Project Planner

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About us
Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

As Project Planner at Damen Naval, you will plan the end-to-end construction of cutting-edge naval vessels using Primavera P6. The construction of a state-of-the-art naval ship is a complex endeavor, involving tens of thousands of activities and numerous interdependencies. Your resource-loaded project planning will serve as the guiding framework throughout the entire construction process, from ideation and design to production and commissioning. Your meticulous planning will play a critical role in bringing to life the naval ships we at Damen Naval take immense pride in building.

Key accountabilities
In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Develop a comprehensive baseline project plan in collaboration with Project Managers, Team Leaders, and subcontractors, ensuring all activities and interdependencies are accounted for.

• Maintain and analyze operational plans to swiftly identify progress delays and bottlenecks, enabling proactive issue resolution.

• Initiate and implement improvement processes to mitigate challenges at specific project stages, ensuring a smooth workflow.

• Generate detailed progress status overviews and accurate hour forecasts to provide valuable insights for stakeholders.

• Compile and manage project data for multi-project planning (portfolio), ensuring effective coordination and resource allocation.

• Lead the logistics team to ensure all project requirements are met efficiently, optimizing supply chain and resource management.

• Engage in discussions and negotiations related to in- and export requirements, incoterms, and customs interactions, ensuring compliance and smooth operations.
   

Skills & experience
We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in project planning using Oracle Primavera P6, ideally within the shipbuilding or manufacturing sector

• Proven track record of developing and managing complex project plans with tens of thousands of activities and interdependencies

• Strong knowledge of resource-loaded project planning and multi-project planning (portfolio)

• Expertise in identifying and mitigating risks, and implementing improvement processes

• Excellent analytical skills to maintain and analyze operational plans, identifying progress delays and bottlenecks

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and ensuring smooth collaboration between IT, engineering, and manufacturing

• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.

• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. Candidates with EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

What we offer
At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.

• 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.

• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.

• PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.

• Profit sharing based on company results.

• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.

• Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Application & information
Are you interested in this position, please submit your application with your CV and cover letter, along with an indication of:

• Your (preferred) monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.
• Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).
• Notice period / possible starting date.

For more information about this vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.

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