Coordinator Configuration Changes

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 the Coordinator Configuration Changes, you will be at the core of the Configuration Management process of Damen Naval, ensuring smooth coordination between technical and administrative aspects. You will play a key role in overseeing change management activities, ensuring requirements are clearly documented, analysed, and implemented with minimal disruption. You will function as the link between customers, partners, subcontractors, suppliers, and classification societies, ensuring that all changes are managed effectively from initiation to completion.

Key accountabilities
In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Initiate, document, and oversee engineering changes, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

• Perform impact analyses and verify the appropriate change management levels.

• Monitor progress, facilitate communication, and coordinate between stakeholders.

• Organize and lead Change Board meetings, documenting decisions and action points.

• Develop and oversee change implementation plans, ensuring clear execution and communication.

• Finalize and close out changes post-implementation and verification.

• Provide support to the document control team as needed.

Skill & experience

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master degree, with a strong inclination towards administrative tasks in a complex technical environment.

• A proactive and structured approach, with a drive to complete tasks efficiently and support colleagues effectively.

• Expertise in naval engineering concepts and practices.

• Solid knowledge of configuration management and change control processes.

• Experience in handling administrative tasks in a PDM system for complex products and projects.

• The ability to manage and interpret data from multiple applications and sources.

• Strong attention to detail, precision, discipline, social sensitivity, resilience, and customer orientation.

• Excellent command of both Dutch and English, with proficiency in German considered advantageous.

• 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.

• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.

• Additional 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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