Project Engineer Equipment

Project Engineer

As a Project Engineer, you are an integral part of a multidisciplinary team. Depending on your interests, background, and capabilities, you will work on new construction and modification projects of our ships and equipment. You will apply new techniques and search for sustainable solutions.

Within your project team, you are responsible for your own assignments in technically challenging and innovative projects with a clear focus on quality, costs, and delivery time. You are involved in the entire project, from design and engineering to construction, commissioning, and delivery. You will see your own ideas come to reality!

Our new construction projects include the largest Offshore Wind Installation Jack-Up Vessel, the innovative Cable Lay Vessel, and modern dredgers. We also develop project-specific equipment, such as the development and construction of a Subsea Drilling Template, Pile-Upending tool for Offshore Wind projects, capacity upgrades of our Offshore Wind installation vessels, and project-specific modifications to our Subsea Rock Installation vessels.

You guide the stakeholders and report on progress to your project managers. You will also:

• Discuss the needs and possibilities with the internal customer;
• Translate these customer needs into (the scope of) your project;
• Guide and supervise during the construction and commissioning phase.

Your Workplace

We are looking for a project engineer for our Technology department within the Ship Management Department, located in Rotterdam. This department is responsible for developing, building, and modifying our sustainable equipment for Dredging, Offshore, and Offshore Wind. As a project engineer, you will collaborate with external parties such as engineering firms, suppliers, and subcontractors. You will also communicate with the various parties involved in the project.

About You

You are proactive with the ability to improvise with creative solutions. You possess strong communication and social skills. You don't mind occasional international travel for work. Additionally, you have the following requirements:

• A completed Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Offshore Technology, Marine Technology, or similar;
• At least 5 years of relevant experience, preferably with comparable equipment;
• Proficiency in the Dutch and English languages, both spoken and written.

We Offer You

We offer you a position in which you will significantly contribute to our mission of 'building a better world for future generations'. Additionally, we offer:

• A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience;
• Additional allowances for working on board or at project locations abroad;
• Travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home office allowance (€2.15 per day);
• 32 leave days per year;
• Variable bonus;
• Pension scheme;
• Collective health insurance (optional);
• Flexible work-from-home policy, 2 days a week when working full-time;
• Extensive learning and personal development opportunities, including a wide range of online courses via Goodhabitz;
• Opportunity to join communities like Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women, and the Van Oord staff association;
• Several organized (sport) events, e.g., winter sport, a weekend of sailing, cycling, and a motorcycle tour.

Interested? Reach out to Kim Duifhuis for any questions at kim.duifhuis@vanoord.com.