Lead Structural Engineer

Do you enjoy leading complex engineering projects with a focus on maritime and structural engineering? And would you like to be responsible for estimations, planning, budgets and client contact as well? This might be the opportunity for you.

Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam is currently looking for a Lead Structural Engineer. In this role, you’re responsible from the very beginning of a project where you specify client questions into estimations, budgets and planning. During the project, you’re responsible for concept, design, calculations and engineering of offshore operations. Projects will focus on workability, design of temporary steel structures like seafastening and grillages, blade rack design, lifting analyses etc.

After finishing and handing over the final reports you’ll stay in touch with our clients during execution of the project. If necessary, you’ll travel offshore to guide the project and be point of contact for the offshore crew. The position of lead engineer will be a mix of engineering and project management, where about 70% of your time is focused on engineering and technical issues. The remaining time you’ll guide your team, contact/visit clients and make sure planning and budget stays under control.

Responsibilities:

• Estimating, budgeting, and planning for structural engineering projects
• Inform and manage the engineering team about the project and planning
• Responsible for concepts, designs and engineering of structural projects
• Make calculations and models with software like Ansys, Solid Edge and Autocad
• Being point of contact towards clients and offshore crew and open to travel offshore during execution of the projects

What we ask:

• A MSc. in Maritime-, Mechanical-, Offshore Engineering, Naval Architecture or comparable
• 7+ years’ experience in structural engineering projects for different types of vessels, preferably for temporary steel structures
• Experience with software like Ansys, Solid Edge and Autocad
• Experience with managing an engineeringteam and operational engineering projects
• Having practical experience during execution would be a plus

What we offer:

• Excellent salary and working conditions
• Good secondary conditions like 37 holidays (28 + 9), profit distribution and working from home arrangement.
• Working on state-of-the-art projects within the maritime industry with a high variety of projects to work on
• Working in an experienced team and develop yourself as an engineer with study possibilities and training

About our company:

Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam is the Independent Maritime Design House. In the maritime market, we are the only independent engineering firm offering four unique specializations: ship design, methods engineering, equipment design and temporary steel design. This allows our clients to benefit from the synergy of our combined expertise. Our extensive knowledge and experience in each area enable us to integrate these specializations seamlessly into a single project. This way, we deliver innovative and comprehensive solutions that advance the maritime industry.