Key Skills
Job Description
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ABOUT US
Damen Offshore & Specialized Vessels (OSV) designs, builds and delivers complex maritime projects for markets such as defense & security, offshore, public transport and dredging. We operate in an international, multidisciplinary environment and work closely with customers, suppliers, subcontractors, engineering teams and shipyards around the world.
For our product group Defense & Security we are looking for a Project Manager.
THE ROLE
As a Project Manager within our Product Group Defense & Security, you are responsible for the successful execution of assigned shipbuilding projects from contract handover through delivery and warranty. You manage the project in an integrated way, ensuring control over scope, planning, budget, quality, risks, contractual obligations and stakeholder expectations.
You will work with multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Site Management, Quality, Contract Management, Services, suppliers, subcontractors and customers. Many of our vessels are built at international production locations, which means you are able to operate effectively across cultures, disciplines and time zones.
KEY ACCOUNTIBILIES
- Kick off assigned projects, determine the scope of work and draw up project plans, deliverables, milestones and responsibilities together with the project team.
- Manage the full project execution process, including engineering, procurement, production, testing, commissioning, trials, delivery and warranty follow-up.
- Monitor progress against planning, budget, quality standards, contractual requirements and customer expectations, and take corrective action where needed.
- Identify project risks and opportunities, define mitigation actions and ensure timely escalation of issues that may impact time, cost, quality or scope.
- Coordinate internal and external stakeholders and ensure clear, timely and professional communication on project status, decisions, risks and required actions.
- Manage disturbances in the process and safeguard continuity in cooperation with the project team, suppliers, subcontractors and shipyards.
- Ensure that Damen standards, HSSEQ requirements, contractual obligations and applicable governance processes are followed throughout the project.
- Support customer meetings, inspections, contractual milestones, sea trials and delivery moments where required.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and providing feedback for product, process and project execution improvements.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Shipbuilding, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a comparable technical field.
- At least five years of relevant project management experience, preferably in shipbuilding, maritime engineering, defense, offshore or another complex technical project environment.
- Experience with multidisciplinary project teams and complex stakeholder environments.
- Strong understanding of project control, including planning, budget, scope, risk, quality and contractual requirements.
- Experience with international production locations, suppliers, subcontractors and customers is considered an advantage.
- Affinity with defense and security projects and the ability to work in a controlled and compliance-sensitive environment.
- Excellent communication skills in English; Dutch language skills are considered an advantage.
- Willingness to travel internationally when required.
COMPETENCIES
You are a strong organizer and natural coordinator who can bring structure to complex projects. You communicate clearly, make decisions based on facts and priorities, and keep stakeholders aligned. You are result-oriented, quality-driven and able to balance customer focus with commercial, technical and contractual boundaries. You take ownership, remain calm under pressure and are comfortable working in an international and dynamic project environment.
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Core Responsibilities
The Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end execution of shipbuilding projects, from contract handover to delivery and warranty. They manage multidisciplinary teams, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder expectations while ensuring compliance with technical and contractual standards.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant engineering field and possess at least five years of project management experience in complex technical environments. Strong communication skills in English and the ability to operate effectively in international, multidisciplinary settings are required.
About Damen
Industry: Shipbuilding
Company size: 10,001+ employees
Oceans, seas, lakes and rivers offer growing possibilities in the areas of trade, food, energy and recreation. To ensure global prosperity for next generations and keep the earth habitable with an ever-increasing population, it is essential to utilise and protect these possibilities as efficiently and responsibly as possible. Damen provides unprecedented maritime solutions for this, through design, shipbuilding, ship repair and related services. We offer versatile platforms that enable our customers to be successful and that raise the standard in terms of safety, reliability, efficiency and sustainability. We want to become the most sustainable shipbuilders in the world. In the previous century, we revolutionized shipbuilding. Thanks to standardisation, we were able to supply our customers with better ships, faster. More than 90 years and 6,500 ships later, the importance of standardisation is only increasing in the light of zero-emissions and digitalisation. We do not build our ships alone, but together with an extensive network from the international maritime cluster. We firmly believe in the power of sharing. It means that we also use our craftsmanship to build platforms on production facilities that are not ours. In this way, through knowledge transfer, we not only contribute to better, safer and more eco-friendly ships, but also to sustainable local development and prosperity. We are a family owned business and stand for fellowship, craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and stewardship. Our playing field is the world. Our horizon is the long term. We firmly believe in our team, but also in the strength of the individual. Each colleague is an entrepreneur, focused on ensuring truly satisfied clients and making our contribution to a better world. In every aspect of our business the next generation is our starting point.