We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.

We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.

About us

Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. We are the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs 12,000 professionals globally. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The Role
As Subdepartment Manager Combat, you are responsible for leading the Combat Systems subdepartment (~20 FTE) within the Combat, Electrical & Automation (CE&A) Engineering department. You manage the people, capacity, processes and tools needed to deliver high-quality engineering services. You ensure the right people are assigned to the right projects and actively contribute to achieving business objectives through effective leadership and continuous improvement. Besides the line management activities, you will also be partly involved in or contribute to engineering or proposal projects.

Key responsibilities
Your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide overall leadership for the Combat Systems subdepartment
• Manage and allocate resources within the Combat Systems subdepartment to ensure project teams are equipped with the right capabilities.
• Improve operational plans, policies, and procedures in line with the strategic direction of the department.
• Safeguard the execution of line management activities in terms of resource planning and development quality control and cost monitoring.
• Contribute to engineering or proposal projects within your field of (technical) expertise.
• Build strong partnerships internally and externally to align with long-term strategic goals.
• Monitor and improve team performance, fostering a productive and cohesive work environment.
• Provide structured support in proposal reviews and technical design discussions.
• Drive knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous process improvements across the department.
• Ensure adherence to all HSSEQ and Engineering policies and procedures.
• Define and implement configuration management plans (CMPs) for our naval projects.
• Set up and maintain project product structures, master document lists, and data environments.

Skills & experience
To excel as Subdepartment Manager Combat, you need to have:

• A bachelor’s degree (EQF 6) with 12–15 years of relevant experience or a master’s degree (EQF 7) with 10–12 years in a technical field.
• Proven leadership in engineering, manufacturing and integration of complex (preferably maritime, electrical or mechanical) systems.
• Solid understanding of engineering concepts, financial and contract management.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective coalitions.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken.
• Willingness to travel between our Dutch sites, or internationally for project purpose.

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 kilometer.
• PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.
• Profit sharing based on company results.
• Flexibility to work from home for up to two days a week.
• Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Other

Are you interested in the position of Subdepartment Manager Combat, please submit your application including 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 the vacancy of Senior Engineer in Configuration Management, 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. #LI-MM2