Technical Subcontract Manager Electrical

885 Damen Naval B.V.; Vlissingen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday pay

27 holidays and 13 ADV days

Travel allowance 23 cents/km

PME-pension with 60% employer

Profit sharing

Work from home up to 2 days/week

Bike plan

Company fitness

Job summary

Damen Naval is seeking a Technical Subcontract Manager Electrical to coordinate electrical subcontracted work packages on complex naval projects, from prep to testing, ensuring delivery within requirements, planning, quality, and cost targets.

You will work with engineers, suppliers, subcontractors and project teams, take ownership of technical integration, monitor progress and participate in milestone reviews, FAT, HAT, and SAT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering with 7–10 years experience, or Master's with 5–7 years.
• Broad knowledge of electrical installations in ships, naval shipbuilding or offshore environments.
• Proven experience coordinating engineers, suppliers, subcontractors, and project teams.
• Strong planning, organizational, and deadline-management skills.
• Dutch and English proficiency, written and spoken.
• Willingness to travel and work abroad.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage electrical subcontractors and suppliers across projects.
• Oversee technical integration of electrical work packages.
• Ensure compliance with requirements, specs, schedules, quality and cost.
• Monitor progress, risks, interfaces, and actions.
• Participate in reviews and milestone tests (FAT, HAT, SAT).
• Support evaluations and warranty-related issues.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family. About us Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

As a Technical Subcontract Manager Electrical at Damen Naval, you play a key role in coordinating and managing electrical subcontracted work packages within complex naval projects. From preparation and procurement through engineering, installation and testing, you ensure that subcontracted electrical activities are delivered in accordance with project requirements, specifications, planning, quality and cost objectives. Working closely with engineers, suppliers, subcontractors and project teams, you take ownership of the technical coordination and integration of electrical work packages. You monitor progress, facilitate project activities and ensure that deliverables and contractual obligations are met throughout the project lifecycle.

Key accountabilities

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing, coordinating and facilitating multiple electrical subcontractors and suppliers during the preparation and execution of projects.
• Taking ownership of the technical integration of electrical work packages and coordinating the activities of the relevant subcontractors.
• Ensuring that electrical products and services comply with applicable requirements and specifications within agreed schedules, quality standards and cost limits.
• Securing the execution and synchronization of project activities, deliverables and contractual obligations of subcontractors.
• Organizing and participating in project reviews and monitoring progress, interfaces, risks and required actions.
• Participating as the accepting party during contractual milestones, tests and trials, such as FAT, HAT and SAT.
• Supporting technical and commercial evaluations, including proposal evaluations and cost and price analyses, and assisting with warranty-related issues when required.

Skills & experience

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or another relevant technical discipline combined with 7-10 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Broad knowledge of electrical installations, preferably within ships, naval shipbuilding or offshore installations.
• Proven experience working with engineers, suppliers, subcontractors and project or programme managers in a complex technical environment.
• Experience managing complex projects and subcontracted technical work packages.
• Good understanding of engineering concepts, practices and the technical integration of electrical systems.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to manage priorities, interfaces, deliverables and deadlines across multiple stakeholders.
• A decisive and proactive approach, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, such as IPMA, is an advantage.
• Good command of both Dutch and English, written and spoken, and willingness to travel and work abroad, potentially for longer periods or on intercontinental projects.

What we offer

At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.
• 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
• PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.
• Profit sharing based on company results.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
• Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities. Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family. We are Damen. We're a family company that has been building ships for almost 100 years. However, our focus is not on the past, however - we're looking forward. Our ambition is to become the most sustainable and connected maritime solutions provider there is. To achieve this, we combine digital technology with our philosophy of standardised shipbuilding to offer a portfolio of services that takes care of vessels throughout the entire lifecycle. Working at Damen offers the best of several worlds. Active in more than 100 countries, with over 30 shipyards, we are internationally renowned for quality. And we are still growing, still innovating. Which means we will continue to challenge you. You will never stop learning, and you will never get bored - we promise you that. We offer you an ocean of possibilities. Join our family.