HR Business Partner

Hoe jij het verschil kunt maken

Make your mark as HR Business Partner for Boskalis Offshore Energy. You are responsible for executing and monitoring HR policies for our Fleet Management department which is located in Papendrecht and Antwerp. Also, you take on HR responsibility for SHEQ, one of our Offshore Energy staff groups.

In the position of HR Business Partner you add value for your stakeholders. You determine and advise on the HR topics and priorities. Furthermore, you initiate, organize and execute HR processes or further professionalize these. A hands-on mentality is key, you do not hesitate to take part in all operational HR related tasks you encounter such as job interviews, job offers, and exit interviews.

Your responsibilities:

• You initiate and implement HR strategies such as growth and succession planning, talent management within the business units you support.
• For our Antwerp organization you are responsible for redefining and simplifying the HR process.
• You are involved in various HR projects, such as our performance review method and internal mobility.
• You take part in the hiring process of new employees and are responsible for the exit interviews.
• You collaborate effectively with the (Offshore Energy) HR team to steer and contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes and services needed to realize the common strategies and goals.

Your qualities

You can make your mark as HR Business Partner if you have:

• At least 8 years’ relevant work experience as an HR Business partner or HR Advisor.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HRM, Business Administration or similar.
• Experience with working in an international technical environment, preferably in a maritime or contracting organization with a hands-on mentality.
• Full understanding of the Belgian laws and regulations.
• No problem with travelling between Antwerp and Papendrecht on a regular basis.
• A good command of written and spoken English and Dutch.

Over Boskalis

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.

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.

What you can expect

• Money and more: Besides a competitive salary, you will receive holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 31 days (based on a full-time contract), a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as collective health insurance, travel allowance.
• Career opportunities: We challenge you every day to get better. Together we realize your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities.
• Warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your online onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs of Boskalis!

Extra information

• Your team: As HR Business Partner you are part of the Offshore Energy HR team, which consists of 16 HR professionals. A wide variety of people with extensive HR experience and in-depth knowledge of the Boskalis organization, located in Papendrecht, Antwerp, Aberdeen and Shanghai. Next to that you are in close contact with your stakeholders in the Fleet Management department, partly located in Antwerp, and our SHEQ department. Working partly in Antwerp also means working closely together with Antwerp office leadership. At group level, Boskalis has several expertise centers that support you in specific HR fields such as Compensation & Benefits, Recruitment and Learning & Development.
• Where you will work: You are based at our campus in Papendrecht as well as our office in Antwerp. You will be present in Antwerp 2 days a week and the rest of the week in Papendrecht. It is possible to work from home once a week.
• The position of HR Business Partner is a full-time job (40 hours a week). However, part-time (32 hours) is negotiable.
• 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. If both sides are happy to proceed after interviews, 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.

Wil je meer weten?

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the function of HR Business Partner. Please contact Juliette Janssen, Corporate Recruiter via +31 (0)6 50 15 06 22.

Interested? Please apply before February 25 by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site.

Disclaimer for recruitment and selection agencies

We don’t accept any unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment and selection agencies. In general, we don’t appreciate acquisition, and this also applies to Boskalis colleagues or associated Boskalis companies.