Manager Technology & Innovation in Ship Maintenance

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About us

Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. We are the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs 12,000 professionals globally. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

As the Manager Technology & Innovation in Ship Maintenance, you will drive the development and innovation of our product lifecycle support services portfolio empowering our naval solutions. You operate at the intersection of technology development and commercial development, leading the way to improved ship operations as well as increasing the availability and reliability of Damen Naval products.

Key accountabilities

As the Manager Technology & Innovation in Ship Maintenance, your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing a strategic vision for data-driven maintenance and crew training, aligning with the company's goals for ship lifecycle support and training services.
• Acting as line manager for a team of Data Scientists and Solution Architects and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders from Engineering, Operations, Services and Proposals to implement innovations in the business.
• Managing knowledge, resources, budgets, and priorities for the Data Scientist and Solution Architect teams to ensure projects are adequately resourced and cost-effective.
• Developing and tracking key performance indicators for the Data Scientist and Solution Architect teams, providing regular reports and insights to senior management.
• Stays abreast with industry trends and emerging technologies, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement in ship training, maintenance, and other Lifecycle Product Support services.
• Collaborating with vendors, research partners, customers, and technology providers to leverage external expertise and resources.

Skills & experience

As the Manager Technology & Innovation in Ship Maintenance, you possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• 3+ years of experience driving innovations in the maintenance, repair, and logistic support processes in the maritime and/or offshore sector.
• Knowledge of data ethics, compliance, security.
• Master or bachelor's degree in a technical study (preferably shipbuilding or mechanical engineering).
• Good command of the Dutch and English language both written and verbal.
• Excellent references antecedents as a pre-employment security screening is standard part of the recruitment procedure.

Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required, and candidates with NL/EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our 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.
• Working from home policy and other benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality. A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.