials, delivery and warranty to close-out.
• Lead the Project Manager Engineering, setting targets for engineering scope, schedule and budget.
• Report on progress, forecasts, risks and decisions to the Project Board; elevate issues timely.
• Translate contract and customer requirements into a controlled project scope, plan and budget.
• Coordinate with Product Group, yard, procurement, planning, production and quality; maintain relationships with customer and authorities.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Project management

Vessel design

International collaboration

Budget and cash flow

Ausbildung

Naval Architecture

Business Administration

Mechanical Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

About Us

At Damen Aquaculture & Fishing, we are dedicated to designing and delivering innovative vessels for the aquaculture and fishing industries. As a specialised product group within Damen Shipyards, we operate from Stellendam, the Netherlands, serving customers around the world.

Our portfolio includes aquaculture support vessels and fishing vessels that are developed in close collaboration with our clients and built at Damen shipyards worldwide. Designed to perform reliably in demanding environments, our vessels are supported throughout their lifecycle with expert service and maintenance.

As part of the Damen Group, we contribute to sustainable, efficient, and future-ready maritime solutions. With a strong focus on customer needs, technical excellence, and teamwork, we offer an ocean of possibilities for ambitious maritime professionals.

The Role

As Project Manager, you take overall responsibility for international newbuild vessel projects within Damen's Aquaculture & Fishing portfolio, from contract handover through construction, sea trials and delivery to agreed close-out. You are the central point of contact for the customer, the building yard, suppliers and the project team, and you are accountable for delivering each vessel safely, on time, within budget and in line with the contract.

You lead the project team and make sure that design, vendor data, system integration, procurement and production come together in one coherent, buildable and commercially sound project.

With a completed bachelor's or master's degree in Naval Architecture, Business Administration or Mechanical Engineering, you combine technical understanding with commercial insight. You can challenge choices, manage risks and drive decision-making across disciplines.

Key Accountabilities

You are accountable for the delivery of each newbuild vessel project, covering scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and customer satisfaction, ensuring that our standardised, repeatable vessel designs are delivered as safe, efficient and buildable vessels.

In addition, your responsibilities include:

• Deliver the project from contract handover through construction, sea trials, delivery and warranty to agreed close-out.
• Manage the Project Manager Engineering, setting clear targets so that engineering scope, schedule, budget and deliverables support the project plan.
• Report on progress, forecasts, risks and decisions to the Project Board, and elevate issues in a timely manner.
• Translate the contract, specification and customer requirements into a controlled project scope, plan and budget, and safeguard the contract baseline.
• Coordinate with the Product Group, the building yard, procurement, planning, production and quality.
• Build constructive relationships with the customer, classification societies and authorities throughout construction and trials.
• Manage the commercial and financial aspects of the project, including budget, cost control, cash flow, payment milestones, variation orders, claims and contractual risks.
• Manage project risks, opportunities, deviations and change requests, including assessment of their impact on cost, schedule, performance and the contract.
• Together with procurement and engineering, steer supplier and subcontractor selection, vendor data, procurement progress and timely delivery of key equipment.
• Coordinate construction at international build locations and partner yards, and ensure compliance with HSEQ, class, flag-state and Damen standards and processes.
• Capture lessons learned, improve standardisation and strengthen project delivery across the Aquaculture & Fishing portfolio.

Skills & Experience

As Project Manager, you combine leadership with a solid technical understanding of vessel design and shipbuilding. You work independently, take responsibility and have a practical, hands‑on mentality. You are proactive, structured and quality‑minded.

In addition, you bring:

• A completed bachelor's or master's degree in Naval Architecture, Business Administration or Mechanical Engineering.
• Proven experience as project manager of complex newbuild vessel or comparable technical projects, preferably in shipbuilding, workboats, offshore, fishing or aquaculture.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and engineering managers.
• Sufficient understanding of the vessel design and engineering process, including naval architecture, systems integration and vendor data, to challenge technical choices and assess their impact on cost and schedule.
• Strong commercial and contractual skills, including budget and cash‑flow control, variation orders, claims and risk management.
• Strong project control skills, including planning, progress measurement, forecasting, change management and reporting.
• Experience working with international customers, shipyards, suppliers and classification societies, and the ability to lead discussions with them.
• A stand‑alone, decisive and hands‑