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On-site in Vlissingen·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 12 Nov)
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Our summary
- Salary
- €5,573 - €9,342 a month
- Work mode
- On-site, Vlissingen
- Contract
- Full-time
- Languages
- Dutch




Damen Shipyards is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in the Netherlands.
This job advert was originally written in Dutch.
Requirements
What we're looking for
You are an experienced project professional who maintains an overview in a technically complex environment. You combine leadership and decisiveness with commercial insight and a sense for customer relations.
In addition, you possess:
- Minimum HBO (higher professional education) working and thinking level, preferably in Maritime Technology, Naval Architecture, or a similar technical field;
- Extensive experience with complex, multidisciplinary technical projects;
- Experience with financial project control and project reporting;
- Experience with the functional management of project teams;
- Experience with international customer and stakeholder management;
- Knowledge of contract, scope, change, and risk management;
- Excellent command of the Dutch and English languages.
Nice to have
- Preferably experience within yacht building, shipbuilding, offshore, maritime technology, or a similar engineer-to-order environment;
- Preferably a project management education or certification, for example IPMA.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
A responsible and varied position within an international, high-end yacht building environment. You will work on technically challenging projects, get space to further develop your professional knowledge, and make a visible contribution to the quality and timely delivery of extraordinary vessels.
The salary for this position is € 5,573 to € 9,342 gross per month based on full-time employment (40 hours), excluding holiday allowance. The exact grading is dependent on your knowledge and experience. This position falls under the Metalektro collective labor agreement (CAO).
In addition, we offer 27 vacation days and 13 ADV days per year on a full-time basis, holiday allowance, a travel allowance of € 0.25 per kilometer, a solid pension scheme, and ample opportunities for training and development.
The role
We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.
Do you want to take charge of the realization of a complex superyacht and work at the intersection of technology, project management, commerce, and customer relations? As a Project Manager, you are responsible for the successful realization of one or more challenging yacht projects, from the handover from the contract phase through to the formal delivery to the customer.
What you'll do
As Project Manager, you are the connecting factor within the project. You ensure that planning, budget, quality, scope, and technical specifications come together and you monitor the total project result. You provide functional leadership to a multidisciplinary project team and work intensively with other departments. Additionally, you are the central point of contact for the customer and the Owner's Representative. You know how to bring diverse interests together and maintain course toward the agreed result, even in a complex project environment.
In this role:
- You translate the sales contract and the customer's request into an integral and executable project plan;
- You monitor planning, milestones, budget, quality, scope, and project risks;
- You provide functional leadership to the multidisciplinary project team;
- You are the central point of contact for the customer and important external stakeholders;
- You monitor the financial result and prepare forecasts and progress reports;
- You identify and manage technical, financial, commercial, and organizational risks;
- You direct the preparation and execution of commissioning, testing, sea trials, and delivery;
- You ultimately ensure a controlled handover of the yacht to the customer and Customer Care.
Hiring process
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About Damen Shipyards
- Industry
- Shipbuilding
In their own words
About the company & team
The position is located in Vlissingen, Koningsweg 2. Due to the nature of the work, you will primarily be present at the shipyard and on board the ships. You will work in an international project environment with colleagues, suppliers, and subcontractors.
The vacancy holder is Roeland Berrevoets, Director Projects at Damen Yachting. For substantive questions about the position, you can contact him via 06 5189 8431.
Recruiter: Annemarieke van Casand-Burger
Email: annemarieke.van.casand.burger@damenyachting.com
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