Senior Structural Engineer

The Engineering Department is responsible for providing innovative and cost-effective Engineering services and solutions in all areas of Bluewater’s business. It ensures a responsible approach to client requirements, international rules and regulations and HSEQ obligations to contribute to the realization of the company’s goals and strategy.

The Structural Engineering Section is part of the Engineering Department and is responsible for the design and engineering of the (steel) offshore structures of like Single Point Mooring systems and FPSO topsides. These structures are designed using 3D design tools. With finite element and analytical analysis, supported by in-house developed pre- and post-processing tools, the structures are de-signed for extreme conditions and fatigue life.
About the company Bluewater is a leading provider of innovative Single Point Mooring systems (SPM) and operator of Floating Production Storage and Offloading units (FPSO). Since its foundation in 1978, Bluewater has built a technological lead specialising in design, development, lease and operation of tanker-based production and storage systems, and has become a leading provider of innovative Single Point Mooring systems.
Bluewater currently owns and operates a number of Floating Production Storage and Offloading Systems (FPSOs): the Glas Dowr, the Aoka Mizu, the Bleo Holm, the Hæwene Brim and Munin. About the job  As Senior Structural Engineer, you will be responsible for autonomously conducting and checking various structural analyses that are essential for creating and validating our designs in line with the project’s technical specification, budget and planning.

Additionally, you will contribute to the ongoing development of our tools and methodologies, ensuring they align with the demanding market requirements of the offshore energy industry. In this role, you will report directly to the Lead (Project) Engineer, providing regular updates on progress, setbacks and concerns related to the project. You will implement the HSEQ&RC requirements and assist the Lead (Project) Engineer in related meetings.

Timely responses to Inter Discipline Checks, site queries, client communications, certifying authority requests, and vendor interactions will be crucial to ensuring smooth project execution. As you gain experience and demonstrate good performance, there is potential for growth into a.o. a specialist or lead engineer role.
Requirements   An ambitious team player with good communication skills and ambition to grow. Furthermore:
A bachelor’s/master’s degree in civil engineering, Naval Architecture or equivalent.
Ambition to contribute to continuous improvement of the engineering process and tools
8+ years of relevant experience in structural engineering
Knowledge of Applied Mechanics and materials
In depth experience with FE programs, preferably ANSYS

Experience with analytical calculation/design methodologies
Knowledge of Automation and Python is a plus.
Knowledge of materials.
English good, verbally as well as in writing. Dutch is a plus.
What we offer

What we offer:

a fulltime/40 hours per week position within an international environment
besides a competitive salary, you will receive a 13th month, holiday allowance and travel allowance
29 days of paid holiday annually and the opportunity to purchase 10 additional holidays annually
the opportunity to take part in our collective health insurance scheme
a good pension scheme of which we pay the complete pension contribution
onboarding program; we warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel home as soon as possible
different activities which are very diverse and always voluntary, for example playing sports, CPC run, Friday drinks, quiz night, Sail day and our annual Christmas party
Want to know more?  For more information please contact Mark Schouten, .