Department Manager Equipment Design

Skip to content Department Manager Equipment Design Are you an experienced engineering leader with a strong background in maritime projects and a passion for developing teams and organizations? Would you like to co-lead an engineering department and help shape its strategic direction while remaining close to technical projects and clients? Do apply. As Department Manager Equipment Design at Vuyk Engineering, you are jointly responsible for the leadership, performance, and development of the engineering department. Together with the current Department Manager, you form a strong leadership duo that ensures a smooth operation, growth, and continuous improvement of the department.

In this role, you combine your people management skills with a solid engineering background. You oversee multiple projects and teams, ensuring alignment between business objectives, project execution, and people development. You play a key role in setting priorities, allocating resources, and maintaining high standards in engineering quality and delivery across mutli-discipline project. You act as a bridge between strategy and execution, translating organizational goals into concrete actions for teams and projects. At the same time, you remain closely involved in complex projects, supporting project managers and acting as escalation point when needed. Together with your co-manager, you ensure a motivating work environment in which engineers can develop and perform at their best.

✓ Co-lead and manage the Engineering department alongside the current department manager ✓ Drive departmental performance in terms of quality, delivery, utilization, and financial results ✓ Develop and implement departmental strategy, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives ✓ Manage, coach, and develop team members, including performance management and talent development ✓ Support and guide Project Managers in the successful execution of multidisciplinary projects ✓ Maintain strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders ✓ Contribute to tender strategies and high-level project approach ✓ Ensure compliance with industry standards, company procedures, and quality requirements What we ask: ✓ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field ✓ 15+ years of experience, including a solid background in engineering roles within the maritime or offshore industry ✓ Proven experience in managing teams, departments, or large multidisciplinary projects ✓ Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop professionals ✓ Strategic mindset combined with a hands-on, pragmatic approach ✓ Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills ✓ Experience with resource planning, financial oversight, and organizational development ✓ Ability to operate effectively in a multidisciplinary and international environment

✓ Excellent salary and working conditions ✓ Attractive secondary benefits, including 37 days of leave (28 + 9), profit sharing, and flexible working from home options ✓ Opportunity to work on state-of-the-art projects within the maritime industry, with a high level of variety ✓ A highly experienced team to work with (average experience of 15+ years) ✓ Opportunities for training and professional development

Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam is the Independent Maritime Design House. In the maritime market, we are the only independent engineering firm offering four unique specializations: ship design, methods engineering, equipment design and temporary steel design. This allows our clients to benefit from the synergy of our combined expertise. Our extensive knowledge and experience in each area enable us to integrate these specializations seamlessly into a single project. This way, we deliver innovative and comprehensive solutions that advance the maritime industry. Share your LinkedIn profile easily You can share your LinkedIn profile with us without responding to a vacancy. We review your profile and may contact you via LinkedIn if there is a relevant match. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Website Name / Name * Website / URL * Share profile Submit your application: Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Your name * First Last Which here: applying Your email address: * Your phone number * Upload your resume here: * Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload Supported files: PDF, DOC(X) Write your motivation here: * Which position are you applying for? * Submit application See our projects here: Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link: immersion pontoons IVY1 + 2 Jumbo Maritime: L-Class HLTV FOWIC: temporary steel solutions for next generation offshore wind Find all projects here Manage Consent To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Functional Functional Always active The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Preferences Preferences The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Statistics Statistics The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Marketing Marketing The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes Accept Deny View preferences Save preferences View preferences {title} {title} {title} Manage consent