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About us

Damen Offshore & Specialized Vessels (OSV) designs and builds a wide range of highly specialized vessels for offshore, energy and maritime clients worldwide. Our projects are technically advanced, international in scope and executed by multidisciplinary teams. Strong financial control is essential to successfully deliver these projects.

The role

As Project Controller, you are responsible for the financial control of a portfolio of shipbuilding projects within OSV. You closely monitor project performance, challenge forecasts, and analyze margin and cash flow development. With your financial insights, you actively support Project Managers in steering projects and making well-informed decisions.

You will typically work on medium-sized or moderately complex projects, while also supporting senior Project Controllers on larger or higher-risk projects when required. This makes the role well suited for a finance professional with a solid foundation who wants to grow further in a project-based, technical and international environment.

You are part of the Finance & Control department, where Project Control plays a key role in understanding project performance, improving forecast quality and strengthening decision-making across the business.

Key accountabilities

Monitor and analyze project budgets, forecasts, margins, risks and cash flow
Prepare periodic project reports, variance analyses and forecast updates
Identify deviations in cost, planning, scope and financial results and explain root causes
Support Project Managers with financial insights, scenario analyses and decision support
Challenge project assumptions and actively contribute to forecast quality
Ensure correct, timely and compliant financial administration in line with Damen and OSV standards
Maintain project control files, reconciliations and supporting documentation
Support senior Project Controllers on large or complex projects where required
Contribute to improvements in project control processes, tools and reporting structures

Skills & Experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a related field
Approximately 3–6 years of relevant experience in controlling, finance, audit, consultancy or project administration
Experience in a project-driven environment is preferred
Strong analytical skills and ability to translate financial data into practical business insight
Comfortable working with project budgets, forecasts, margins and cash flow analyses
Proactive, accurate and able to collaborate with various stakeholders
Able to challenge constructively and communicate clearly
Solid Excel skills and experience with financial systems
Good command of English; Dutch is an advantage

What we offer

A key financial role within complex and technically challenging shipbuilding projects
An international working environment within a leading maritime organization
Close collaboration with Project Managers and senior finance professionals
Strong development and growth opportunities within Damen
Competitive salary and attractive secondary employment conditions

Interested?

Do you want to contribute to the financial success of innovative offshore and specialized vessels? Then we would like to hear from you.

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Recruiter:

Gerard Eggink

Email:

gerard.eggink@damen.com

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Are you ready to sail into a new adventure?

Damen was established by two brothers back in 1927. Today, with more than 12,000 employees, operating over 35 shipbuilding and repair yards, the Damen Shipyards Group has earned a leading position in the shipbuilding world. We are an international company that is, at heart, still a family business with family values and a deep respect for our maritime heritage. It is our aim to combine our proven standardisation with the innovations of digitalisation to become the world’s most sustainable shipbuilder

Newbuild

Damen has delivered more than 6,500 vessels in 100 countries and delivers some 175 vessels annually to customers worldwide. Damen’s focus on standardisation, modular construction and keeping vessels on stock leads to short delivery times, low total cost of ownership and reliable performance. We offer a wide range of products including tugs, naval and patrol vessels, high speed craft, ferries, dredging, offshore vessels and superyachts.

Shiprepair & conversion

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has a worldwide network of 18 repair and conversion yards with drydocks ranging up to 420 x 80 metres. DSC yards have extensive experience – completing more than 1,300 projects every year, from normal drydockings for scheduled maintenance to damage repair, right up to extensive refit and conversion projects.

Services

Being active in the maritime industry demands continuous vessel reliability. For nearly all vessel types Damen offers a broad range of services, including maintenance, spare parts delivery, training and the transfer of shipbuilding know-how.

Components

Damen is also specialised in the design and production of various marine components including propeller nozzles, rudders, special towing winches, anchors, anchor chains and steel works.

Always looking for talent

At Damen we are always looking for professionals, starters and students with a passion for ships. We offer challenging jobs, internships, premium placements or graduation projects both locally and globally, in various job areas.

Investing in talent

As professionals we offer you the ideal environment to continuously develop yourself both technically and personally by coaching you on the job and through various programmes found in the Damen Academy.

We also offer students diverse unique opportunities to get to know the Damen Shipyards Group. Boost your personal development, even before beginning your professional career, through various events and activities.

“Damen has always been a company with a clear focus on innovation. From ground-breaking concepts such as standardised shipbuilding to advanced products such as the SEA Axe Hull, innovation has provided the means for Damen to grow into an established global group of companies.”

Oceans of opportunities

We are active across the entire maritime sector and offer jobs in different areas allowing you to grow, develop and define your own career. Whether you are looking for a job in Sales, Design & Proposal, Engineering, Research & Development, Yard Support or Project Management, we will do our best to find the right fit in our Newbuild, Shiprepair & Conversion, Services or Components activities.

Steer your own career

From the first day you join our company, you will have the freedom and responsibility to steer your own course. Damen stands for challenging jobs, personal and professional development and for numerous career opportunities. And, above all, it’s fun to work at Damen!

Are you up for the challenge? Are you a team player who likes to work independently and thinks critically and are you ready to take the lead? Then feel welcome at Damen and spend your future best years with us!

‘’We want to become the most sustainable shipbuilders in the world. Our ambitions lie in circularity and zero-emission sailing!’’

Facts about

Number of employees: 9.000+
Sector: Yacht building, Marine Energy, Maritime, Offshore, Shipbuilding & repair
Preferred educational level: Vmbo, Mbo, Hbo, Wo bachelor, Wo master
Career level: Student, Starter (< 3 years), Young professional (3-5 years), Professional (5-10 years), Senior professional (>10 years)
Preferred education: Marine technology, mechanical engineering, offshore engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, aerospace engineering, industrial engineering, marine officer, ICT, information technology
Open vacancies: Check career.damen.com