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Boskalis

Technical Superintendent docking and ship repairs

full-time•Papendrecht

Summary

Location

Papendrecht

Type

full-time

Experience

5-10 years

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About this role

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

Make your mark as a technical superintendent docking and ship repairs for Boskalis Offshore Energy. In this role, you are responsible to prepare and execute dockings and ship repairs, coordinate “day-to-day” maintenance and repair activities of the assigned vessel, including resolving technical issues during ship repairs projects.

As a Technical Superintendent docking and ship repairs, your responsibilities include:

  • Advising, preparing scope of work, and executing docking and ship repair projects;
  • Supporting the Fleet Management team and managing docking and repairs, ensuring accurate cost allocation.
  • Carrying out efficient and safe repair, maintenance, and docking projects.
  • Arranging statutory surveys and maintaining vessel and equipment compliance with Class standards.
  • Taking safety and technical responsibility for vessel and equipment performance during projects.
  • Ensuring accurate reporting on maintenance, docking and repairs.
  • Implementing best practices and lessons learned within the Fleet management.
  • Coordinating repairs and docking activities for crew, subcontractors and shipyards.
  • Coordinating a multidisciplinary team and promoting effective communication.

Your qualities

You can make your mark as a Technical Superintendent docking and ship repairs if you have:

  • Higher Professional Education (bachelor): Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture or Maritime Engineering
  • 8 years of relevant nautical experience in a maritime environment;
  • Fully conversant with the legislative and regulatory requirements for marine assets;
  • Prior experience in dockings and ship repairs;
  • Good command of English, written and spoken;
  • Team player, problem solver, good communication skills and taking initiative. 

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 (based on a full-time contract), a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance, travel allowance.
  • Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realize your full potential. Challenge yourself with (online) courses in our Boskalis academy. 
  • Young Boskalis: Are you under 36? Come and join Young Boskalis!. Have fun and join in social and sports activities ranging from pub quizzes to yoga, bootcamps and an annual sailing boat race. Networking and knowledge sharing are a vital part of Young Boskalis as well. 

Extra information

  • Your team: You will be part of the Fleet department of Boskalis Offshore Energy. You report to the Manager Equipment and Mobilization.
  • Where you will work: You will be based at our head office in Papendrecht. In this role travel will be frequent, with a ratio of 50 - 50. 
  • Full/part-time job: The position of Technical Superintendent docking and ship repair is a fulltime job (40 hours a week).
  • Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once it’s clear we’re a good match, we’ll make you an offer – and look forward to welcoming you to the company. 

Additional Information

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of technical superintendent docking and ship repairs. Please contact Sandra Hofstede, senior corporate recruiter via 06 46042957.

Interested? Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site.

Disclaimer for Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies 

We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application. 

  • Department: Offshore Energy fleet management
  • Level of experience: Professional
  • What we promise 1: Being part of the energy transition
  • Organisation: Offshore Energy
  • Region: Worldwide
  • What we ask of you 3: Problem Solving
  • What we ask of you 1: Eager to learn
  • Disciplines: (technical) Superintendents
  • What we promise 2: Contributing to one of a kind projects
  • What we promise 3: An international career
  • What we ask of you 2: Achieving Results
  • What you'll do

    • The Technical Superintendent is responsible for preparing and executing dockings and ship repairs, coordinating maintenance and repair activities, and resolving technical issues during ship repair projects. This role involves managing docking and repairs while ensuring compliance with Class standards and safety regulations.

    About Boskalis

    Boskalis is a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors. The company provides creative and innovative all-round solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal and delta regions of the world. With core activities such as coastal defense, riverbank protection and land reclamation Boskalis is able to provide adaptive and mitigating solutions to combat the effects of climate change, such as extreme weather conditions and rising sea levels, as well as delivering solutions for the increasing need for space in coastal and delta regions across the world. The company facilitates the development of offshore energy infrastructure, including renewable wind energy and is active in the construction and maintenance of ports, waterways, access channels and civil infrastructure. In addition, Boskalis is a global marine salvage expert and provides terminal services at various locations worldwide. With a versatile fleet of more than 500 vessels and floating equipment and over 11,000 employees, Boskalis is creating new horizons around the world.

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