Job Description

About the role:

Jan De Nul Group offers specialized services for dredging, offshore, civil and environmental works. Preparing the seabed, dredging trenches as well as stabilizing and ballasting them, dredging access channels to operational ports or even building a completely new port including quay walls and new port areas, building bridges, buildings and complex road infrastructures, are part of the tasks of Jan De Nul Group. This is always tailored to the customer or, if desired, on an EPC basis. Do you want to be part of our international team?


What you'll do:

As a Project Manager Soil Improvement , you will be working on one of our big international land reclamation projects. The first project location will be in Abu Dhabi. You will be leading the entire soil improvement package of the project, which consists of the execution of (Vibro) Compaction scope and the demonstration of contractual compliance.
Your duties and responsibilities are:

• Leading a team of Geotechnical Engineers and Compaction Superintendents.
• Supervision of compaction works. Together with the team on site, you will define a working strategy, and you will see to a technically sound and efficient execution.
• Guiding a team of geotechnical engineers to perform compliance analysis and calculations of e.g. liquefaction and bearing capacities.
• Geotechnical data and soil interpretation for field and laboratory tests
• Site engineering problem solving, including site inspections
• Preparing (geo)technical reports and supervising the preparation of construction drawings
• Liaising and communicating with Operations, Sub-contractors and Clients.
• Reporting to the Head Office & Project Management.

What do you need to have?

You have a Master's degree in Engineering Sciences, Geotechnics or Geology with a specific affinity for soil mechanics and geotechnics. You have relevant work experience in soil improvement techniques and specifically vibro compaction. You have an understanding of theoretical soil mechanics. Previous experience with dredging and land reclamation projects is an advantage. You are prepared to work abroad on a 2-month work / 1-month leave rotation system.


Why working for us:

Working at Jan De Nul means contributing to solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time: from the energy transition to rising sea levels to smart mobility. It means learning and working together every day to preserve the global quality of life for generations to come. What we offer • A competitive salary package
• A permanent training path via our JDN Academy
• An environment with action, innovation and sustainability at its core
• A work rhythm as expat
• A permanent contract


Ready to take on the challenge? We would love to meet you. Make the world your way

Jan De Nul Group shapes water and land around the world, addressing some of the most important challenges of our time. We boost the energy transition with infrastructure for renewable offshore energy. We focus on nature-inclusive dredging solutions to build harbours and protect our coastlines from the rising sea. We develop innovative construction projects for smart mobility and durable buildings. And we invest in planet redevelopment , giving new purpose to polluted sites. At Jan De Nul, the world is what you make it. •Jan De Nul Group promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunities and anti-discrimination employer.•
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Geotechnical, Vibro, Compaction, Soil, Dredging, Project Manager, Soil Improvement, vibro compaction, land reclamation, Geotechnical Engineer