Corporate Recruiter

As a Recruiter at Van Oord, you connect talented people with work that shapes coastlines, ports and offshore energy around the world. You get the freedom to make an impact, build strong partnerships and help grow teams that are building the future together.

Corporate Recruiter

The position

As a Recruiter at Van Oord, you play an important role in helping our business grow. You work closely with hiring managers and HR colleagues to attract people who want to make a difference in projects around the world. You take ownership of the full recruitment process, from the first conversation to the signed contract, while creating a positive experience for every candidate. With your knowledge of the labour market, data and recruitment trends, you help teams make the right hiring decisions. Every successful hire strengthens our organisation and helps us build the future together. This is how you make an impact.

Your impact

Every great project starts with the right people. As a Recruiter, you make sure Van Oord attracts the talent we need to deliver ambitious projects around the world. You combine market insights, strong partnerships and a personal approach to find the best match for every role. By improving recruitment processes and creating an excellent candidate experience, you help our teams grow stronger every day. In this role, you will:

• Partner with hiring managers and HR colleagues to develop recruitment strategies that match business needs.
• Lead the full recruitment process, from intake and sourcing to interviews, offer management and hiring.
• Build and engage talent pipelines through LinkedIn, referrals, talent pools and your professional network.
• Use labor market insights, recruitment data and tools such as Avature to improve hiring decisions and optimize recruitment processes.
• Work closely with Employer Branding, Global Mobility and HR to strengthen our employer brand and deliver an outstanding candidate experience.

Your workplace

At Van Oord, you become part of an international organisation where people work together to solve complex challenges and create lasting impact. As a Recruiter, you join a passionate Talent Acquisition team that values collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. You work closely with hiring managers, HR colleagues and specialists across the business, giving you the opportunity to build strong relationships and influence hiring decisions.

We believe the best results come from working together. That is why you get the trust, freedom and support to bring in new ideas and improve the way we attract talent. With a hybrid way of working, modern recruitment tools and colleagues who are always willing to help, you have everything you need to grow your career while helping us build the future together.

About you

You enjoy connecting people, building relationships and creating the best possible candidate experience. You are curious, organised and confident in working with different stakeholders. You easily switch between strategic conversations and day to day recruitment activities, while keeping quality and results in focus. You enjoy using data and market insights to improve your approach and are always looking for better ways of working. To be successful in this role, you bring:

• A bachelor's degree and at least three years of experience in recruitment, either in house or within an agency.
• Experience managing the full recruitment cycle and partnering with hiring managers.
• Strong sourcing skills and experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, talent pools and other recruitment channels.
• Experience working with recruitment systems, preferably Avature, and using data to support hiring decisions.
• Excellent communication skills in English. Dutch is an advantage.

We offer

A unique opportunity to help shape the future of Van Oord and influence changes that make an impact across the entire organisation. You will have the trust, freedom and responsibility to make a real difference. In return, we offer:

• Attractive travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home working allowance (€2.45 per day).
• 32 holidays (of which a maximum of 7 are collective).
• Variable bonus, partly dependent on company results.
• Attractive pension scheme.
• Option for collective health insurance (Van Oord pays for your supplementary package).
• Extensive development opportunities, including a comprehensive online academy via GoodHabitz.
• Communities to join, such as Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women and the Van Oord staff association.
• Various events and sports activities, such as skiing, sailing weekends, cycling and motorcycling.

“Show what you can do and where your ambition lies, and you’ll get every opportunity to act on it. That’s something I’m proud of!”

Renske, Category Manager Engineering