Operations Superintendent

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.

Make your mark as an Operations Superintendent for Boskalis Marine Services! Marine Services deals with the global chartering of tugs, anchor handling tugs, barges and sheerleg’s of Boskalis Offshore Energy. Next to that, we execute internal & external projects in the field of renewables, wind energy, etc.. As an Operations Superintendent, you play a key role in the startup & execution phase of charters and very diverse projects of our fleet. You make sure to manage your assets, maintaining overview on agreed schedules & courses and remotely tackling issues on board. During projects, you collaborate with many different stakeholders (also abroad), while maintaining the overview in multiple projects at the same time. Quality and safety are your first priority and you act accordingly.

Your responsibilities as an Operations Superintendent

• In collaboration with the Operations Manager, you prepare charters & projects and launch them. This includes selecting necessary materials/ equipment and making deals with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Alignment and exchange of information between our fleet, project teams and the assets-coordinators on shore.
• Maintaining day to day contact with on-board team, directing, instructing and motivating Project crew and Marine crew during the full project.
• Monitor the progress of mobilizations, adjust where necessary and optimize projects. You pay attention to safety (SHE-Q), working conditions and you supervise cost control.
• When needed (on a regular base), you work on project locations abroad.

Your qualities
You can make your mark as an Operations Superintendent if you have:

• A solid nautical background. You understand the day-to-day business at sea and how to make sure projects & charters are executed successfully. Experience with Anchor Handler vessels is a big plus.
• A bachelor level degree in Nautical Science or Maritime Officer.
• The ability to stay calm when under pressure and deal with stressful situations.
• Excellent command of the English language & good command of the Dutch language (or willingness to learn).
• Strong communication & collaboration skills.
• The flexibility to work abroad on a regular base and incidentally working in the weekends (or being standby).
• The ability to work both independently and collaborate within a team.

What you can expect

• Career opportunities: Because we work in a dynamic environment, we challenge you every day to get better. Together we will realize your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities.
• Young Boskalis: This is a platform created for and by the Young Boskalis generation. The Young Boskalis Board focus is to represent young employees and look after their integration into the Boskalis family across the various divisions. Every year Young Boskalis organizes various activities, such as a visit to a project or vessel in the Netherlands, but also a Friday Drink on the first day after payday.
• Warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs about Boskalis!

Extra information

Your team: You will be a part of the Marine Services Operations team.

Parttime/fulltime: The position of Operations Superintendent requires a fulltime availability (38 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. 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.

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of Operations Superintendent. Please contact Laura Hoogendoorn, Corporate Recruiter, via +31 6 50 18 52 02.

Interested? Please apply before February 28th 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.