Principal Maritime Engineer dock​/lock gate

Principal Maritime Engineer with dock/lock gate experience

Join Haskoning as our next Principal Maritime Engineer, bringing 15+ years of expertise in the design and installation of dock and/or lock gates to our globally recognised maritime team.

Haskoning is an independent, employee‑owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, “Enhancing Society Together,” drives us to create a positive impact on the world. With 140+ years of expertise and over 7,000 employees in more than twenty‑five countries, we deliver purpose‑driven and challenging work on diverse international projects.

Haskoning is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We strive for diversity and inclusion across all dimensions, welcoming and celebrating differences.

Our global maritime team, over six hundred strong, leads innovative international maritime planning, design, and development. We design ports, shipyards, and maritime infrastructure worldwide, providing master‑plans, feasibility studies, and advanced dock and lock gate solutions.

If you possess dock/lock gate, floating pontoon, or similar floating structure experience and seek to work on globally significant projects, this role offers step‑up in your career. You will develop engineering design solutions for maritime civil engineering structures and dock/lock gates, use steel, concrete, timber and other materials to relevant design codes, and contribute from inception through design, construction, demolition, recycling and reuse.

Technical and commercial experience and liaison with multi‑disciplinary teams will be vital to success. Some clients require staff to meet specific government security clearances; we will pay for all necessary checks.

• Prepare designs and analyses for maritime and associated structures for ports and shipyards, including the structural design of dock and lock gates.
• Produce design calculations, check, and review calculations produced by others.
• Check and review models and drawings prior to issue.
• Provide guidance to more junior staff including project managers, engineers, graduates, technicians, and admin staff.
• Work alongside senior management to develop continual improvements to our ways of working.
• Prepare Bills of Quantities, Contract Documents and Specifications.
• Undertake structural analyses and reporting.
• Give presentations to client organisations and internal audiences.
• Provide engineering judgement and advice.
• Review (or prepare) study reports to a high standard of written English.
• Provide commercial awareness of projects to deliver profitable results within programme by setting and agreeing expectations and achieving on‑time delivery.
• Project Manager for small and medium sized projects, or Technical Manager on large/complex projects.
• Contribute to local, national, and international business development efforts through the production of proposals and interaction with clients. Participate in the development of new and existing client bases.

• Analytical Ability – lead design and analysis work with limited support.
• Conceptual Ability – capable of undertaking design from concept to ready for construction.
• Communication Skills – clearly articulate orally and in writing the reasons behind your decisions. Show confidence in presenting to team members, clients, and stakeholders.
• Client Orientation – understands the importance of the client’s perception of the organisation. Maintain a professional client‑facing approach.
• Problem Solving – think laterally and develop solutions to problems with others and on your own.
• Relationship Building – build a network within the immediate team and the wider organisation as a trusted advisor to clients.
• Solution Orientation – deliver project objectives without losing focus in the detail.
• Organised – show organisation, discipline, and a structured, consistent approach in the way you work.
• Personable – approachable, relatable, and empathetic.
• Responsible – autonomy and responsibility to work without supervision.
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