Electrical Engineer | Ship Building

Are you looking for a challenging position as Electrical Engineer Ship Building for Van Oord? Are you interested in large ships and various electrical installations? Are you naturally curious? Then read on!

YOUR IMPACT

As a senior Electrical Engineer you are involved in our new newbuild projects from the design phase to implementation. In this position you are the designated specialist to prepare and supervise modifications and the construction of new ships. You are the link between the project manager, project team, suppliers, and other stakeholders. Within your team you are responsible for your own assignments in a challenging and innovative environment with a clear focus on quality, costs and delivery time. In addition, you will be given plenty of space to develop professionally and personally, so that you can continue to grow in your role.

• You determine the requirements for complete installation of newbuild ships based on the project requirements; This includes power distribution, navigation systems, bridge and engine room automation and mission equipment;
• You ensure that these requirements are also installed by our subcontractors;
• You contribute ideas to achieving our sustainable objectives by designing the best possible electrical installation, using modern techniques.

Your workplace

The Electrical team is part of the Technology department within Ship Management Department and is responsible for modifying and developing our sustainable equipment for the Dredging & Infra and Offshore Energy business units. The location of this position is at our office in Rotterdam. For this position you may have to travel, in consultation, to visit the ship on location.

ABOUT YOU

You are a team player with a proactive attitude. In addition, you are good at organizing, analyzing and coordinating. And do you recognize yourself in the profile below? Then apply by filling in the form below.

• You have at least 10 years of work experience in an Electrical Engineer role in the maritime sector;
• You can communicate verbally and in writing in both Dutch and English;
• You are willing to spend shorter or longer periods abroad on a regular basis.

WE OFFER YOU

We offer you a position in which you will have an important contribution to our mission 'building a better world for future generations'. In addition, we offer you:

• A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience;
• Additional allowances for working on board / on 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 working from home policy, 2 days a week when working on a full-time basis;
• Extensive learning and (personal) development possibilities, including a wide range of online courses via Goodhabitz;
• You can join communities, like Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women and the Van Oord staff association;
• We organise several (sport) events, e.g. winter sport, weekend of sailing, cycling and a motorcycle tour.

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