Cadetship​/Crew Internship Dredging & Offshore

How you can make your mark

As a cadet on board of our vessels, you will be part of the team which is responsible for operating and maintaining our vessels. Boskalis’ fleet consists of more than 650 vessels and is the company’s capital.

Our crew is one of our most important assets within Boskalis as they safeguard the success of the operations. You can make your mark as cadet on board by supporting our crew members with their day to day tasks. When you successfully completed your internship, we are open to discuss future opportunities and perhaps welcome you on board of Boskalis as employee (as many of you have done before).

The trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Prins der Nederlanden’, the cutter suction dredger ‘Helios’ and the rock dumping fall pipe vessel ‘Rockpiper’ are just a few examples of the vessels we use on our Dredging projects
. Next to that we have the crane vessels Bokalift 1 & 2, construction support vessels Boka Tiamat & Boka Southern Ocean, cable laying vessel Ndurance as examples on the vessels we use on our Offshore projects
. As dedicated cadet we ask you to voice your preference between Offshore Energy and Dredging.

• Participate in the 'wachtsysteem/wait system' of our vessels.
  
  E.g., ship maintenance, nautical activities.
• Putting your theoretical knowledge into practice and proactively share ideas.
• Conduct the ('graduation') tasks from your 'takenboek/taskbook'.

• A mbo/hbo student in Maritiem Officier, Scheepswerktuigkunde, Stuurman, Waterbouw
• 18 years or older (due to international legislation)
• An interest in Dredging or Offshore Energy
• Enrolled in a Dutch educational program, throughout the duration of your internship
• Hands‑on and open to other cultures
• A professional attitude and team player spirit
• Good understanding of the English language, both written and spoken.

• Money and more:
  Besides internship compensation you will get a great deal of responsibility.
• Young Boskalis:
  This is a platform created for and by the Young Boskalis generation. Every year Young Boskalis organizes various activities, ranging from an online Pub Quiz and a virtual vessel visit to sport sessions like Yoga and Bootcamp.

• Your team:
  You are part of an international crew on one of our vessels. Professionalism, a healthy work environment and enjoying the work that you do – those are aspects we deemed important.
• Where you will work:
  You will carry out your internship on board of one of our vessels.
• Fulltime / part time job:
  The function of Cadet is full-time (84 hours per week). The standard work‑leave rotation is 3 months – 3 weeks (possible to schedule this differently, e.g. 1 month – 1 week).