Senior Project Manager – Maritime Steel Projects
Key Skills
Job Description
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About us:
Damen Civil & Modular Constructions is part of the Damen Group and specializes in the delivery of large-scale maritime and steel construction projects worldwide. We design and build complete shipyards, dry docks of all sizes, modular pontoons, barges and other complex steel structures.
Our headquarters is located in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, while our projects are executed globally. We work with multidisciplinary teams covering engineering, production (local and global), quality, and project management, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to Damen quality standards.
The role
As Senior Project Manager, you will take full responsibility for large and complex steel projects, such as dry docks and large pontoon constructions. You manage the project from contract handover through to final delivery.
You act as the central point of contact for clients, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment on scope, planning, budget, risks, and quality. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on project execution and regular site presence worldwide.
Key responsibilities
End-to-end responsibility for project delivery (scope, planning, budget, quality and risk).
Lead multidisciplinary project teams across engineering, production, procurement and quality.
Manage internal and external stakeholders, including clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
Monitor progress, identify risks and issues, and take timely corrective actions.
Report on project status and escalate when required.
Ensure compliance with Damen standards, contractual requirements and safety regulations.
Visit and support production sites worldwide during key project phases.
About you
You are an experienced project manager who feels at home in technically complex, international environments. You combine leadership and structure with a pragmatic, hands-on mindset.
You bring:
5+ years of experience as a Project Manager within maritime, offshore, civil or heavy steel projects.
Proven experience delivering large projects in an operational or production-driven environment.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
A proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
A technical background (HBO/Bachelor level or higher).
Excellent command of English and Dutch.
Willingness to travel internationally and work abroad for short to medium periods.
What we offer
A one-year contract with the intention to transition to a permanent, full-time position.
The opportunity to lead challenging international maritime projects with real impact.
A professional environment with strong technical expertise and project ownership.
Excellent opportunities for personal and professional development within the Damen Group.
40 annual vacation days.
A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including a solid retirement plan.
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Core Responsibilities
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of large-scale maritime and steel construction projects, managing scope, budget, and quality. They lead multidisciplinary teams and act as the primary point of contact for clients, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in maritime, offshore, or heavy steel project management and hold a technical degree at the Bachelor level or higher. Excellent command of English and Dutch is required, along with a willingness to travel internationally.
Benefits
- 40 annual vacation days
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Retirement plan
- Professional development opportunities
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.