Mangrove Ecologist

Mangrove Ecologist

As a Mangrove Ecologist in the Environmental Engineering team, you will be part of a versatile, dynamic and ambitious team that stands for corporate social responsibility and that makes a difference every single day. Will you become our new Mangrove Ecologist?

About you

• MSc or PhD degree in ecology or environmental sciences with a strong focus on marine or freshwater systems
• Minimum of 8-10 years of scientific and/or technical experience working in related technical field, or equivalent experience
• Experience in designing and participating in (large) research and monitoring programs
• Experience managing relationships with clients, subcontractors and research organizations
• Affiliation with marine dredging and/or offshore wind construction projects in relation to ecological / environmental issues.
• Ability to write and review complex technical documents, perform high level statistical analyses, manage large GIS and remote sensing data bases and lead field crews in complex logistical settings.
• Good social and communication skills but also creative and result-oriented attitude.
• Excellent command of the English language, both orally and in writing.
• Strong networking and presentation skills.

We offer

We offer you a position in which you will have an important contribution to our mission 'building a better world for future generations'. In addition, we offer you:

• A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience;
• Additional allowances for working on board / on project locations abroad;
• Travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home office allowance (€2,15 per day);
• 32 leave days per year;
• Variable bonus;
• Pension scheme;
• Collective health insurance (optional);
• Flexible working from home policy, 2 days a week when working on a full-time basis;
• Extensive learning and (personal) development possibilities, including a wide range of online courses via Goodhabitz;
• You can join communities, like Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women and the Van Oord staff association;
• We organise several (sport) events, e.g. winter sport, weekend of sailing, cycling and a motorcycle tour.

“The upgrade of the Svanen prepares us for this increase in scale and allows us to maintain our leadership position in the offshore wind industry.” Johanna, Project Engineer