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About us
The goal of Workboats is to develop, design, and construct a portfolio of Tugs / Dredgers / Workboats in the most effective and efficient manner, primarily based on series production of (smartcustomized) standard designs. Damen Workboats offers a range of innovative, standardized & smart-customized designs, fulfilling current and developing market demands, with well-balanced levels of quality, service, price, and delivery time; thereby providing optimal solutions for our clients.

The Role
As Lead Engineer Electrical, you will focus on the integration of electrical systems, such as power, navigation, alarm and monitoring systems. Full integration of these complex systems webbed in our workboats is your goal. As Lead Engineer, you will play a leading role in the engineering process, liaise with engineering partners and maintain contact with your counterparts at clients, suppliers and our shipyards.

Key Accountabilities

This role is a good fit for you if you like to do the following:

• Prepare functional descriptions and technical specifications for electrical systems and equipment and/or the assessment of supplier specifications;
• Set up preliminary one-line diagrams, load-balances, panel and cable tray arrangements;
• Organize and monitor interfaces and system integration with other disciplines (such as Shipbuilding and Mechanical) and co-makers;
• Be able to control the technical- and organizational scope of multiple projects, including different engineering teams, simultaneously;
• Set up and steer an engineering team per project by leading one or multiple (junior) E&A engineers;
• Supporting client, class and national authorities’ during the approval process.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering;
• At least five years’ relevant work experience, preferably in the shipbuilding industry;
• You master good communication skills, preferably in Dutch and English;
• Experience in the functional development of Electrification and/or Control & Monitoring systems;
• Excellent communication skills in English and Dutch as a pre.

As a person, you are:

• Result-oriented, a "Lead Engineer" with initiative and management skills;
• A pragmatic, persuasive Lead Engineer with a solid personality, fitting within a dynamic organization with a hands-on culture;
• Decisive and at the same time flexible in your approach, you work methodically;
• Able to influence, put things into perspective and also know how to have the patience that is sometimes needed to achieve results;
• Well able to manage expectations;
• Willing to travel (short trips about 1 to 2 times a year).

What we offer

We want to make sure you are a happy Lead Engineer Electrical, so we stimulate you to develop yourself in this position. We are a growing organization where innovation is the driving force. Entrepreneurship is in our DNA, and that's why we continue to grow and innovate and offer plenty of opportunities.

We offer you:

• Personal guidance, freedom, varied work and a work environment where your opinion counts;
• An excellent benefits package tailored to your experience and education level;
• An International work environment;
• Open, informal, no-nonsense culture with short communication lines;
• An active social environment in terms of business culture, events & sports.

Other

Damen Workboats does not approve of a commercial, contractor and/or agency acquisition or commercial use of this advertisement. Proposing candidates without invitation is not appreciated and will not be considered.

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