Procurement Engineer Offshore Works

Your Work Context

With our expertise in offshore projects, Jan De Nul Group plays a leading role in the energy transition and we make active contributions to sustainable energy solutions. Our projects range from intervention works on the seabed, subsea rock installation and ballasting, to the installation of offshore wind farms and subsea power and communication cables. With us, you work on innovative offshore projects with tangible impact on the future, in an international and dynamic environment.

Your Role

As an Offshore Procurement Engineer, you are much more than a buyer. You form the strategic link between engineering, project teams and an international network of suppliers. With your technical knowledge, commercial flair and analytical insight, you ensure that every offshore project can rely on the right materials, under the best conditions, at the right time.You are involved in projects from A to Z: from the first request for quotation to execution at sea. In doing so, you actively think along about technical choices, procurement strategies and optimisations that truly make a difference to the project result.

Your responsibilities include: 

• You develop and safeguard the project-specific procurement strategy, fully aligned with technical requirements, timing and budget.
• You search worldwide for new suppliers, assess them on quality, risk and cost price, and build sustainable collaborations.
• You advise project and engineering teams on the selection of equipment and spare parts during the award phase.
• You closely monitor market prices and trends and use that knowledge strategically in negotiations.
• You contribute to complex DBFM, D&B and EPC projects, in close cooperation with the project team.
• You negotiate contracts and build long-term relationships with suppliers all over the world.
• You have regular contact with international partners and occasionally visit foreign suppliers or project locations, which brings variety and dynamism to your job.

What do you need?

• You have a Master’s degree in Engineering; any experience in offshore or cable procurement is a nice plus.
• Managing multiple projects at the same time? You do it effortlessly and continue to develop yourself continuously.
• You combine communication and commercial skills with analytical insight and technical knowledge to make smart and strategic choices for project procurement.
• You are a proactive team player based at the head office in Aalst, willing to make regular short trips abroad and thereby contribute directly to international projects.

Working at Jan De Nul

Working at Jan De Nul means helping to find solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time: from energy transition to rising sea levels to smart mobility. It means learning and working together every day, with the aim of ensuring the global quality of life for generations to come. 

What we offer

• An ongoing training programme through our JDN Academy.
• The opportunity to exercise at work through our FIT programme.  
• A permanent contract with 42 paid holidays (20 statutory, 12 ADV and 10 public holidays).
• A healthy work-life balance (flexible working hours and occasional work from home).  
• A competitive salary with thirteenth month and double holiday pay, including:
  • Meal vouchers and eco vouchers  
  • Opportunity to participate in the Flex Reward programme, including bicycle and car leasing, including fuel card or charging pass in Belgium.  
  • Intervention public transport and bicycle allowance  
  • Group and hospitalisation insurance  
  • Option of iPhone with data subscription
  • Various staff discounts 

*applicable with Belgian contract.

The world becomes what you make of itJan De Nul is shaping water and land worldwide. We drive the transition to renewable energy with offshore energy infrastructure. We focus on nature-inclusive dredging solutions to build ports and protect our coastline. We develop innovative construction projects for smart mobility and sustainable buildings. And we redevelop our planet by giving polluted sites a new purpose. At Jan De Nul, the world becomes what you make of it. 

  Jan De Nul Group promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunities and anti-discrimination employer.