Team Lead OHSE & Ergonomie

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About us
Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role
As Team Lead Occupational Health and Safety, Ergonomics and Environment (OHSEE), you will be responsible for ensuring the correct application of OHSEE-related legislation and regulations in the design of our naval vessels. This includes maintainability, Human Machine Interface (HMI) ergonomics, environmental impact, and operational safety both for the ships and the supporting training facilities. You will lead a team of AUE (Arbeitssicherheit, Umweltschutz und Ergonomie) specialists and manage subcontracted work packages. In this position, you are the main contact for internal stakeholders and the customer, ensuring all OHSEE deliverables are met according to planning, budget, and contract.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the team of OHSEE/AUE specialists, including subcontractors, aligned with contractual deliverables.
• Managing all deliverables related to Ergonomics, Environmental Protection, and Operational Safety.
• Preparing and chairing meetings with customer representatives regarding AUE matters, and documenting outcomes.
• Defining and monitoring the OHSEE planning and budget.
• Ensuring design compliance with applicable legislation and regulations and advising accordingly.
• Supporting supplier assessments and verifying compliance with technical specifications.
• Coordinating subcontracted assessments such as hazard analysis, environmental impact, and ergonomic evaluations.
• Managing non-conformities and obtaining customer acceptance.
• Overseeing the verification and validation of OHSEE requirements with the customer and Notified Bodies.
• Advising stakeholders on OHSEE risks and mitigations for six naval vessels and four training facility systems.

Skills & experience:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical discipline, with relevant certifications.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• In-depth knowledge of German and maritime OHSEE regulations.
• Experience managing a team of specialists in a large engineering project environment.
• A good understanding of shipbuilding systems and the ability to interpret and write technical specifications.
• Affinity with design compliance, supplier coordination, and complex project environments.
• Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Office, SAP, IBM DOORS, and 3DX.
• Fluency in both German and English (spoken and written).
• Permanent EU citizenship and a permanent EU passport (requirement due to the military nature of our projects).
• Candidates with EU (work) visa or with (also) a non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible given the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

What we offer
At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.
• 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
• PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.
• Profit sharing based on company results.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
• Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

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.