Lead Project Engineer Subsea Cables

Make your mark as a Lead Project Engineer for Boskalis Subsea Cables (BSC) Your primary responsibility will be to lead the Project Engineering team and manage the complete engineering scope during the preparation, execution and close-out for one of our Subsea Cable Projects. You will take ownership of yourself and your team in an autonomous way by having control over the Engineering Budget, Planning, Risks, Contract Requirements and Deliverables. During the project preparation phase, you make sure any interface between internal Engineering Disciplines (Geo, Production, Marine, etc.), Operations, QHSE and external suppliers is covered. You act as technical conscience throughout the complete lifecycle for our technical challenging and complex projects. You will manage a team of 3 – 10 project engineers (depending on the project size).

Your responsibilities as a Lead Project Engineer Subsea Cables:

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, providing guidance, support, and mentorship throughout the project lifecycle.
• Take the lead in planning and executing the engineering scope during project preparation in the office as well as the execution on location, ensuring adherence to Budget, Planning, Risks, Contract Requirements and Deliverables.
• Prepare and guide project preparations, work methods and designs that meet requirements in collaboration with internal cross-functional teams.
• During project execution, lead the engineering team from the site office with the possibility of doing rotations offshore.
• Utilize your technical expertise to develop innovative solutions that meet client needs and mitigate risks to an as low as possible level.
• Collaborate closely and act as main engineering point of contact for clients to understand their needs, address concerns or inquiries, provide technical advice, and ensure fulfilment of contract requirements.
• Collaborate with clients, marine warranty surveyors, and authorities to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of the proposed solutions.
• Monitor project progress and timely identification of deviations in time, engineering resource demand, quality or cost compared to engineering planning, requirements and budget.
• Provide support and advice to Project Management and the Manager Engineering department during all phases of the project.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the engineering team and department, evaluate the process, identifying areas for optimization and implement best practices to enhance project and people efficiency and effectiveness.

Your qualities

You can make your mark as a Lead Project Engineer Subsea Cables if you have:

• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Civil engineering, Marine engineering, Offshore Engineering or Mechanical engineering.
• 6 - 10 years of relevant experience in an offshore (oil and gas and/or renewables) and/or maritime environment.
• Thorough understanding of the underlying disciplines behind our work as subsea cable installation contractor (Geo, Marine and structural engineering).
• Knowledge and experience of planning applications - such as MS project and/or Primavera - and basic knowledge of drafting applications - such as AutoCAD or BricsCAD.
• Good communication skills and a good knowledge of the English language, both written and spoken.
• You are motivated and eager to develop your skills in this role.
• You show leadership, are a team player, pro-active and have a hands-on mentality.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of operational processes (offshore experience).
• Experience in leading a team of 3 – 8 project engineers, including the contribution to performance assessments.

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job that allows you to collaborate with a talented team of experts from different backgrounds and contribute to making a significant impact.
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 26 days (based on a full-time contract) and a number of collective scheduled days off, a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance, travel allowance, leased or shared car, foreign posting terms.
• Career development: We offer you plenty of opportunities to bring out the best in yourself for example through (online) courses at our Boskalis academy.
• The Boskalis campus: Experience the unique Boskalis vibe at our Papendrecht site, complete with restaurants, sports field, and a wharf where our vessels dock. We offer a state-of-the-art auditorium, brainstorming rooms, experience center for client meetings, and a barista corner 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: Your daily work will be done as part of a project team, typically existing out of 3 - 10 project Engineers. You are also part of the total BSC engineering department of roughly 60+ FTE.
• Where you will work: Offshore and office based in Papendrecht, Netherlands.
• Full/part-time job: The position of Lead Project Engineer requires an availability of 40 hours a week during project preparation (a minimum of 3x days office based), and 12 hrs/day – 7 days/week during project execution when you go offshore.
• Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once it’s clear we’re a good match, we’ll make you an offer – and look forward to welcoming you to the company.

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.

“We Connect, We Advance Energy Transition”. As Boskalis Subsea Cables we are proud to be a leading marine contractor for installation and burial of subsea cables. We connect offshore windfarms and platforms.

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of Lead Project Engineer Subsea Cables. Please contact Please contact Matthew Hurrel, Recruiter via the Careers site.

Interested? Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site.

Disclaimer for recruitment and selection agencies

We don’t accept any unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment and selection agencies. In general we don’t appreciate acquisition and this also applies to Boskalis colleagues or associated Boskalis companies.

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