Senior Structural Automation & Digitalization Engineer

Heerema Marine Contractors; Leiden; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

13th month pay

Pension plan

30 days off

Gym access

Team events

Leiden office

Job summary

Heerema Marine Contractors seeks a Senior Structural Engineer – Automation & Digitalization to lead digital initiatives within Structural Engineering. You will bridge structural design with IT and Digital Enablement, delivering scalable tools, workflows and data structures to improve quality and productivity.

Based in Leiden, you’ll support projects across offshore wind, installation, and decommissioning, fostering a modern engineering environment focused on automation and knowledge management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a comparable discipline.
• At least five years of relevant experience in structural engineering.
• Some Python coding experience is a plus.
• Ability to translate engineering needs into automated solutions involving automation, data and digital workflows.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proactive, collaborative mindset with drive for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary interface between Structural Engineering, Digital Enablement and IT Teams.
• Identify, evaluate and prioritize digitalization opportunities based on business value and engineering impact.
• Develop concepts and functional requirements for digital initiatives.
• Coordinate the development and maintenance of engineering tools.
• Improve engineering data, knowledge management and automated reporting capabilities.
• Coach engineers and drive adoption of new digital tools, standards and ways of working.

Skills

Five years experience

Python coding

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor/Master in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Python

Job description

Heerema Marine Contractors seeks a Senior Structural Engineer – Automation & Digitalization to lead digital initiatives within Structural Engineering. You will bridge structural design with IT and Digital Enablement, delivering scalable tools, workflows and data structures to improve quality and productivity.

Based in Leiden, you’ll support projects across offshore wind, installation, and decommissioning, fostering a modern engineering environment focused on automation and knowledge management.