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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 in the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

As Team Lead Design Control at Damen Naval, you will oversee the Design Control aspect throughout the engineering and production processes of naval vessel projects. This encompasses a wide range of critical aspects such as hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, weight control, regulatory compliance, noise management, welding and preservation, signatures, and vulnerability. From the pre-Basic Engineering phase to project execution, you will lead a dedicated team and ensure quality, timely delivery, and effective reporting to the Project Manager Engineering.

Key accountabilities

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and coaching a medium to small Design Control team throughout the basic and detailed engineering phases of specialized complex shipbuilding projects.
• Managing day-to-day operations and short- and medium-term planning of the team.
• Monitoring and controlling the manhour budget, supporting progress reports, and delivering high-quality engineering work within schedule and budget.
• facilitating design reviews, and.
• Coordinating technical support or commissioning activities for contracted projects.
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable requirements and specifications.
• Contributing to the development, transfer, and retention of knowledge, as well as continuous evaluation and improvement of processes within the department.

Skills & experience

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master's degree in a technical field with a minimum of five years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of and experience with ship design, particularly complex naval ships.
• Proven track record of realizing structured work packages within budget and schedule, adhering to good engineering practices and statutory requirements.
• Proficiency in both Dutch and English, both written and verbal.
• Key competencies: customer orientation, teamwork, result and quality orientation, behavioural flexibility, leadership, decisiveness, planning, organizing, initiative, and coaching.
• Good command of the English language both written and verbal.
• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. 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.
• Working from home policy and other benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Application & information

Are you interested in this position, please submit your application including your CV and cover letter, along with an indication of:

• Your (preferred) monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.
• Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).
• Notice period / possible starting date.

For more information about this vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.

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.

Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.

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