Senior Project Engineer

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  • Boskalis
  • Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
  • Full-Time
  • 3 days ago
Published
May 6, 2026
Location
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Category
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Job Type

Senior Project Engineer: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role: A senior engineering role responsible for ensuring technical delivery and tender support for subsea offshore energy projects while guiding junior engineers.
  • The Person: Ensure technical delivery of assigned subsea projects, provide tender support, develop installation methodology, and travel to onshore and offshore worksites while mentoring junior engineers.
  • Requirements: At least 4 years' relevant experience, a bachelor's degree in civil, structural, mechanical engineering or naval architecture, and an affinity with subsea/offshore energy are required.

Job Description

Company Description

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects. 

In your job you will work for the offshore energy division. Boskalis has one of the largest global fleets of specialized offshore vessels, allowing us to carry out a broad range of offshore activities. We provide innovative and sustainable all-round solutions to tackle major worldwide maritime challenges. Our Offshore Energy division supports sustainable energy solutions such as wind energy as well as traditional fossil facilities. We’re involved in the entire journey from developing and transporting to maintaining and decommissioning these facilities.

Job Description

Make your mark as Senior Project Engineer at Boskalis Subsea Services in Aberdeen. In this role you will be responsible for ensuring the technical delivery of the projects that you will be assigned to in line with agreed contracts and client requirements. You will also provide tender support and you will be expected to help, train and guide trainee engineers and project engineers. Additionally, the Senior Project Engineer is required to travel to onshore and/or offshore worksites to ensure work scopes are delivered according to approved procedures and business processes.

Whilst appointed to Tenders, the Senior Project Engineer shall undertake the development of an optimised installation methodology to support a proposal, ensuring all technical requirements are adequately addressed.

Your responsibilities as Senior Project Engineer:

The main responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited too; 

  • Providing an engineered and safe execution of the projects in cooperation with the Lead Engineer  or an appointed project manager;
  • You’ll be part of the project team delivering subsea construction, IRM  or decommissioning project scopes:
  • You’re willing to travel to onshore and offshore worksites to ensure work scopes are delivered according to plan
  • You’ll support the execution of projects using the newest technical requirements.
  • You take your responsibilities according to our NINA (No Accidents, No incidents) way of working

Qualifications

You can make your mark as Senior Project Engineer if you have:

  • At least 4 years of relevant work experience in a similar role.
  • An affinity with the subsea/offshore energy working environment
  • At least a bachelor’s degree in civil, structural, mechanical engineering or naval architecture
  • Willingness to travel onshore and offshore, international.

What you can expect

  • A dynamic environment: A job that allows you to collaborate with a talented team of experts from different backgrounds and contribute to making a significant impact.
  • Rewarding conditions: Besides a competitive salary, you will receive a holiday entitlement of 34 days, a contributory pension scheme, private medical insurance and death in service benefit. There is also a range of flexible benefits you can take advantage of including the opportunity to buy additional holidays each year.
  • Career development: We offer you plenty of opportunities to bring out the best in yourself for example through (online) courses at our Boskalis academy.  

Extra information

  • Your team:  you will form part of a team of experienced Engineering professionals.
  • Where you will work: Your location will be our office in Aberdeen. 
  • Full/part- time job: The position of Senior Project Engineer is full time, 35 hours per week.
  • Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once it’s clear we’re a good match, we’ll make you an offer – and look forward to welcoming you to the company.

Additional Information

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of Senior Project Engineer. Please contact Matthew Hurrel, Recruiter.

Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site.

Please note: Boskalis never requests a financial contribution to arrange visas or other documents related to a job vacancy. Be wary of individuals who pretend to be our recruiters and do ask for such contributions.

Disclaimer for Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies 

We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore, we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application. 

  • Department: Subsea services
  • Level of experience: Professional
  • What we promise 1: Being part of the energy transition
  • Organisation: Offshore Energy
  • Region: UK
  • What we ask of you 3: Problem Solving
  • What we ask of you 1: Adaptability
  • Disciplines: Engineering
  • What we promise 2: Contributing to one of a kind projects
  • What we promise 3: Creating new horizons, literally
  • What we ask of you 2: Decisiveness
  • Key Skills
    ? Key Skills in dark blue have been inferred based on similar industry roles
    Subsea Engineering Installation Methodology Project Engineering Civil/structural Engineering Mechanical Engineering Naval Architecture Safe

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