Senior Project Engineer Wind & Marine

Ballast Nedam Infra; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International projects

Dynamic international environment

Career development

Job summary

Ballast Nedam Wind & Marine is seeking a hands-on Senior Project Engineer to provide technical leadership across four international marine projects. You will safeguard technical quality, constructability and risk control from tender to final delivery, while mentoring engineers and ensuring consistent ways of working in a fast-growing unit.

The role requires a senior engineer with broad experience in breakwaters, quay walls, jetties and heavy piling, along with the ability to travel frequently to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical, Civil, Maritime or Offshore Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience as a project engineer in offshore wind, offshore O&G or marine projects.
• Proven experience with foundation installation, marine operations and heavy lift operations.
• Strong familiarity with both tender and execution phases.
• Experience coaching and developing engineers.
• Willingness to travel frequently to the Caribbean and Germany.
• Flexibility and resilience in a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solutions and execution methods for breakwaters, quay walls, jetties and heavy piling.
• Oversee engineering across tender and execution phases on all four projects.
• Steer the X-bloc chain from production on Sint Eustatius to placement on Saba.
• Lead technical option studies and phasing for the Statia harbour upgrade.
• Guide the Castries quay rehabilitation and the Brunsbüttel jetty engineering within their contract settings.
• Own the technical risk picture across projects, including marine operations and heavy lift.
• Coach and guide (junior) project engineers and share lessons learned between sites.
• Drive process improvements and engineering best practices within Wind & Marine.

Skills

Technical leadership

Marine engineering

Offshore construction

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical, Civil, Maritime or Offshore Engineering

Job description

Jouw uitdaging

Join Ballast Nedam Wind & Marine and work on complex infrastructure projects. Collaborate, innovate, and build sustainable solutions with a team focused on safety, growth, and impact.

Make an impact as technical lead across four marine projects

At Ballast Nedam Wind & Marine we deliver complex marine and energy infrastructure that islands, ports and Europe’s energy supply depend on. As Senior Project Engineer Wind & Marine you hold the technical leadership across four projects: Black Rocks Harbor on Saba, coastal protection and harbour works on Sint Eustatius, quay wall rehabilitation in the Port of Castries (Saint Lucia) and the LNG sea jetty in Brunsbüttel (Germany). You safeguard technical quality, constructability and risk control from tender stage to final delivery.

Your Responsibilities

You translate concepts and designs into robust engineering solutions and manage technical risks proactively across the portfolio. You are a trusted technical counterpart for very different clients. Throughout execution you guard technical integrity and keep each project aligned with its goals.

As a senior engineer you are technically excellent and a mentor for the engineers on all four projects, building one consistent way of working within a fast-growing business unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading technical solutions and execution methods for breakwaters, quay walls, jetties and heavy piling.
• Overseeing engineering across tender and execution phases on all four projects.
• Steering the X-bloc chain from production on Sint Eustatius to placement on Saba.
• Leading technical option studies and phasing for the Statia harbour upgrade.
• Guiding the Castries quay rehabilitation and the Brunsbüttel jetty engineering within their contract settings.
• Owning the technical risk picture across projects, including marine operations and heavy lift.
• Coaching and guiding (junior) project engineers and sharing lessons learned between sites.
• Driving process improvements and engineering best practices within Wind & Marine.

In short: a hands-on senior engineer with vision, who keeps the overview across projects, ensures technical excellence and brings people along.

What We Are Looking For

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree (Mechanical, Civil, Maritime or Offshore Engineering).
• 10+ years of experience as a project engineer in offshore wind, offshore O&G or marine projects.
• Proven experience with foundation installation, marine operations and heavy lift operations.
• Strong familiarity with both tender and execution phases.
• Experience coaching and developing engineers.
• Willingness to travel frequently to the Caribbean and Germany.
• Flexibility and resilience in a fast-changing environment.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work on complex international marine infrastructure projects.
• A dynamic and international working environment.
• Collaboration with experienced engineers and project teams within Ballast Nedam.
• Opportunities for professional growth and international career development.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

Vragen?

Over Ballast Nedam Wind & Marine

Ballast Nedam Wind & Marine is one of the organizational units of Ballast Nedam and operates globally on large-scale and complex construction projects. Through the strength of the partnership between Ballast Nedam and Rönesans Holding, we combine international expertise, strong project management, and the ability to rapidly mobilize teams worldwide. With decades of international experience across Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, North America, and Europe, we specialize in challenging infrastructure projects such as ports, airports, hospitals, and water infrastructure. Our operations are expanding rapidly, particularly in Africa and the Caribbean, while maintaining a strong focus on Northern and Western Europe. Operational excellence, safety, and strong collaboration with local partners are at the core of everything we do. We aim to be a true partner to our clients and deliver projects efficiently, safely, and responsibly.