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Tracy Bryant
Recruitment Partner Consultant at Van Storm
Job summary:
Tasks: project management
Projects: complex defense, offshore & special vessels
Company: engineering consultancy firm in the shipbuilding industry
Main requirements: +10 years of shipbuilding experience in engineering including project management activities
Your opportunity
As a Project Manager Shipbuilding, you will oversee the organizational, technical, and relationship management aspects of multiple international shipbuilding projects including new builds and modifications for various vessels such as submarines, surface ships, FPSOs, and special marine platforms. You will be the primary contact for clients, suppliers, and third parties.
What you will do
- Manage and oversee all phases of international projects such as submarines, naval vessels, and specialized vessels
- Act as the main point of contact for clients, suppliers, and third parties, ensuring effective communication and collaboration throughout the project
- Lead a team of engineers in delivering high-quality project outcomes, from initial feasibility studies through design, engineering, and site supervision
- Ensure that all projects are completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with technical and safety standards
- Coordinate the technical, organizational, and relational aspects of projects across multidisciplinary teams
- Provide strategic input and guidance during various project phases, from concept design to implementation
- Monitor and manage project risks, ensuring proper mitigation plans are in place
- Ensure that all deliverables meet the required quality standards and client expectations
- Foster innovation and problem-solving within your team, addressing technical challenges in complex maritime environments
Where you will work
Our client is a renowned engineering consultancy firm in the greater Rotterdam area, with a deep-rooted history of providing naval architecture and marine engineering solutions for the development of naval ships as well as complex offshore vessels and floating installations. With a real passion for technology these engineers are involved in the full engineering cycle, working together on delivering concept, basic, and detail designs and developing new technologies.
- This medium-sized design engineering company is part of a broadly oriented Dutch top-10 engineering consultancy firm
- Strong position with clients in the naval defence industry worldwide
- Wide range of interesting design engineering & consultancy projects
- Cooperating with knowledgeable colleagues, learning and sharing insights
What you already have
- BSc. or MSc. degree in Naval Architecture or equivalent
- +5 years of experience in project management or project engineering in the shipbuilding industry
- +10 years of experience in engineering in the shipbuilding industry
- High-quality standards, so you always strive for the best outcome for the project
- Excellent communication and people skills, since you will be communicating with other internal departments and stakeholders
- Ability to work in a highly complex technical environment, so expect to be positively challenged
- Fluent English, so you can communicate efficiently with your multicultural team
- Available for full-time in the Rotterdam area
Your benefits
- Enjoy your time off: 31 paid holidays per year for a good work-life balance
- Salary: based on expertise starting from 55K gross per year
- Stay safe during business trips: Business Travel Insurance
- Paid commuting and interview cost
- Spreek Nederlands! Basic Dutch course, so you will understand Dutch jokes during coffee breaks
- Meet new friends: we invite you to social gatherings, lectures, and events, so you will meet like-minded friends within the Dutch Maritime Industry. We also offer you a 1-year membership of KNVTS, Royal Dutch Association of Marine Engineers.
- Make yourself at home: we fully support your relocation & registration process
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