Structural Engineer

Van Oord; Gorinchem; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Home office allowance

32 leave days per year

Variable bonus

Pension scheme

Collective health insurance

Flexible home-working policy

Goodhabitz courses

Staff communities

Sport events

Job summary

Van Oord in the Netherlands is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to design offshore wind turbine foundations and related temporary works from tender through detailed design. You will be a technical lead in the structural design team, delivering safe, innovative solutions for major offshore wind projects.

You hold a Master’s in Civil or Mechanical Engineering, with knowledge of steel structures, fatigue analysis, structural dynamics and hydrodynamics, plus strong English.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering as a baseline.
• Experience with offshore wind or related industries is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Structural Mechanics, Dynamics, and FEM software.
• Excellent command of English in writing and speaking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve analysis tools, work methods and procedures.
• Initiate and support innovations on foundations and installation methods.
• Design offshore wind turbine foundations from tender to detailed design.
• Design secondary structures and electrical infrastructure supports.
• Oversee production supervision and equipment for implementation.

Skills

Structural mechanics

Structural dynamics

FEM analysis

Ansys

English proficiency

Travel readiness

Education

Master's degree in Civil Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Ansys

Job description

In the position of Senior Structural Engineer you are responsible for designing and engineering innovative offshore wind turbine foundations or related temporary works. You are one of the technical leads for our structural design team, working on offshore (wind) projects from tender, through design to implementation phase. You make an impact on the energy transition!

You have the ability to translate complex matters into understandable insights. You see a challenge in project dynamics, related deadlines and you have strong communicative skills. Next to that:

• You have a completed Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, with knowledge of steel structures, fatigue analysis, structural dynamics and hydrodynamics;
• Relevant working experience in a similar position (project environment) in the offshore wind or a related industry is a plus;
• In-depth knowledge of Structural Mechanics, Structural Dynamics and FEM software, preferably Ansys;
• Excellent command of the English language both verbally and written;
• You available for min. 32 hours per week and willing to travel regularly to our office in Gorinchem.

We offer you a position in which you will have an important contribution to our mission 'building a better world for future generations'. In addition, we offer you:

• A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience;
• Travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home office allowance (€2,40 per day);
• 32 leave days per year;
• Variable bonus;
• Pension scheme;
• Collective health insurance (optional);
• Flexible working from home policy, 2 days a week when working on a full-time basis;
• Extensive learning and (personal) development possibilities, including a wide range of online courses via Goodhabitz;
• You can join communities, like Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women and the Van Oord staff association;
• We organise several (sport) events, e.g. winter sport, weekend of sailing, cycling and a motorcycle tour.

With your knowledge you actively contribute to the further development of skills and solutions in the field of structural engineering within Van Oord.

• Develop and improve analysis tools, work methods and procedures;
• Initiating and supporting innovations on foundations, foundation design and installation methods;
• Initiate cost-effective alternatives and the design of:

• offshore wind turbine foundations from tender to detailed design;
• secondary structures (as well as structures for the electrical infrastructure);
• transport and installation support structures;
• production supervision;
• equipment for the implementation phase.

• Support the Van Oord organization in engineering and design related challenges.

Your workplace

With 20 years’ proven experience and an impressive track record in constructing offshore wind projects, Van Oord is leading the way in the transition towards renewable energy. To set the new standard for the future, it is important to test and demonstrate advanced technologies. We work on the foundation for the next generation of offshore wind turbines.

The Structural Engineering team has 14 enthusiastic colleagues, who set the new standard for our future offshore wind projects. Our team can be described as the technical knowledge center on foundation design for offshore wind and temporary works design. We will continue to grow the upcoming years to support the growing demand for renewable energy.

Internally, you will work together with many different disciplines, for example the project-, geotechnical-, electrical-, and cable unit teams. You’ll also work together with external stakeholders like clients, suppliers, certification authorities, designers, and more.