Practical Internship: Project Engineer - Offshore Heavy Lifting

What do we promise?

• Contributing to one of a kind projects
• Plenty of room for personal development
• Young Boskalis events and activities

What do we ask of you?

• Eager to learn
• Taking Initiative
• Building Relationships

How you can make your mark

Boskalis is currently looking for a student to start their practical internship with us.

Business Unit Offshore Heavy Lifting

The Offshore Heavy Lifting business unit of Boskalis is mainly active in the offshore wind market, where we transport and install offshore wind farm foundations. At Boskalis we want to be a partner our clients can rely on. We are an experienced offshore installation contractor with the right expertise, experience and commitment to execute operations safely, on time and within budget. Our team consists of a large diversity in nationalities and disciplines with motivated people who aim to do it every day a bit better.

A few examples of our projects we are currently executing, or have recently finalized, are located at the East Coast of the US, North Sea Projects and in Taiwan. These are just a few examples of the exciting benchmark projects you could be working on as part of the finance team of Offshore Heavy Lifting.

In this Internship you will

During your internship as Junior Project Engineer you will contribute to the tender, preparation and execution phases of our projects. During the tender phase you are responsible for ensuring technical feasibility of the proposed execution method. In the preparation phase you have a key role in coordinating works related to engineering preparations on the project to ensure that quality will be delivered.

Typical projects are done by Bokalift 1 and Bokalift 2, our self-propelled crane vessels, including a 3,000 and 4,000 ton revolving crane respectively. Our vessels are used for: installing jackets and monopiles for offshore wind turbines, decommissioning of obsolete oil and gas platforms and transport and installation of new-build oil and gas production platforms.

Your qualities

• You are doing a hbo or university bachelor program in the Netherlands in Civil engineering, Marine engineering, Offshore Engineering or Mechanical engineering;
• A good command of written and spoken English.

The following competencies are also important for the role:

• You are motivated and eager to develop your skills in this role;
• You show commitment and active engagement with projects and teams, while on the other hand you are self-reliant and capable of working independently.

We offer

• Internship guidance: We offer you the opportunity to get the most out of your internship by giving you the right guidance.
• Warm welcome: You can count on a warm welcome so that you quickly feel at home at Boskalis.
• Salary and more: As an intern, you will receive an internship allowance. In addition, we offer a fun work environment with lots of challenges.
• A dynamic work environment: An internship where you can learn a lot from a leading company and where you will be part of a diverse team of experts.
• Young Boskalis: Are you younger than 36? Then join Young Boskalis! Monthly social and sporting activities ranging from pub quizzes, yoga, bootcamps and an annual sailboat race. Networking and knowledge sharing are also an important part of Young 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.

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.

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the internship. Please contact Tim Gouweleeuw, Corporate Recruiter, via tim.gouweleeuw@boskalis.com.