Engineer Rules & Regulation

Join Damen Workboats: Engineer Rules and Regulation Opportunity

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About Us

Are you an Engineer ready for the next step? Do you feel ownership and are you able to propose a well-supported technical design or solution which is equivalent or according to the applicable Rules and Regulations (R&R)? Can you challenge the Class Society or convince them to accept innovative solutions? And are you always ready to support other people on the subject of R&R? Then please apply!

At Damen Workboats, our goal is to develop, design, and construct a portfolio of tugs, dredgers, or workboats in the most effective and efficient manner, primarily based on series production of (smart-customized) standard designs. Damen Workboats offers a range of innovative, standardized & smart-customized designs, fulfilling current and developing market demands, with well-balanced levels of quality, service, price, and delivery time, thereby providing optimal solutions for our clients.

The Role

As a R&R Engineer, you will be part of an innovative team looking for ways to improve existing designs or create new designs to help Damen Workboats reduce costs and lead-time and improve quality. Or it will help our clients with improved performance, innovative use, or a more sustainable operation of the vessel. Whether it is an improvement of the layout, implementation of new techniques, or improved design of the vessel, you can come up with state-of-the-art ideas.

The main activities of the standardization team are:

• Supporting the Services department and the Yards in case of problems related to the standard designs
• Shipbuilding standardization and development projects, under the ultimate responsibility of the Project Manager Engineering
• Creating a well-supported technical design and solution, based on functional and/or stakeholder requirements
• Ensuring that the designs and solutions comply to the applicable rules and standards

Key Accountabilities

As a Rules & Regulation (R&R) Engineer you will:

• Be working closely together in a multi-disciplinary team
• Support the organization to check the impact on new R&R
• Maintain contact with Class, related to technical issues
• Develop and maintain standardized booklets/templates
• Support the Class Society and National Authorities approval process
• Deliver R&R related content to Design Philosophies, Measurement, and Commissioning protocols
• Be able to set up a project plan and perform it from end-to-end
• Assess and analyze input of stakeholders like, Product Group, Engineering, Services, and Suppliers
• Document agreements with class
• Smoothen the classification process by removing steps without added value
• Be part of the Rules & Regulations committee with Damen
• Develop and give Knowledge Sharing Sessions
• Perform calculations related to Class Society

Skills & Experience

As a R&R Engineer in the standardization team you need to have the following competences:

• A quality consciousness and a practical approach
• You are an easy-going person, pro-active, creative, showing ownership and result driven
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably in the field of Naval architecture
• Working experience in Engineering in the maritime sector
• Affinity with, and above average knowledge of the R&R and being able to interpret it and translate it for our ship-type portfolio and standard solutions
• Experience with AutoCAD
• An interest in innovation and an open mindset to new technologies
• Good communication skills in managing stakeholders and in documenting the standard
• English is a must, Dutch is a plus

What We Offer

We want to make sure you are comfortable in your job, so we will support you to develop yourself in this position. We are a growing organization where innovation is the driving force. Entrepreneurship is in our DNA, and that's why we continue to grow and innovate and offer plenty of opportunities. All you have to do is grab them.

We offer you:

• Personal guidance, freedom, varied work, and a work environment where your opinion counts
• An excellent benefits package tailored to your experience and education level
• A dynamic international working environment focusing on technology and innovation
• An open, informal, no-nonsense culture with short communication lines
• An active social environment in terms of business culture, events, and sports

If you are interested in this opportunity, please reach out to our recruiter, Eric Atuahene, at eric.atuahene@damen.com.