Internship or Graduation: Safety & Security Management

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About us

At our headquarters in Gorinchem, within the Damen Shipyards Group, there is the department Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE). A department that focuses on Quality, Health, Safety, Security and Environment (QHSSE). These priorities are embedded in our day-to-day business processes and are constantly monitored by the management system. Through monitoring and reporting we strive to achieve a standard quality within the whole business.

The role

As an intern or graduate student, you will be diving into the topics on Security and Health & Safety. Within these topics, your responsibilities will be focusing on reporting, monitoring and implementation.

Your supervisor will make sure that during your internship or graduation project, you will learn more about rules and regulations, laws and criteria, all within the scope of Damen HSSE.

Key accountabilities

Within the topic Security, you will be establishing a uniform report; cascading from entity, to division, to our Executive Board. Questions and topics will arise, such as these:

• What information is relevant regarding security
• Differentiation in various directions within security
• Define KPIs that can also be managed

For our Health & Security aspect, we would like to set up a procedure for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The scope of this can be fitted onto our Headquarters where the HSSE department is located, but can become a worldwide product:

• Drafting overview of PPEs
• Drafting specifications so that we have the same quality PPEs worldwide within Damen even if we purchase decentralized. Which criteria and applicable standards do we have?

Skills & experience

At least several skills/experiences from the following list are required to be considered:

• BSc/MSc student with an interest in business management, governance and HSSE.
• You are a student within the fields of Safety and Security Management, Business Communication, Data Analytics or something similar.
• English communication skills are mandatory, Dutch is preferable.
• You are fulltime available, from September 2025 onwards.

What we offer

• An internship/ graduation fee and travel allowance will be paid for the duration of the assignment.
• A pleasant and dynamic, international work environment with informal atmosphere
• Mentoring at academic level will be available throughout the internship.

Other

Due to housing issues we cannot accept international students that do not have accommodation in the Netherlands yet. This assignment can be taken up from next semester onwards, September 2025.

Email: liselotte.van.veenendaal@damen.com

Why Damen?

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities.
Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family.

About Us

We are Damen. We’re a family company that has been building ships for almost 100 years. However, our focus is not on the past, however – we’re looking forward. Our ambition is to become the most sustainable and connected maritime solutions provider there is. To achieve this, we combine digital technology with our philosophy of standardised shipbuilding to offer a portfolio of services that takes care of vessels throughout the entire lifecycle. Working at Damen offers the best of several worlds. Active in more than 100 countries, with over 30 shipyards, we are internationally renowned for quality. And we are still growing, still innovating. Which means we will continue to challenge you. You will never stop learning, and you will never get bored – we promise you that. We offer you an ocean of possibilities. Join our family.