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About us
Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. We are the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs 12,000 professionals globally. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

The Project Controller at Damen Naval is accountable for the financial and risk management of assigned project(s) / tenders. Is accountable for financial project control and contract management. Further accountable for the ongoing monitoring of preserve project objectives and for accurate financial and qualitative project reports. Is responsible for performing financial integrity in the day-to-day project management.

Key accountabilities

As the Project Controller you:

• Are responsible for project control of dedicated project(s), including risk management, cash flow management, cost control, forecasting, reporting, contract management and general monitoring progress.
• Act as the sparring partner for the Project Director regarding the financial strategy of the project.
• Have a proactive role in applying all compliance rules and regulations.
• Promotes cost awareness and ensures that these are understood and owned by project management and project team.
• Monitor all the factors influencing cashflow and ensures that the project team is aware of these.
• Identify problems and independently proposing ways to improve the project financial results.
• Deliver monthly reports and quarterly updates of the project financial status. All reports must be produced accurately, on time and including analysis and full explanations.
• Liaise with the legal department to ensure deviations in the contract or changes are correctly processed and followed up.

Skills & experience

As the Project Controller you will need to have:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Controlling/ Accounting or related experience.
• Preference will be a person who has experience in a Project Management environment (including cashflow management).
• Minimum of 7 years of experience with controlling big projects in a technical environment.
• Good command of the Dutch & English language (written & verbal).
• Demonstrated knowledge of MS Office Suite programs including advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to frequently travel long distances and work abroad.
• Excellent antecedents because a pre-employment security screening is a standard part of the recruitment procedure.
• Permanent multiyear EU citizenship combined with permanent EU work visa are all requirements of the recruitment process for viable candidates, given the military nature of clients and projects.

What we offer
At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.

• 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.

• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.

• PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.

• Profit sharing based on company results.

• Working from home policy and other benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Other
Are you interested in the position of Project Controller, kindly submit your application along with your CV and motivation letter, along with an indication of:

• Your (preferred) monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.

• Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).

• Notice period / possible starting date.

For more information about the vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via recruitment@damennaval.com.

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-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

Damen Naval does not approve commercial, contractor and/or agency or other commercial use of this advertisement. Proposing candidates without invitation is not appreciated and they will not be considered.