Recruiter
Ewa Gernand
Recruitment Partner Consultant at Van Storm
Job summary:
Tasks: Design and execute offshore heavy lift installation and decommissioning operations
Projects: Offshore wind foundations, converter platforms, topside installations, jacket removals, and platform decommissioning campaigns
Company: Offshore fleet owner & operator and EPC contractor operating some of the world's most advanced heavy lift vessels
Main requirements: 4+ years of experience in Heavy Lift, Transportation & Installation (T&I), Offshore Structures, or Decommissioning Engineering
Your opportunity
As a Senior Heavy Lift Engineer, you will join a multidisciplinary team of Heavy Lift Engineers, Structural Engineers, Naval Architects, and Draftsmen responsible for delivering technically complex offshore installation and decommissioning projects.
You will support the complete project lifecycle—from feasibility studies and concept development through detailed engineering and offshore execution. Projects range from offshore wind foundation and converter platform installations to topside removals, jacket removals, and platform decommissioning campaigns.
Working with some of the most advanced offshore construction vessels in the world, you will develop innovative engineering solutions that enable safe, efficient, and cost-effective execution of heavy lift operations.
What you will do
- Develop engineering solutions for offshore installation, transportation, and decommissioning operations
- Design and analyse topside lifts, jacket lifts, foundation installations, load transfer operations, and platform preparation activities
- Prepare engineering calculations, reports, method statements, and operational procedures
- Perform feasibility studies and FEED activities for complex heavy lift campaigns
- Design lifting equipment including rigging arrangements, spreader bars, lifting points, and installation aids
- Support fabrication, load-out, transportation, and offshore installation activities
- Interface with vessel crews, project teams, clients, subcontractors, certification authorities, and marine warranty surveyors
- Prepare technical documentation for client and class approvals
- Provide offshore engineering support during project execution
- Mentor and support junior and medior engineers within the team
- Contribute to the development of innovative installation solutions for offshore energy projects
Where you will work
Want to be part of the changing process of the global offshore industry? Our client has the proven leadership and vision to create previously inconceivable pipelaying, heavy lift, and deep-sea mining ships and systems. Redefining technological boundaries and achieving record-breaking feats persistently, this Dutch-based organization is often called a candy shop for engineers. You will be proud to work here!
- Be part of a team that is constantly pushing the boundaries of offshore installation and heavy lift
- Innovation, innovation, innovation!
- Direct and open communication style, “get the job done”
- Great project outlook: state-of-the-art fleet fully booked for next 3 years
- Diverse, international teams working on global projects and developments
- Do you want to be a leader? Do you want to break records? Well, here it is, waiting for you!
What you already have
- BSc or MSc degree in Mechanical, Civil, Maritime, Offshore, Aerospace Engineering, or similar
- 4+ years of project-related engineering experience
- Experience in Heavy Lift Engineering, Transportation & Installation (T&I), Offshore Structures, Installation Engineering, Equipment Engineering, or Decommissioning
- Affinity with offshore and marine operations
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently in a technically challenging environment
- Excellent communication skills and fluent English
- Willingness to travel offshore occasionally (3–4 weeks per year)
- Desire to become a true specialist within offshore heavy lifting and installation engineering
Your benefits
- 30 paid holidays per year for an excellent work-life balance
- Covered commuting and interviewing costs
- Business Travel Insurance
- Basic Dutch course, so you will understand the Dutch jokes during the coffee break
- Access 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.
- Housing search support and registration provided by Van Storm
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