Administrative Support/ Data Engineer (Interim)

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About us

Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

As interim Administrative Support (Data Engineer) at Damen Naval you will provide essential assistance to our team and will be part of our Engineering Support department. You will manage handling administrative tasks, structuring data, and generating clear and up-to-date insights to support the planning and delivery of project work. In this role, you will function as a key supportive link between the team leadership and the information flow towards the shipyard.

Key accountabilities

As interim Administrative Support (Data Engineer) at Damen Naval you will:

Provide day-to-day administrative and project support to the project lead.

Process and manage tasks, change requests and feedback from the yard on engineering batch releases.

Collect, structure, and manipulate data in Excel and ideally Power BI to generate clear overviews and status reports.

Create and support dashboards to monitor progress and highlight outstanding actions.

Ensure accuracy and completeness of documentation within the project administration.

Function as a reliable point of contact for reporting and data-driven insights.

Skills & experience

Damen Naval is looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

Bachelor or Master degree and background in administration or project support, ideally within a technical environment.

Strong ability in Microsoft Excel and experience with Power BI and/ or Power Query is a strong advantage.

Flexible, initiative-taking, and supportive attitude, “digital whizzkid” who enjoys helping teams by simplifying and visualizing complex data.

Keen eye for detail, accuracy, and structured data handling.

Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.

Good command of English, knowledge of Dutch and/or German is considered a plus.

Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.

Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required.

Candidates with EU (work) visa or with (also) a non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible given the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

What we offer

At Damen Naval, we value your expertise and commitment. As a temporary member of our team, you will receive:

A competitive salary aligned with permanent staff.

Travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometre.

Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.

Opportunities to work on challenging and innovative projects in the naval sector.

Application & information

This temporary assignment of Administrative Support (Data Engineer), is exclusively offered on a secondment (detachering) or temporary employment contract basis. Freelance or ZZP agreements are not considered due to current Dutch legislation.

If you are interested, please submit your application with the following details:

Your CV and motivational letter.

Indication of your expected gross monthly salary (based on full-time work).

Your availability (full-time/part-time and number of hours).

Your notice period and preferred start date.

For more information about the interim vacancy of Administrative Support (Data Engineer), or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via .

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-assignment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered. #LI-DNS1

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