Project Engineer water structures

As an Engineer in Offshore & Shipbuilding, you play a crucial role in creating safe, sustainable and efficient projects on or offshore. From shipbuilding to floating offshore platforms.

Responsibilities

• In charge of the execution of our marine infrastructure projects.
• Take the design lead in part of a large marine infrastructure project.
• In relation with the client and external partners on the technical design (such as our partner in the joint venture, other design and engineering consultancies, subcontractors, contractors during the construction phase, etc.).
• Dimension marine infrastructure projects following current Belgian and European standards, legislation, codes of practice and internal guidelines.
• Prepare designs (preliminary, basis, tender, detailed) for marine structures such as Port & waterways development studies: Port Master planning, locks, Quay walls, Jetties, Bridge foundations, Flooding areas, dikes, Breakwaters and perform analyses to find the optimum installation method of these structures; always with an open mind for innovative and alternative solutions.
• Liaison between the different competence centres in Tractebel and our partner in the joint venture for water infrastructure, road infrastructure, spatial design, mobility and equipment.
• Enhance an integrated design process by looking transversally over the different disciplines involved, , take the project from concept design through to completion.
• Responsible for the follow-up of progress, quality, and financial performance of the project.
• Ensure systematic follow-up of the project, by watching over customer satisfaction and foreseeing deteriorations in financial performance.
• Take a role as design engineer of the project and coordinate and coach our junior engineers and CAD designers.
• Follow up and verify the drafting work with the CAD designers
• Develop technical skills (SCIA Engineer, DSheet Piling, Ansys, Plaxis, …)

Requirements

• Qualified Master of Science in Structural Engineering with a Major in ‘Dredging and Off-Shore Engineering’ or ‘Construction Design’ or ‘Marine Engineering’.
• At least 5 years of relevant technical design experience.
• Have experience in applying the relevant design codes and guidelines for the structural design and soil-structure interaction of marine infrastructure such as port infrastructure, quay walls, sheet piles, anchors, combi walls, or large civil infrastructure works.
• Have experience in designing concrete reinforcement in complex 3D structures.
• Quality-driven and operate in a customer-focused way
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player.
• Have extensive knowledge of current Belgian and European Design Standards, legislation, codes of practice (ISO, EC, NEN, EAU, SB250, SB260…)
• Good knowledge of contracts management for public clients.
• Knowledge of standards for Building Consent (omgevingsvergunning) in Flanders (Belgium) is an asset
• Mobile and open to missions abroad (short or medium-term).
• With an international driving license / driving license “B.

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