Senior Maritime Engineering Project Manager

Damen Shipyards Group; Gorinchem; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-aligned salary per Metalektro

International working environment

27 vacation days + 13 ADV days

Damen Academy

Pension scheme

Travel expense reimbursement

Job summary

Damen Offshore & Specialized Vessels (OSV) is seeking a Project Manager Engineering to lead multidisciplinary engineering activities on complex new build or refit projects in an international, multi-site environment. You will ensure on-time, budget-compliant deliverables aligned with quality standards and contractual requirements.

You will coordinate stakeholders across engineering, project management, supply chain, production, and clients, driving risk mitigation and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• IPMA C certification or comparable project management knowledge.
• Extensive experience in project management and leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Broad knowledge of engineering concepts, methods and practices.
• Experience with complex, one-off engineering projects, preferably within maritime, defense or security sector.
• Experience in an international, multi-site production or shipbuilding environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build constructive internal and external partnerships.
• A structured way of working, with a strong focus on planning, organization, quality and management control.
• A customer-oriented, flexible and result-driven mindset.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to express ideas, decisions and expectations clearly.
• Good command of both Dutch and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the execution of engineering activities within the agreed planning, quality standards and cost framework.
• Lead one or more multidisciplinary engineering project teams and manage project and resource planning.
• Prepare and maintain the engineering project plan and monitor progress against milestones and deliverables.
• Identify risks, bottlenecks and deviations at an early stage and initiate appropriate mitigation actions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable requirements, specifications, procedures and HSSEQ/IMED guidelines.
• Coordinate basic engineering, detailed engineering, production support, trials, testing, delivery and commissioning activities from an engineering perspective.
• Act as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including client representatives, classification societies, co-makers and suppliers.
• Represent the organization towards tactical stakeholders and contribute to effective decision-making.
• Support continuous improvement of engineering processes, project execution and ways of working.
• Encourage knowledge development, knowledge sharing and knowledge retention within the department.

Skills

IPMA C certification

Project management

Leadership of multidisciplinary teams

Stakeholder management

Dutch & English proficient

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 12-15 years

Master’s degree + 10-12 years

Job description

Damen Offshore & Specialized Vessels (OSV) is seeking a Project Manager Engineering to lead multidisciplinary engineering activities on complex new build or refit projects in an international, multi-site environment. You will ensure on-time, budget-compliant deliverables aligned with quality standards and contractual requirements.

You will coordinate stakeholders across engineering, project management, supply chain, production, and clients, driving risk mitigation and continuous improvement