Medior Project Planner - Offshore Energy

Company Description

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an 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. 

Within a vibrant company culture, you will be working as part of a diverse, international team of experts. We offer you the opportunity to realize your full personal potential and expand your professional career by creating new horizons. Together!​

Job Description

Make your mark as a Medior Project Planner at the Global Engineering  department of Boskalis Offshore Energy. Our department spearheads a wide range of projects, including renewable energy installations and complex marine infrastructure developments. With a diverse array of in- and external stakeholders such as environmental agencies, local governments, and international partners, your role will be foundational to the success of our projects. The Global Engineering department is at the forefront of innovation and excellence, ensuring our projects meet the highest standards of sustainability and efficiency.

Your responsibilities as Project Planner

• Set-up and management of the overall scheduling process within a tender or project, in line with stakeholder requirements.
• Develop and manage multidisciplinary schedules during the lifecycle of the project, covering preparations, engineering, procurement, fabrication, transports, and installations works.
• Independently answer planning-related questions and issues, providing solutions or required information.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by signaling relevant industry developments and guiding junior planning engineers.
• Strive for value optimization by processing and analyzing project data, reporting on the proposed way forward.
• Proactively identify interfaces, opportunities, and potential risks within the project, providing stakeholders with regular progress updates.
• Participate in probabilistic schedule analysis and support the risk management process where possible.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure efficient use of resources and timely project delivery.

Your qualities

• A Higher Professional Education (mbo4, hbo or wo) degree with 0-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Skilled user of Primavera and an understanding of planning theory.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of project management (IPMA D or equivalent) and risk management.

The following competencies are also important for the role of function:  

• Strong analytical skills and a talent for asking the right questions.
• A flexible attitude: you are stress-resistant and can handle last-minute information and adjustments well.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Qualifications

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact, in an earth-moving company, as part of a diverse, international team of experts. 
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 26 days (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. 
• The Boskalis campus: Experience the unique Boskalis vibe at our Papendrecht site, complete with restaurants, sports fields, and a wharf where our vessels dock. We offer a state-of-the-art auditorium, brainstorming rooms, experience center for client meetings, and a coffee place where you can connect with colleagues.  
• 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 Project & Tender Support team, within Offshore Energy’s Global Engineering department, collaborating closely with Risk- & Systems Engineering and Document Control. The Planning team consists of 10 dedicated colleagues.
• Where you will work: We work from our beautiful campus in Papendrecht, working partly from home is a possibility.
• Full-time job: The position of Project Planner is a full-time job (40 hours a week).
• Procedure: All you need to do to apply for a job is to complete the online application form and send it to us along with your CV and cover letter. As soon as you have sent your application, you will receive a confirmation email. Depending on the job, we will invite you for two or more interviews via Microsoft Teams. An assessment can be part of this procedure. If both sides are happy to proceed, we will make you an offer to join Boskalis. After successfully completing all the steps in the procedure, we warmly welcome you to our organization.

Additional Information

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of Project Planner. Please contact Tim Gouweleeuw, Corporate Recruiter, via [email protected].

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

Please note: Boskalis never requests a financial contribution to arrange visas or other documents related to a job vacancy. Be wary of individuals who pretend to be our recruiters and do ask for such contributions.

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. 

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