Senior Project Engineer | Mechanical | Kaag

Within Mechanical Engineering, we design and realize all mechanical systems aboard our superyachts. From HVAC and piping installations to equipment and pump systems: technology that is crucial for comfort, safety, and performance.

As Senior Project Engineer Mechanical, you provide direction to complex engineering trajectories and lead multiple teams. With your technical expertise, when the situation calls for it, you can take the lead and bring people along with you. With your ownership and helicopter view, you ensure that innovative solutions become a reality.

As Senior Project Engineer, you are responsible for the complete mechanical scope within a superyacht project. You lead Project Engineers and engineering teams. You hold ultimate responsibility for quality, planning, progress, and technical cohesion within Mechanical Engineering.

You ensure that HVAC, piping, equipment, and utility systems integrate seamlessly into the overall design. In doing so, you work intensively with other disciplines, suppliers, sub-contractors, production, and project management. You identify risks at an early stage and intervene immediately if necessary. You ensure that engineering results meet the highest requirements for quality, regulation, and manufacturability.

Additionally, you play an important role in the development of colleagues. You also help improve processes and strengthen the technical standard of the department.

• Responsible for the complete Mechanical Engineering scope within one or more superyacht projects.
• Leading Project Engineers and engineering teams.
• Monitoring planning, capacity, quality, budget, and progress.
• Ensuring optimal coordination between Mechanical Engineering, production, suppliers, and other disciplines.
• Safeguarding regulations, classification requirements, and Feadship standards.
• Initiating improvements, knowledge sharing, and technical innovations within the department.

• Responsible for the complete Mechanical Engineering scope within one or more superyacht projects.
• Leading Project Engineers and engineering teams.
• Monitoring planning, capacity, quality, budget, and progress.
• Ensuring optimal coordination between Mechanical Engineering, production, suppliers, and other disciplines.
• Safeguarding regulations, classification requirements, and Feadship standards.
• Initiating improvements, knowledge sharing, and technical innovations within the department.

At Royal Van Lent Shipyard, we want you to grow in your career. At the same time, you enjoy a healthy work-life balance. That is why we have put together an attractive and complete offer:

• Salary: A salary of € 4700 and a maximum of € 6700.
• Stable future: A one-year contract with a view to permanent employment.
• Generous days off: For full-time employment, you receive no less than 40 days off per year (27 vacation days + 13 ADV days).
• Attractive extras: In addition to 8% holiday allowance, you receive a guaranteed supplement of 2.75% until 2027.
• Share in our success: An annual profit sharing (conditional).
• Well arranged for later: A solid pension scheme via PME and a collective health insurance for supplementary packages.
• Travel allowance: € 0.25 per kilometer, based on your commuting distance.
• Flexibility: Work with flexible working hours, arranged in consultation with your supervisor.
• Fun with colleagues: An active staff association that organizes pleasant activities such as a boat trip, summer BBQ, Sinterklaas celebration, or pub quiz.
• Personal growth: Access to plenty of training opportunities via the Feadship Academy, so you can continue to grow.
• Hybrid working: Work partly from home and partly at one of our beautiful locations.

Join our team. Experience for yourself the unique atmosphere of working on superyachts at Royal Van Lent Shipyard!

• HBO or WO Mechanical Engineering, Maritime Technology, or a comparable field.
• At least 5 years of experience as a Project Engineer or in a comparable role within complex technical projects.
• Demonstrable experience in managing engineers and multidisciplinary teams.
• In-depth knowledge of HVAC, piping, equipment, and utility systems.
• Experience with project control, stakeholder management, and quality assurance.
• Knowledge of CAD/PLM systems such as NX, Cadmatic, and Teamcenter is a plus.
• Strong communication skills in English. Dutch is a plus.
• When the situation calls for it, you take the lead. You are proactive, bring people along with you, and maintain an overview. You connect people and turn technical challenges into concrete results.