Project Lead - Hotspot Detection

POSTED: August 30, 2024
STARTING DATE: As soon as possible
FULL-TIME, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

MISSION TO METRICS
In order to achieve our mission, The Ocean Cleanup needs to design, develop and deploy offshore cleanup systems that extract plastic out of our oceans. For that we are implementing additional technology to improve our ability to detect high density areas (hotspots) of plastics in the ocean. The equipment used for this will be (customized) drones and drifters.

You will be responsible for getting to an internally aligned requirements and delivery plan. Then engage with suppliers, partners and subcontractors to enable the right sourcing of equipment. Finally, ensure the products are designed, manufactured and tested within quality objectives, budget, and planning.

You will report to the Head of the Retention System and work closely with the project leads and project managers to achieve your objectives.

“We work in a fun, fast-paced and innovative project environment. We are looking for a Project Lead who can enable proven solutions for a challenging offshore environment with challenging functions. This role will allow you to combine your professional excellence with a purposeful goal.” – Joël Jansen, Director Oceans.

THE ASSIGNMENT
The Ocean Cleanup develops technology to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. The Project Lead for Hotspot Detection sets the requirements for instrumentation on Ocean Systems, aligns with key internal stakeholders, ensures development projects are controlled, and takes care of improvements when the systems are operational.

RESPONSIBILITIES
As Project Lead for Hotspot Detection, your primary role is to lead the successful delivery of electrical equipment and ensure the embedment of equipment in an operational environment. Your responsibilities include:

1. Aligning with internal stakeholders on requirements
2. Using your engineering skills to develop creative concepts to develop/improve our systems and operation
3. Preparing, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring assigned scopes from conception to execution
4. Developing scope of work and requirements and acceptance criteria for testing
5. Coordinating with contractors to ensure project deliverables meet their milestones on time, within budget, (people) planning and quality objectives
6. Taking care of technical improvements of existing systems
7. Cooperating and communicating with the Head of Retention System and other project participants and collaborating with discipline Engineers
8. Supporting the project teams hands-on to achieve their tasks and objectives

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc or MSc degree in electrical, mechanical, software or offshore engineering with Project Management experience
• Experience with electronics/software (engineering) and product development
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in instrumentation projects, preferably in a similar demanding field that prepared you for this job (for example in innovation, subsea, maritime industry, fishery, etc.)
• Demonstrated expertise in project management/lead engineering, with a particular emphasis on managing and coordinating multidisciplinary projects is a plus.
• Fluent in English

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• You are curious, proactive, and result-driven team player
• You are able to find structure in complex situations, utilizing strong communication skills to bring the project team along with your plans
• Pragmatic and a 'hands-on' mentality, gets things done
• Comfortable with the uncertainty in engineering
• Driven, curious and solutions-oriented
• Strong communicator and good team player but also able to work independently
• You realize that a certain amount of ground work (document control, chasing people for planning updates, administrative tasks, etc.) is part of the job and project success
• You are able to perform well in a fast-paced and highly challenging environment
• And above all: an intrinsic motivation to work on our ambitious and meaningful mission

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• Starting date: As soon as possible
• Location: The role is based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
• Please note: because we are a non-profit, our salaries reflect that of an organization fully reliant on donations rather than that of a commercial entity. Conducting a pre-employment check is part of our recruitment process.

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