Chief Engineer

VARD is a major player in the global shipbuilding industry with a forward-leaning ownership. We have a long and proud history serving innovative customers worldwide with highly advanced vessels and solutions. Our inherent flexibility and integrated value chain have enabled us to successfully diversify into new shipping segments and blaze a trail in green technology development and system integration.

Vard Design & Engineering is VARD’s inhouse design & engineering entity, leading in development of advanced and specialized vessel designs from the contract signing till the delivery of the vessel. We are now strengthening our project teams and are looking for experienced and proficient chief engineers!

Duties and responsibilities

We are looking for a chief engineer with both vessel operation and new build experience to strengthen our Design & Engineering team. The chief engineer is the central role between project management, engineering and commissioning.

• Having the overall technical overview across systems and equipment throughout the project.
• Support in the quality control and approval of systems and equipment across disciplines, with regard to P&ID, arrangements, system philosophies.
• Support in the quality control of systems and equipment interfaces.
• Technical procurement support.
• Overall responsibility of practical following up the systems and interfaces in the project.
• Support the commissioning coordinator in maintaining the commissioning plan and keeping the overall overview of commissioning status.
• Participate on equipment FAT.
• Responsible for the ship operation and safety during the HAT.
• Act as Chief Engineer at sea trial.

Our commitment to you

• A good working environment with exciting and important tasks in an international environment.
• Competitive pension scheme and insurance package.
• Subsidized lunch in the office canteen and gym membership.
• Flexible work from home policy.
• Central office location and free parking.