Senior Project Engineer

Do you want to work for a leading marine contractor in technically challenging offshore projects from our Singapore Office

At Heerema Marine Contractors, we do something new every day. We operate the world's largest crane vessels and with them we transport, install and remove structures for the offshore energy markets. Our projects range from installing wind turbines, removing retired offshore oil and gas platforms to installing platforms amongst the largest in the world. You can find our headquarters in Leiden, and there are offices in Houston, London, and Singapore while our vessels work globally. By joining us, you will play an important part in our unique maritime adventure.

As a Senior Project Engineer you take the lead in the technical work preparation for product development, studies, tenders and commercial projects.

You will assist the project manager and lead a team of engineers to execute the project. In this role you will be the single point of contact for the technical interface with the Client and subcontractors.

After completing the project preparations in the office and fabrication yards, your team will support the vessel crew during the execution on board our crane vessels.

Daily activities

Your daily tasks and responsibilities include the following:

• Leading at team of enthusiastic engineering professionals.
• Perform engineering, technical project preparation and execution support of offshore projects, i.e. heavy lift installation projects.
• Assist project manager with project based logistics, procurement and subcontracting.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with Clients and Subcontractors.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to identify and mobilize project equipment.
• Develop execution methods for offshore projects, selection of required equipment, concept and detail design of lifting arrangements etc.
• Planning, coordination and control of assigned work and definition of required resources and competences for own people and subcontractors.
• Review and organize reviews of internal and external deliverables (drawings, reports and procedures).
• Perform technical management of subcontractors from specification to completion of function test of equipment and hand-over to user.
• Providing inputs to planning team to prepare and maintain Project schedule.

Who will you work with

The Senior Project Engineer is member of the Technology Department, working closely with the Project Manager. You will lead a team engineers in various disciplines and actively liaise with colleagues in other departments and offices, like procurement, fabrication, operations, logistics etc.

Is this the job for you

You are a team player who organizes and plans the work and the involvement of others. You are quality and result oriented and have the ability to adapt easily when needed. You are creative and come up with original solutions for job-related problems. You recognize the effects and results of your own decisions or activities on other parts of the organization and act accordingly. You involve colleagues in the analysis of (problem) situations and stimulate them to come up with solutions.

Furthermore, you are/have:

• A Bachelor and/or Masters degree in Offshore Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Similar.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Minimum 8 year experience in engineering, project preparation and execution of offshore projects.
• Experience working offshore is mandatory.
• A good understanding of offshore assets and equipment capabilities in order to win, prepare and execute offshore projects.
• Familiar with the offshore oil & gas and renewables business.
• Pragmatic and solution oriented.
• Supervisory and coaching skills to provide guidance to less experienced engineers.
• The ambition to work (temporarily) offshore on our vessels, yards, overseas or in our other offices.

Working at Heerema Marine Contractors

Making the impossible possible offshore, this is what drives us at Heerema! To execute our offshore projects we must innovate, engineer and develop to find solutions for our clients challenges. Working with Heerema means working in an international, informal, and friendly environment where you will meet likeminded and passionate colleagues.

What we offer

• Excellent secondary labor conditions, such as health insurance, a bonus payment, business trip-, yard-, and offshore allowances.
• Starting at 18 working days and increasing to 25 days of annual leave.
• Ample opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Opportunities to develop your initiatives within a team.
• An informal working environment with international colleagues.
• A centrally located office with a good accessibility and parking.