Manager HR Operations

Join Heerema Marine Contractors as our next Manager HR Operations and play a key role in transforming HR processes and driving long-term business success in a dynamic, people-focused environment.

A unique maritime adventure

Are you a seasoned HR professional, a committed team player, and driving force for delivering robust HR performance while transforming processes and systems for sustained business success? At Heerema Marine Contractors, we're seeking a Manager HR Operations to enhance the HR function in our entrepreneurial, family-owned business.

As Manager HR Operations, you'll be responsible for the HR operations, translating strategy into operational realities, including policies, processes and procedures. Reporting to the Chief Human Resources and Special Projects Officer, you'll be part of a three-member HR Management team responsible for the day-to-day management of the HR department. Collaborating with your fellow HR MT members, HR ERP Manager, and your teams you will be a driving force in transforming our HR function and IT systems.

Your Responsibilities

• Manage and improve the day-to-day HR operations of Compensation & Benefits, Pay-roll, Recruitment, HR Service Desk, Training Planning, Case Management, Data Analytics and Project Management.
• Develop and implement HR policies and procedures to support the organization's overall objectives.
• Ensure compliance with (employment, tax, pension) law and update policies as needed.
• Ensure responsive and efficient HR operational teams to provide timely and good quality solutions and support to our employees.
• Manage (the implementation of) our HR IT systems (SAP4Hana, SuccessFactors), leveraging technology to streamline processes and yield data-driven decision-making as HR Business Process Owner.
• Manage ownership and reporting of personnel data in line with standards for accuracy, completeness and legislative/GDPR/CSRD compliance.
• Manage relevant stakeholders internally and externally – amongst others Executive Board members, Directors, Managers, Works Council members and Unions (Collective Labor Agreement negotiations).

Your Qualifications

• A solid 15-20 years of relevant experience in HR, with a proven HR leadership track record, building on broad HR functional expertise (including Compensation & Benefits and HRIS) in an international, operational (blue-collar) environment.
• Experience in off-shore, contractor or construction projects business is a plus.
• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

Your Competencies:

Leadership: natural authority with demonstrated leadership skills, proactive, down-to-earth and self-assured.

Team player: excels in collaboration, building strong relationships with leadership, peers, team members and across the organization to create strong teams.

Result driven: achieves outcomes through focused, pragmatic actions, ensuring lasting results (‘make it stick’), adaptable in an entrepreneurial environment.

People focus: innately interested in individuals and their motivations, leading people through transitions, balancing care for people with business interests based on a strong moral compass.

Cultural sensitivity: seeks to understand through inquiry and listening, constructively challenges the status quo, with respect for the legacy. Listens, learns and then reacts.

Business acumen: remains up-to-date with general and HR trends, understands business priorities, proactively defines and implements strategies to stay competitive and attractive throughout the employee life cycle.

A unique maritime adventure

At Heerema Marine Contractors, we make the impossible possible offshore. We operate the world’s largest crane vessels and with them we install wind turbines, remove retired offshore oil and gas platforms, and install platforms up to 50,000 metric tons, all while focusing on sustainability and reducing our impact on the planet. Our people have a learning mindset, are curious and take ownership of their own work and development. We would love to welcome you to our community of proud and passionate colleagues! 😊

Here's why people love working with us

• Working on innovative and challenging projects, performing as a team
• Opportunities to make business impact and develop yourself
• Strong compensation and benefits package, including a bonus system
• Free access to our in-house gym, including fitness classes
• Activities to socialize with colleagues outside your team, such as our Friday-afternoon get together
• 30 holidays
• A modern and easily accessible office in Leiden.

Is this your dream job? Put in your application now!

We are looking forward to hearing from you. We are interested in your CV, but we mainly want to find out more about your ambitions, your personality, and what is your motivation to succeed. So be sure to include a brief cover letter explaining why you are the perfect fit for this position.

Are you ready to make the impossible possible?