✨ Engineering Design Manager ✨
We are looking for a high-caliber Engineering Design Manager to lead the coordination of design activities for complex, large-scale infrastructure projects. You will be at the forefront of technically demanding projects in civil infrastructure, maritime construction, and offshore environments within international markets, including Europe, Canada, South America, and Asia.
In this multidisciplinary role, you will bridge the gap between design theory and the reality of project execution. You will ensure that designs for sinking operations (such as tunnels, caissons, and wind turbine foundations) are robust, safe, and efficient.
Your Contribution 🏗️
- Lead the Design Lifecycle: Take full responsibility for the design process of complex international projects, ensuring the right composition of quality and capacity within the team.
- Technical Oversight: Oversee the design of specialized components, including sinking pontoons, bulkheads, and ballast systems.
- Field Integration: You won't be exclusively desk-bound; you'll regularly be on-site to witness sinking operations firsthand, ensuring seamless cohesion between design and execution.
- Multidisciplinary Management: Coordinate structural engineers, geotechnical specialists, and maritime experts, while acting as the primary technical interface for project management.
- Quality & Risk: Review and validate all engineering deliverables (drawings, FEM and CAD calculations) to ensure technical integrity and safety.
- Innovation: Drive the development of new design and sinking methodologies to improve feasibility and technical performance.
Your Profile 🧑💻
- Education: A Bachelor's or Master's degree (HBO/WO) in Civil Engineering with a strong structural specialization.
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years of experience in engineering design within the civil infrastructure, offshore, maritime sector, or dredging industry.
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrable affinity with and experience in designing (maritime) steel structures and proficiency with design software such as CAD and FEM.
- Leadership: A natural leader who can motivate teams, structure complex workflows, and effortlessly switch between technical details and project objectives.
- Languages: Excellent command of the Dutch and English languages is required; proficiency in German is a strong plus.
What We Offer 🎁
- Work-Life Balance: A sector-leading offering with over 40 vacation days per year.
- Employment Conditions: Excellent primary and secondary conditions in accordance with the Construction CAO, including a pension scheme and profit sharing.
- Resources for Success: A company car, laptop, and phone will be provided.
- Work Environment: A warm, entrepreneurial culture of a "family business" that prioritizes long-term job security and personal development.
- Impact: A central role where your technical decisions directly influence the realization of important global infrastructure.
About Cabo Norte Professionals
Cabo Norte Professionals is a team of highly driven recruitment experts based in Belgium with 20 years of in-house recruitment expertise in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia.
It’s our talent to find yours! We recruit candidates for our clients’ companies as if they were our own. We share our passion for their business with you. We get you inspired. Tell you all about their story and vision, and your possible future role herein. We make it personal, tailored to your ambition and expectations. After all, you are not looking for a job, but a career offering possibilities, perspective, and growth. We are here to pave your way to success.
Our clients are important players in their industry and niche, operating in the BENELUX area, France, or internationally, active in Architecture, Construction & Civil Engineering, Digital Engineering & Virtual Reality, Real Estate & Development, Digital Engineering & Virtual Reality, Energy, Health, Safety & Environment, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Industry.
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