Porto - Technical Project Manager

Heerema; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Heerema Marine Contractors in Porto is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead and drive the technical preparation of offshore projects. You will work at the heart of multidisciplinary teams to ensure engineering activities are aligned, structured and delivered on time.

This role combines technical expertise with coordination and ownership, translating offshore challenges into practical project solutions.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in engineering, project preparation and/or execution of offshore projects.
• Experience in coordinating work and managing interfaces within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to maintain overview while working on complex and dynamic scopes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive and ownership-driven mindset.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Willingness to travel internationally and work offshore when required.
• Comfortable working in a growing and developing organisation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and controlling engineering activities across disciplines within projects
• You keep overview of scope, planning and interfaces, ensuring alignment across disciplines
• Planning and organising work, including defining required resources and competences
• Ensuring alignment between engineering, subcontractors and project stakeholders
• Developing offshore execution methods and selecting required equipment
• Supporting project preparation and execution for offshore operations
• Reviewing and coordinating internal and external deliverables (drawings, reports, procedures)
• Managing subcontractors from scope definition to delivery and handover
• Contributing to tender activities and future project developments

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Maritime or Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Great offshore projects start with great engineers.
As a Technical Project Manager in our new Porto office, you play a key role in the preparation and execution of complex offshore projects.

Your role in the story
As a Technical Project Manager at Heerema Marine Contractors, you are leading and driving the technical preparation of offshore projects. You work at the heart of multidisciplinary teams, ensuring that engineering activities are aligned, structured and delivered on time.

In this role, you combine technical expertise with coordination and ownership. You lead the translation of complex offshore challenges into practical and executable project solutions.

You will be part of a growing engineering team in Porto and work closely with engineers across different disciplines. Together, you contribute to delivering complex offshore projects while building a strong and collaborative working environment.

What you will be working on

• Coordinating and controlling engineering activities across disciplines within projects
• You keep overview of scope, planning and interfaces, ensuring alignment across disciplines
• Planning and organising work, including defining required resources and competences
• Ensuring alignment between engineering, subcontractors and project stakeholders
• Developing offshore execution methods and selecting required equipment
• Supporting project preparation and execution for offshore operations
• Reviewing and coordinating internal and external deliverables (drawings, reports, procedures)
• Managing subcontractors from scope definition to delivery and handover
• Contributing to tender activities and future project developments

Key ingredients for success

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Maritime or Aerospace Engineering
• 5–10 years of experience in engineering, project preparation and/or execution of offshore projects
• Experience in coordinating work and managing interfaces within multidisciplinary teams
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Ability to maintain overview while working on complex and dynamic scopes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A proactive and ownership-driven mindset
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Willingness to travel internationally and work offshore when required
• Comfortable working in a growing and developing organisation

Your future colleagues

You will be part of a growing engineering team in Porto and work closely with experienced colleagues across the organisation. You collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams and contribute to building a strong and connected international engineering community.

At our core, we champion an entrepreneurial spirit and a relentless pursuit of growth. We seek individuals who take ownership, continuously develop themselves and contribute to team success.

In Porto, you will have the opportunity to work on technically challenging offshore projects while being supported by an experienced international organisation.

A unique maritime adventureAt Heerema Marine Contractors, we deliver the world’s most challenging offshore projects in the energy sector. From designing and engineering to transporting, installing, and removing offshore structures, we make the impossible possible — safely and sustainably.

Our success is built on the expertise and dedication of our diverse team, working together across offshore, onshore, and office-based roles. We value teamwork, innovation, and a can-do mindset, and we are proud of our culture where colleagues support and inspire each other to achieve excellence.

Join Heerema and become part of a world-class team shaping the future of the offshore industry.

Information at a Glance

Highlights

At Heerema Marine Contractors, we offer offshore jobs, engineering careers, and office opportunities worldwide. Join our team and make the impossible possible.

Job Location: HMC Porto Business area: Engineering Job Level: Intermediate