Junior Project Engineer - Offshore Heavy Lifting

Company Description

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.  

Boskalis has one of the largest global fleets of specialized offshore vessels, allowing us to carry out a broad range of offshore activities. We provide innovative and sustainable all-round solutions to tackle major worldwide maritime challenges. Our Offshore Energy division supports sustainable energy solutions such as wind energy as well as traditional fossil facilities. We’re involved in the entire journey from developing and transporting to maintaining and decommissioning these facilities. 

Job Description

The Offshore Heavy Lifting business unit of Boskalis is active in both the offshore wind and in the oil and gas installation and decommissioning markets. With a focus on offshore wind we solve challenges in transport and installation of offshore wind farm foundations that are related to their harsh environmental conditions, heterogeneous soil profiles and scheduling risks. At Boskalis we want to be a partner our clients can rely on. We want to be an offshore installation contractor with the right expertise, experience and commitment to execute operations safely, on time and within budget.

How you can make your mark

In the role of Junior Project Engineer you will contribute to the tender, preparation and execution phases of our projects. During the tender phase you are responsible for ensuring technical feasibility of the  proposed execution method. In the  preparation phase you have a key role in coordinating works related to engineering preparations on the project to ensure that quality will be delivered.

Typical projects are done by Bokalift 1 and Bokalift 2, our self-propelled crane vessels, including a 3,000 and 4,000 ton revolving crane respectively. Our vessels are used for: installing jackets and monopiles for offshore wind turbines, decommissioning of obsolete oil and gas platforms and transport and installation of new-build oil and gas production platforms.

Your responsibilities as a Junior Project Engineer at Boskalis Offshore Heavy Lifting

• Prepare and guide project preparations, work methods and designs that meet all requirements
• During project execution, support as field engineer offshore or on the site office.
• Provide solutions to the customer and mitigate risks to an as low as possible level
• Ensure that you are well informed about the contract agreements with the customer and that you know the project management procedures and rules of Boskalis heavy lift
• Based on solid knowledge, you convince customers / marine warranty surveyors / authorities of the feasibility and safety of the offered solution / method and the resulting specifications
• Structure, plan and budget the project engineering work (including subcontractors where needed) and inform relevant stakeholders on time
• Provide support and advice to the lead engineer with regards to project engineering issues and resources during all phases of the project
• Drive continuous improvement of department processes and procedures and evaluation of the engineering process. Identification of lessons learnt and ensuring implementation of follow up actions related to lessons learned

You can make your mark as a Junior Project Engineer if you have

• At least 2 - 3 years of working experience, preferably in a project environment involving transportation and installation of bottom foundation structures offshore;
• As a minimum a bachelor’s degree in a technical field, preferably mechanical, maritime, civil or offshore engineering,
• Understanding of the underlying disciplines behind our work as heavy lift contractor (Rigging design, Geo, Marine and structural engineering)
• Willing to travel for the purpose of the project. For tenders this will be limited to shorter trips for meetings with clients. Depending on the project this may be on an adhoc basis or on a rotation scheme to project locations abroad;
• A good command of written and spoken English;
• A positive attitude, are dependable and responsible;

Qualifications

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact, as part of a diverse, international team of experts. 
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement, a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance, travel allowance.
• Career development: Plenty of opportuni