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About us

Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. We are the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs 12,000 professionals globally. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

As the Team Lead Automation at Damen Naval you will be responsible for the Automation part of engineering within our naval shipbuilding projects. You will be involved in the first (proposal) phase in the project to setup a solid work break down and planning structure for all tasks that belong to the discipline. You will also be leading a small or mid-sized team of (Senior) Automation Engineers during the execution of the project, to deliver the required engineering output. As Team Lead Automation you will be ultimately responsible for the desired quality, timely delivery and reporting to the Project Manager Engineering.

Key accountabilities

As Team Lead Automation your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead a small/mid-size Electrical & Automation engineering team.
• Coach the team to adhere to internal standards.
• Create work breakdown structures and assign budgets.
• Deliver quality engineering work to the Project Manager Engineering on time.
• Manage vendors and subcontractors for timely project contributions.
• Organize design checks and reviews for quality assurance.
• Verify technical performance of vendors and subcontractors.
• Perform technical analysis of offers with the Purchase department.
• Monitor and control the man-hour budget and report progress.
• Coordinate technical support or commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with all class and customer requirements.

Skills & experience

To excel as Team Lead Automation, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• 5+ years in designing complex electrical & automation systems in shipbuilding, offshore, or maritime sectors.

• Experience in large, highly complex project environments.

• Leadership experience with engineering teams (up to 10 people).

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer

• Engineering, Technical Automation, or related field.

• Project Management experience with the ability to finalize work packages within deadlines.

• Familiarity with class-regulated products and Good Engineering Practices.

• Excellent command of English (written and verbal); German skills are a plus.

• Excellent references; pre-employment security screening is required.

• Permanent EU citizenship and passport. Candidates with EU work visa or both EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible due to the military nature of our projects.

What we offer

At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.
• 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
• PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.
• Profit sharing based on company results.
• Working from home policy and other benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Other

Are you interested in this position, please submit your application with your CV and cover letter, along with an indication of:

• Your (preferred) monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.
• Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).
• Notice period / possible starting date.

For more information about this vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.

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