Salvage Engineer
Full-time
Level of experience: Professional
What we promise 1: An adventurous job around the world
Organisation: Salvage
Region: The Netherlands
What we ask of you 3: Eager to learn
What we ask of you 1: A pro-active attitude
Disciplines: Engineering
What we promise 2: Contributing to one of a kind projects
What we promise 3: Experience of a lifetime
What we ask of you 2: An entrepreneurial spirit
Company Description
Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an 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.
SMIT Salvage is part of Boskalis and in your job as salvage engineer you will work for this salvage company that is one of the largest in the world. We have an extensive track record and our client base includes many ship owners, governments, oil and gas companies and leading insurers. The power of the sea is unpredictable. You never know when or where a vessel is going to get into trouble and how a salvage operation will turn out. We have five strategically located offices near the main global shipping routes: Rotterdam, Houston, Cape Town, Macae and Singapore.
Job Description
As a salvage engineer you make your mark worldwide. You never know when or where a ship gets into trouble. That is why for a salvage engineer literally every day is different. It sounds like a cliché, but it is the reality. As a salvage engineer, you will have an adventurous job. When a ship is in distress, you will travel to the emergency scene with a multidisciplinary team. Once on-site, you work together with the team to repair the ship's plant and get the systems up and running again. It is vital to salvage the vessel as quickly as possible. As well as working on actual ship salvage operations, your job also includes the following duties and responsibilities:
Assisting the technical manager and the operations manager in the selection of new salvage equipment and setting up the right maintenance procedures.
Assisting the technical manager and the operations manager in the selection of new salvage equipment and setting up the right maintenance procedures.
Maintaining company owned salvage equipment.
Sharing knowledge with other engineers about complex ship's systems.
Advising the salvage master and superintendent about how to break into existing ship's systems in order to use them during the salvage operation.
Producing reports about the actions taken to get systems operational again. As you can expect from a leading international maritime service company, you will work with state-of-the-art equipment.
Your qualities
To be successful as a salvage engineer with SMIT Salvage, you will need a flexible approach; you never know when or where your next project will be. You adapt easily to working with different teams and you are fully proficient in English. Of course, you are happy to work irregular hours and to spend longer periods of time abroad. In addition, you have:
A license ‘Chief Engineer or 2nd Engineer All Ships’.
Worked for at least eight years on modern (merchant) ships.
Preferably experience with a range of different types of vessels and engine-room plants.
A valid seafarer’s medical.
Qualifications
What you can expect
A dynamic environment: A job that allows you to collaborate with a talented team of experts from different backgrounds and contribute to making a significant impact.
Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 26 days (based on a full-time contract) and a number of collective scheduled days off, a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance, travel allowance and foreign posting terms.
Career development: We offer you plenty of opportunities to bring out the best in yourself for example through (online) courses at our Boskalis academy.
Young Boskalis: Are you under 36? Come and join Young Boskalis! Have fun and join in social and sports activities ranging from pub quizzes to yoga, bootcamps and an annual sailing boat race. Networking and knowledge sharing are a vital part of Young Boskalis as well.
Extra information
Fulltime/ part time job: The position of salvage engineer is a fulltime job (40 hours a week).
Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once it’s clear we’re a good match, we’ll make you an offer – and look forward to welcoming you to the company.
Additional Information
Interested? Please apply 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.
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