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?

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Develop a comprehensive baseline project plan in collaboration with Project Managers, Team Leaders, and subcontractors, ensuring all activities and interdependencies are accounted for.
• Maintain and analyze operational plans to swiftly identify progress delays and bottlenecks, enabling proactive issue resolution.
• Initiate and implement improvement processes to mitigate challenges at specific project stages, ensuring a smooth workflow.
• Generate detailed progress status overviews and accurate hour forecasts to provide valuable insights for stakeholders.
• Compile and manage project data for multi-project planning (portfolio), ensuring effective coordination and resource allocation.
• Lead the logistics team to ensure all project requirements are met efficiently, optimizing supply chain and resource management.
• Engage in discussions and negotiations related to in- and export requirements, incoterms, and customs interactions, ensuring compliance and smooth operations.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in project planning using Oracle Primavera P6, ideally within the shipbuilding or manufacturing sector
• Proven track record of developing and managing complex project plans with tens of thousands of activities and interdependencies
• Strong knowledge of resource-loaded project planning and multi-project planning (portfolio)
• Expertise in identifying and mitigating risks, and implementing improvement processes
• Excellent analytical skills to maintain and analyze operational plans, identifying progress delays and bottlenecks
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and ensuring smooth collaboration between IT, engineering, and manufacturing
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, particularly in discussions related to in- and export requirements, incoterms, and customs
• Ability to generate detailed progress status overviews and accurate hour forecasts
• Proficiency in engaging stakeholders and securing their buy-in for project changes and improvements
• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. Candidates with EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

THE ROLE

As the Senior Integrated Project Planner at Damen Naval, you will plan the end-to-end construction of cutting-edge naval vessels. The construction of a state-of-the-art naval ship is a complex endeavor, involving tens of thousands of activities and numerous interdependencies. Your resource-loaded project planning, built in Primavera P6, will serve as the guiding framework throughout the entire construction process, from ideation and design to production and commissioning. Your meticulous planning will play a critical role in bringing to life the naval ships we at Damen Naval take immense pride in building.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Develop a comprehensive baseline project plan in collaboration with Project Managers, Team Leaders, and subcontractors, ensuring all activities and interdependencies are accounted for.
• Maintain and analyze operational plans to swiftly identify progress delays and bottlenecks, enabling proactive issue resolution.
• Initiate and implement improvement processes to mitigate challenges at specific project stages, ensuring a smooth workflow.
• Generate detailed progress status overviews and accurate hour forecasts to provide valuable insights for stakeholders.
• Compile and manage project data for multi-project planning (portfolio), ensuring effective coordination and resource allocation.
• Lead the logistics team to ensure all project requirements are met efficiently, optimizing supply chain and resource management.
• Engage in discussions and negotiations related to in- and export requirements, incoterms, and customs interactions, ensuring compliance and smooth operations