Planner

We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.

ABOUT US

What we’re made of. We’re made for ships. To design them, build them, finance them and care for them throughout their life. Defined by our values of stewardship, craftsmanship, fellowship and entrepreneurship, we’re everything ship. We’re on a mission to help our clients harvest the oceans of possibilities presented by our waters – for the generations to come. To achieve our goal, we need people who share our vision and drive.

We are division Offshore and Specialized Vessels (OSV) within the Damen Shipyards Group. We deliver maritime projects for various markets like defense & security, public transport, offshore, and dredging. Our projects are Engineered to Order (ETO), meaning we are involved throughout the project from the commercial phase, building the PM strategy, until commissioning, delivery, and warranty. The vessels are built at yards worldwide, and we work closely with our engineering teams in Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. This makes our work very challenging because the environment is complex, and we have many stakeholders. We work in close cooperation with various internal departments, (sub)contractors, teams on the shipyard, and of course, our clients and their representatives.

THE ROLE

As an Integral Project Planner, you are part of the Project Team that sets up, coordinates, and controls complex shipbuilding projects across organizations located in The Netherlands, Romania, Poland, and Ukraine. You are responsible for developing the Integral Plan and Schedule, initially through the Project Start-Up and Planning Phase, and on through the Execute, Monitor, and Delivery Stages of major projects. Through planning and scheduling of the project, you manage the integration of work and deliverables of Stakeholders, Customers, Internal parties, Engineering Services, and Sub-Contractors.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Responsible for project definition, planning and overall project integration and communications, Project Execution Plan and Decision Support documents to ensure timely delivery and handover of the Project.
• Understand and interpret the needs and tasks of all individual parties and use it to come up with a coherent and realistic integral plan and schedule. Process all information and report back to the PM and Team with information they can use for decision making, basic project planning and mitigation planning;
• Support setting up and executing the Project Execution Plan. Plan Basic and Detailed Engineering Stages, Procurement of Long Lead Items, Factory Acceptance Testing and interact on the Construction and Outfitting works. Support planning and scheduling of the commissioning phase.
• Monitoring the realization of agreed planning, budget and other targets, ensuring timely interventions. Arrange Performance Management activities, including team dashboards, and facilitates performance meetings as well as stakeholder reporting.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

You have:

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline or equal level, with proven analytical skills;
• Supplementary education in Planning and Scheduling, Project Management is desired;
• 4+ years work experience in a relevant setting (shipbuilding, oil & gas, heavy steel or construction);
• Experience in operations or projects requiring multi-discipline integration and coordination;
• Sound knowledge of stage-gate project systems;
• Strong analytical and decision making skills.

You are:

• Able to work as generalist, project integrator and facilitator within teams;
• a self-starter with a proactive and result oriented focus;
• strong communicator, listener, influencer, organizational networker with interpersonal skills; you show, by nature, a professional and balanced attitude;
• You fuel necessary discussions and de-escalate when needed.

WHAT WE OFFER

The opportunity 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. 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;
• An International work environment;
• Open, informal, no-nonsense culture with short communication lines;
• An active social environment in terms of business culture, events & sports.

Why Damen?

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities.
Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family.

About Us

We are Damen. We’re a family company that has been building ships for almost 100 years. However, our focus is not on the past, however – we’re looking forward. Our ambition is to become the most sustainable and connected maritime solutions provider there is. To achieve this, we combine digital technology with our philosophy of standardised shipbuilding to offer a portfolio of services that takes care of vessels throughout the entire lifecycle. Working at Damen offers the best of several worlds. Active in more than 100 countries, with over 30 shipyards, we are internationally renowned for quality. And we are still growing, still innovating. Which means we will continue to challenge you. You will never stop learning, and you will never get bored – we promise you that. We offer you an ocean of possibilities. Join our family.