Graduation/practical internship: Maintenance Engineering - Subsea Cables

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, 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 this 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.

Within a vibrant company culture you will be working as part of a diverse, international team of experts. We offer you the opportunity to realize your full personal potential and expand your professional career by creating new horizons. Together.

Boskalis is looking for a student to do their graduation or practical internship with us.

Our Offshore Energy division delivers innovative and sustainable solutions across the field of energy, covering the full lifecycle from development and transport to maintenance and decommissioning. As part of Boskalis’ Offshore Energy division, the Subsea Cables & Flexibles business unit specializes in subsea power cable installation for offshore wind farms, Balance of Plant maintenance for the renewables market, umbilical and flowline installation for oil & gas, and interconnectors. These projects span the globe, including unique assignments such as

• Hollandse Kust West Beta, involving two 65 km export cables linking a 700 MW offshore wind farm to the Dutch grid, and
• Baltic II, entailing transportation and installation of 107 array cables (150 km) plus four export cables (300 km combined).

Submarine power cables are buried several meters below the seabed in diverse soil and rock conditions to safeguard them against anchors, fishing activities, currents, and scour. This is achieved using advanced remotely operated subsea trenching machines such as the HD3 Plough, Cable Burial Tractor 2400, Burial Sledge System III, and ROV Trencher 107. Efficient operation of this specialized equipment relies on a planned maintenance system, with all activities managed and recorded according to supplier and subcontractor instructions.

Your Responsibilities

In this Internship you will

• Create and standardize work orders and job plans in conjunction with the Superintendents by consulting suppliers, supplier manuals & instructions and experience from the field.
• Determine, optimize, and implement maintenance intervals for rotating and other moving equipment and components to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-efficient operation.
• Review Equipment Failure Reports (EFRs) and formulate recommendations to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, and productivity.

In case of graduation research, there is no clearly defined topic, but feel free to discuss with us what your interests are, what drives you and where those interests can be a benefit for above-described environment. In joint cooperation we will work out a tailor-made assignment.

Your qualities and experience

You are the right student for this internship if:

• Boskalis is looking specifically for a student mechanical or maintenance engineering (mbo+ or hbo);
• You are motivated and eager to develop your skills in this role.

The following competencies are also important for the role of function:  

• You are a team player, creative, pro-active and good analytical thinker.

The resources that you will be able to use

• You will be supported at Boskalis by a group of operations coordinators, Equipment/maintenance engineers and superintendents
• Low threshold to plan meetings with people to gain a better understanding.

Extra Information

• Where you will work: We work from our beautiful campus in Papendrecht and from the Waalhaven in Rotterdam, working partly from home is a possibility.

What you can expect

• 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.

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the internship. Please contact Jenna de Waard, Campus Recruiter, via [email protected].

Interested? Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover 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 Recruiters and Recruitment 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. 

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