Senior Offshore Engineer

NKT; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NKT, based in Rotterdam, seeks a Senior Offshore Engineer to lead and coordinate offshore engineering activities across multiple projects, ensuring safe and high-quality delivery. You will guide the team in developing repair preparedness documentation, procedures, calculations and risk assessments for offshore cable installation and repair operations.

You will balance resources, align competence with delivery priorities, and act as a key technical interface to project managers, tender teams,

Qualifications

• Degree in Maritime Technology, Naval Architecture, Offshore Engineering or a similar discipline.
• Extensive offshore engineering experience across project phases.
• Understanding of offshore methods, vessel and equipment interfaces, installation and repair procedures, and risk assessments.
• Experience coordinating teams and coaching engineers.
• Strong analytical and communication skills to align technical topics with stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel internationally and support offshore activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate offshore engineering activities across multiple projects.
• Develop repair preparedness documents, procedures, method statements, calculations and risk assessments.
• Balance resources and align competence with delivery priorities.
• Act as technical interface to project managers, tender teams, installation teams, clients and subcontractors.
• Provide hands-on support during offshore campaigns and capture lessons learned.

Skills

Offshore engineering experience

Leadership / team coordination

Analytical communication skills

Education

BSc/MSc in Maritime Technology, Naval Architecture, Offshore Engineering

Job description

Are you ready to take the lead in shaping how offshore/ repair projects are engineered and executed? In this role, you will be at the heart of complex offshore projects that directly contribute to the energy transition, ensuring safe, efficient and high‑quality delivery of offshore engineering scopes that connect the green power of tomorrow.

Company / Team Context

At NKT, we play a key role in enabling the global shift to renewable energy by designing, manufacturing and installing high‑voltage cable solutions. Our offshore projects support some of the world’s most ambitious wind energy developments, and our engineering teams are central to making these projects a success whilst also catering for a lifecycle of customer care and repairs. You will join an international environment where collaboration across disciplines, borders and functions is part of daily work, and where continuous improvement and learning are actively encouraged.

Offshore Engineering Team

The Offshore Engineering team is responsible for translating repair and smaller installation project requirements into safe and executable offshore solutions. Based in Rotterdam, the team supports cable installation and repair projects worldwide, working closely with project managers, tender teams, installation crews, vessel operators, subcontractors and clients. As Senior Offshore Engineer, you will sit at the intersection of technical leadership, people management and project execution, ensuring robust engineering solutions.

Role Content

As Senior Offshore Engineer , you lead and coordinate offshore engineering activities across multiple projects. You guide your team in developing repair preparedness documentation, procedures, method statements, calculations and risk assessments for offshore cable installation and repair operations. You balance resources across projects, aligning competence and availability with delivery priorities, while maintaining consistent engineering ways of working. You act as a key technical interface towards project managers, tender teams, installation teams, clients and subcontractors, ensuring that engineering scopes are well understood and aligned. When projects move into execution, you support engineering readiness, vessel and equipment interfaces and, where needed, provide hands‑on support during offshore campaigns, troubleshooting technical challenges and capturing lessons learned to continuously improve future projects.

What You Bring To The Team

• A BSc or MSc in Maritime Technology, Naval Architecture, Offshore Engineering or a similar discipline
• Extensive experience in offshore engineering, subsea cable installation, repair or marine operations, including leading engineering activities across project phases
• Solid understanding of offshore methods, vessel and equipment interfaces, installation and repair procedures, technical documentation and risk assessments
• Proven ability to coordinate teams, plan resources and coach engineers in their professional development
• Strong analytical nature and communicational skills, enabling you to align technical topics with diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Willingness to travel internationally and support offshore activities, vessel mobilizations and project meetings when required

Closing / Employer Branding

At NKT, we believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our solutions and our culture. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can grow, contribute, and feel respected. You will have opportunities to develop your technical and leadership skills further through challenging projects, collaboration with experienced colleagues, and exposure to international offshore operations.

Be a Connector of the Green Tomorrow!

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