How you can make your mark
What you will be doing
Over the course of 12 months, you will work on different assignments where you will assist Senior Engineers or Technical Superintendents, while taking responsibility for the tasks at hand and meeting your deadlines. You will be expected to increase your knowledge and skills through active engagement with your colleagues and managers in various stages of diverse projects. Together we will shape the direction your career could take, paying attention to the areas in which you want to develop your skills and knowledge within the scope of your assignments.
You will, together with your colleagues, supervise and manage project work, ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery and you will be dealing with a range of vessels and other equipment from our huge fleet.
Where you will work
In the Global Fleet Track, you work on the central technical management of our global fleet. This ranges from improving vessel performance to major vessel conversions or even new build projects.
You will be involved in:
- Fleet-wide maintenance programs and project planning.
- Standardizing technical processes.
- Developing specialized technical knowledge (e.g. engines, systems, classification).
- Supporting local project teams worldwide.
Your qualities
Within Boskalis, we are looking for enthusiastic colleagues who are eager to work in a technical environment.
This track is a great fit for you if you are analytically strong, hold a BSc or MSc degree in Naval Architecture or Electrical & Instrumentation and enjoy working systematically while building broad technical expertise.
- Fully completed a secondary vocational level, BSc or MSc.
- Maximum 2 years of work experience.
- Entitled to work and already living in the Netherlands
- Good command of spoken and written English.
- Willingness to work abroad.
We offer
What you will be learning during this development track
Next to learning on the job, we offer an extensive personalized development program. Specific training in your areas of expertise will be added to the development track (examples: heavy lift modules; fluid mechanics and pumping technology; and much more). External trainers and coaches and a Boskalis mentor are there to help you in your development. During this track you will build a strong (inter)national network in a short period of time.
About Boskalis
With around 500 vessels and auxiliary equipment, Boskalis has one of the largest global fleets of exceptional vessels. This vast fleet enables us to undertake a wide variety of offshore, dredging and salvage operations around the globe. The world of Boskalis is fascinating for all those who have a passion for technology, also for those without any prior experience in the maritime field. If you are open to new experiences, willing to learn a lot and don't shy away from taking responsibility, we offer you the opportunity to boost your career by joining the Boskalis Fleet Traineeship!
The Boskalis Fleet Traineeship offers a unique opportunity for ambitious professionals who are eager to grow in a dynamic technical environment. If you are open to new experiences, motivated to learn fast, and confident in taking responsibility, this program will challenge and develop you. You will work alongside experienced professionals, gain hands‑on exposure across our operations all across the world. This way you will, and build all the skills required needed to grow into a Technical Superintendent role within a global organization.
Interested?
We are more than happy to answer your questions about the Fleet Traineeship - Global Fleet Track. Please contact Emilie Stratenus, Corporate Recruiter, via emilie.stratenus@boskalis.com.
Interested?
Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your motivation letter and CV on our careers site.
Please note: Boskalis never requests a financial contribution to arrange visas or other documents related to a job vacancy. Be wary of individuals who pretend to be our recruiters and do ask for such contributions.
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.
