Workday Consultant

How you can make your mark

As Workday consultant working from our Abu Dhabi you can make a difference by further developing, optimizing, and enhancing the user-friendliness of Workday within Boskalis. Together with our team of four, soon to be five, consultant colleagues, in Abu Dhabi and the Netherlands, you will be responsible for the continued development of Workday, focusing on optimizing existing processes and implementing new ones. You have the ability to translate organizational needs into customer-focused, innovative solutions within Workday. Configuring Workday HCM is second nature to you.

You will support the (HR) organization and the business by using analysis, knowledge, and creativity to transform HR-related challenges into actionable insights. Enhancing data maturity within Boskalis and our HR department serves as the foundation for this effort, and you will guide the (HR) organization in transitioning toward more efficient use of Workday and a more data-driven approach.

What you will do as a Workday consultant

• Expert in Workday modules (HCM, Onboarding, Time Tracking, Absence, Performance Management) and shape its further development and roadmap.
• Support the HR Leadership Team in HR solution decisions and contribute to building a professional HR Shared Service Center (SSC) team.
• Enhance data impact and optimize Workday usage by engaging a broader (international) user group, ensuring data quality through analyses and reports.
• Act as a sparring partner for HR teams, collaborating cross-functionally with HR divisions, IT, and Finance.
• Lead Workday implementation projects and optimize/build integrations for various Boskalis entities worldwide.

Your qualities
You can make your mark as a Workday consultant if you bring:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience as a data analyst, Workday specialist, business intelligence consultant, or similar roles.
• Completed bachelor’s or master’s degree, preferably in IT, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, or a technical field.
• Thorough knowledge of Workday HCM, Onboarding, Time Tracking, Absence, and Performance Management, with the ability to translate business value into Workday functionalities.
• Strong analytical skills, pragmatic, collaborative, results-driven, independent, and well-developed data skills, with excellent presentation skills in English.
• Self-starter comfortable in a dynamic, complex, international environment, results-oriented with a structured approach, and willingness to travel internationally.

We offer

What you can expect

• A dynamic working environment: A job where you can make an impact at a leading company and where you are part of a diverse (international) team of experts.
• Salary and more: In addition to a good salary, housing allowance, and corporate health insurance. We offer employment contract on family basis (40 hours workweek, 5 weeks holiday per year, 1 return ticket a year for family and schooling allowance) or on bachelor basis 6 months work 48 hours a week and 1 month leave incl. 1 ticket after every 6 months work).
• Career opportunities: Plenty of opportunities to get the most out of your career personally and professionally. Challenge yourself with (online) training courses in our Boskalis Academy.

Extra information

• Your team: Within Group HR of Boskalis, the HR Shared Services department is responsible for the global rollout of Workday. You will be working in a young team and you will be responsible for the Workday application together with 2 colleagues. You will be located in our Abu Dhabi office together with other two while the rest of your colleagues will work from the Netherlands.
• Where do you come to work: You work from our office in Abu Dhabi.
• Full-time: The position of Workday consultant is full-time (40/48 hours per week).
• Procedure: You can easily apply by completing the online application form. We conduct job interviews online and at the office. If we both think we are a good match after these conversations, we will make you a nice offer. Are you happy with that? Welcome aboard!

About Boskalis

About Boskalis

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.

Within a vibrant company culture, you will be working as part of a diverse, international team of experts. We offer you the opportunity to realize your full personal potential and expand your professional career by creating new horizons. Together!

Interested?

We’ll be happy to answer your questions about the position of workday consultant. Please contact Catherine Buenaagua, corporate recruiter via our careers page.

Disclaimer for recruitment and selection 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.

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