Team Lead Outfitting

About us

Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. We are the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs 12,000 professionals globally. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

Damen Naval in Vlissingen, The Netherlands, is the leading marine shipbuilder renowned for its commitment to excellence and innovation and seeking a for dynamic and experienced individual to join our team as Team Lead Outfitting. As Team Lead Outfitting, you will play a crucial role in the outfitting aspect of our projects. From the pre-basic engineering phase to the detailed engineering phase, you will be responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality engineering output. You will be working closely with a team of (Senior) Outfitting Engineers, you will lead the outfitting engineering efforts, reporting to the Project Manager Engineering.

If you are a proactive and skilled engineer with a passion for outfitting systems and a desire to lead dynamic engineering teams, we invite you to join us at Damen Naval. Apply now to be part of our innovative projects and contribute to our continued success!

Key accountabilities

As Team Lead Outfitting, your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead an outfitting engineering team during the basic and detailed engineering phases of shipbuilding projects.
• Control the detailed engineering of outsourced packages, ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards.
• Advise on work breakdown structures and allocate man-hour budgets effectively.
• Deliver high-quality engineering work on time, meeting project requirements.
• Supervise engineering team activities within 2D and 3D environments, such as Cadmatic or Catia.
• Integrate vendor and subcontractor information, perform technical analysis on offers, and support design checks and reviews.
• Monitor and control man-hours spent and provide progress reports to the Project Manager Engineering.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and specifications.
• Contribute to the department's development by developing and describing standards and working methods.

Skills & experience

To excel as Team Lead Outfitting, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field combined with at least five years of experience in outfitting systems engineering.
• Proficiency in 2D and 3D systems, preferably Cadmatic or Catia, with experience in ships or offshore installations.
• Experience in leading mid-size engineering teams of up to ten people and structuring work packages effectively.
• Knowledge of class and statutory rules and regulations such as SOLAS, Lloyds Register, and DNV.
• Experience in working with vendors, subcontractors, and Good Engineering Practices, with a strong focus on quality and budget awareness.
• Good command of the Dutch, German and English language both written and verbal.
• Excellent references antecedents as a pre-employment security screening is standard part of the recruitment procedure.
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required and candidates with NL/EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with 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.

Other

Are you interested in the position of Team Lead Outfitting, kindly submit your application along with your CV and motivation 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 the vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or call the Corporate Recruitment department on +31 (0)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.

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