Project manager Manoeuvring
Publication date9 Oct 2025
FieldShips
LocationWageningen
Employment40 hours
ContactPatrick Hooijmans, P.M.Hooijmans@marin.nl
Are you a team player who shares our fascination for the controllability and manoeuvrability of ships at sea and in restricted waters? Welcome on board!
Who are we looking for?
An enthusiastic colleague with a degree in maritime technology (or similar), knowledgeable in naval architecture, experience with scientific software, and a particular interest in manoeuvring. You like to work on acquisition, are eager to manage projects with attention for schedule and budget, and apply your commercial skills. You have or will develop the skills to conduct experimental studies in our basins and time domain simulations using our software tools. You have good reporting and presentation skills, with a strong command of the English language and are willing to learn Dutch if it is not your native language. You should be able to identify and initiate improvements and give pro-active advice to clients.
Who will your colleagues be?
You will be working within the Ships department, which consists of around 100 persons in several smaller teams. Within the Transport & Shipping team, your projects will focus on the manoeuvring aspects of both sea-going and inland waterway vessels.
What will your work involve?
The work will require excellence in using all type of methodologies available at MARIN: both numerical simulations and manoeuvring experiments in our basins. The role involves aspects such as: development of proposals, contact with the client, project management , technical implementation, interpretation of the results and reporting, as well as acquisition, new business development and research in the field of ship manoeuvrability.
What do we offer?
- A stimulating environment that will allow you to develop while maintaining the freedom to choose your own path.
- An attractive salary and benefits package, including our annual profit sharing and excellent pension scheme.
- Lifecycle allowance of 5.55% of your gross monthly salary.
- 29 vacation days (fulltime) + 5 scheduled days between Christmas and New Year.
- Plenty of opportunities for your professional development and career advancement.
- Development through training courses, further education and coaching.
- Flexibility in working hours and a hybrid working arrangement, to support your work-life balance.
Who are we?
MARIN is a globally recognised institute in maritime research, based in Wageningen, the Netherlands. Our mission is ‘Better Ships, Blue Oceans’: we stand for clean, smart and safe shipping and sustainable use of the sea. We do this as an independent knowledge partner for the maritime sector, governments and society. We work with around 450 specialists in various fields who are proud of an open and collaborative culture in which you can explore your ideas and take initiative.
Interested?
If you want to know more about the position, call Patrick Hooijmans, Team Leader Transport & Shipping at +31 (0)317 49 32 44. You can apply for this position by using the APPLY button on our website.
Contact
Patrick Hooijmans
senior project manager | team leader