Marine Engineer - Global Engineering

What are you looking for?

What do we promise?

• An adventurous job around the world
• Contributing to one of a kind projects
• Plenty of room for personal development

What do we ask of you?

• Influencing
• Problem Solving
• Business Orientation

How you can make your mark

Make your mark as Marine Engineer. You will assist multidisciplinary project engineering teams, which are responsible for the complete engineering of complex projects from the concept design all the way to the supervision and assistance of the actual execution phase. You and your colleagues will commence project specific: Vessel Motion Analysis, Station Keeping Analysis (Anchor Moorings and/or DP), Cable/Pipeline installation Analyses, Offshore Lifting Analyses, sea fastening calculations, stability calculations and many more. In addition to actual calculation assignments, you will be assisting on engineering various maritime and offshore related procedures as Towing manuals, Lifting procedures and Installation TaskPlans.

Besides project specific engineering you’ll also be involved in assisting the tender department with technical queries on future projects. Your knowledge on ocean environment, behavior of floating structures, machinery and (lifting) equipment is of vital importance for the understanding of offshore operations. Therefore, your expertise could be of great importance for the success of a project.

Your qualities and experience
You can move ahead as a marine engineer if you have:

• A bachelor's degree on hbo or university in Mechanical/Civil/Marine/Offshore Engineering and/or Naval Architecture;
• 2 to 6 years of relevant working experience;
• A good command of written and spoken English;
• Knowledge and experience with programming languages (Python, Matlab);
• Knowledge and experience with Hydrodynamic software package Orcaflex;
• The willingness to stay on board during start-up & execution of offshore projects (minimum 4 weeks each year).

The following competencies are also important for the role of function:

• Creativity and problem solving skills to translate complex real life operational challenges into multibody dynamic simulation models;
• Effectively transferring thoughts and expressing ideas to stakeholders like project engineers, offshore crew and operations management;
• Confidently present and advocate for technical ideas, persuading others through a strong understanding of the subject matter and securing their commitment.

We offer

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact, in an earth-moving company, as part of a diverse, international team of experts.
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 26 days (based on a full-time contract), a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance, travel allowance.
• Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realize your full potential. Challenge yourself with (online) courses in our Boskalis academy.
• The Boskalis campus: Experience the unique Boskalis vibe at our Papendrecht site, complete with restaurants, sports fields, and a wharf where our vessels dock. We offer a state-of-the-art auditorium, brainstorming rooms, experience center for client meetings, and a coffee place where you can connect with colleagues.
• Young Boskalis: Are you under 36? Come and join Young Boskalis! Have fun and join in social and sports activities ranging from pub quizzes to yoga, bootcamps and an annual sailing boat race. Networking and knowledge sharing are a vital part of Young Boskalis as well.

Extra information

• Your team: You will be part of the Marine Engineering team of Boskalis Offshore Energy which exists of approximately 17 professionals.
• Where you will work: You will be based in the head office in Papendrecht. For office-based roles, in consultation with your manager and your team, you work partly at home and partly in the office.
• Full/part-time job: The position of marine engineer is a job of 32-40 hours a week.

About Boskalis

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.

Boskalis has one of the largest global fleets of specialized offshore vessels, allowing us to carry out a broad range of offshore activities. We provide innovative and sustainable all-round solutions to tackle major worldwide maritime challenges. Our Offshore Energy division supports sustainable energy solutions such as wind energy as well as traditional fossil facilities. We’re involved in the entire journey from developing and transporting to maintaining and decommissioning these facilities. Global Engineering is specifically providing project support for all business units within the Offshore Energy division of Boskalis.

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of Marine Engineer. Please contact Tim Gouweleeuw, Corporate Recruiter via tim.gouweleeuw@boskalis.com.