Senior Maritime Consultant/Project Director

HASKONING; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global projects

Multinational team

Career development

Leading experts

Job summary

Haskoning Singapore Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Senior Maritime Consultant / Project Director with extensive port strategy, planning and development experience for Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region.

Based in Singapore, you will lead multi-disciplinary teams, deliver large and complex maritime projects, ensure quality and timely delivery, and support business development activities across the region. Fluency in English and international experience are essential; willingness to travel for

Qualifications

• More than 20 years of relevant experience in managing Maritime-related projects.
• International experience, particularly in Asia, is essential.
• Proficiency in English is a must.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior expertise on port strategy, planning and development and contribute to technical feasibility studies and design services.
• Interact with multi-disciplinary project teams across countries to ensure quality and client satisfaction.
• Provide knowledge transfer on maritime sector transformation issues.
• Lead and support multi-disciplinary sub-project teams and junior staff.
• Monitor project quality, planning and budget for components under responsibility.

Job description

Haskoning Singapore Pte. Ltd. provides consultancy services across various engineering disciplines through our business lines: Water & Maritime (W&M), Industry & Buildings (I&B) and Mobility & Infrastructure (M&I). The Business Line Water & Maritime is recruiting for a Senior Maritime Consultant / Project Director specialized in port strategy, planning and development for projects in Singapore and across the broader Asia-Pacific region.

With the growing order portfolio of maritime services in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region, the Business Line Water & Maritime wishes to hire a Senior Maritime Consultant / Project Director to help grow the business and deliver high-quality projects. This person is to have extensive experience in the maritime sector, and have experience in delivering large and complex projects. The Senior Maritime Consultant / Project Director will report to the Director Advisory Group.

What will you do

The role’s responsibility is to provide senior expertise on port strategy, planning and development as well as having a role in the technical feasibilities studies and design services related to Haskoning’s maritime projects. This includes the interaction with multi-disciplinary project teams (with members in various countries), ensuring the quality and planning are met according to the client’s expectations, and providing knowledge transfer of maritime sector transformation issues.

The Senior Maritime Consultant / Project Director is expected to successfully:

• Show thought leadership in his/her field of expertise.
• Show specific port strategy, planning and development experience (port & terminal planning, familiarity with green port and maritime decarbonization, technical due diligence).
• Provide top level consultancy services, and take overall responsibility for project delivery.
• Provide technical guidance to the multi-disciplinary sub-project teams and junior staff.
• Monitor the quality, planning and budget of the project components under his/her responsibility.

Where you will work

The Senior Maritime Consultant / Project Director will be based in Singapore. However, the position may require short-term travel and a flexible attitude is expected of the candidate on other tasks, such as business development activities, that may come up next to the core responsibilities of the role.

What you bring

• More than 20 years of relevant experience in managing maritime-related projects, supported by strong domain knowledge.
• Ability to combine domain knowledge with leadership skills to lead multi-disciplinary maritime projects across multiple countries in Asia-Pacific.
• International experience, particularly in Asia, is essential.
• Proficiency in English is a must.
• Ideally residing in Singapore with valid working rights; an employment pass will be considered for the right candidate.

What we offer you

• You will work in a professional organization with appealing (inter)national projects and products.
• You will be specifically working on our maritime projects across Singapore and Asia-Pacific.
• You will support these projects in a multidisciplinary environment with experts who are leaders in their field.
• You will work in a professional multinational organization with engaging (inter)national projects and products.
• You will join a team of motivated and supportive colleagues from around the world, where collaboration and mutual respect are core values.
• You will work on our maritime projects across Singapore and Asia-Pacific, and act as a focal point for related business opportunities.
• You will support these projects in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment, collaborating with both experts who are leaders in their field and juniors who seek your guidance.

In addition:

• We offer good primary and secondary employment conditions as well as excellent opportunities for development in both width and depth.
• We offer competitive primary and secondary employment conditions, excellent career development opportunities, and a dynamic team to work with.

Are you our new colleague?

Do you have any questions about the role or the process? You can always contact Yusi, Talent Acquisition Specialist, at [e-mail].

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. Regardless of your experience, background, age, gender, or other personal characteristics—you are welcome here. Read more about our ED&I initiatives on our dedicated webpage.