Van Oord

The position

Are you an enthusiastic student looking for an internship per January/February 2025 on one of our challenging projects? Then take a look at this vacancy to find out what Van Oord has to offer you! Are you passionate about engineering, infrastructure and water? Are you ambitious and looking for an internship in the Netherlands or abroad? Then Van Oord can do something for you! We are looking for trainees for our Dutch and international projects. Tell us your preference in a cover letter.

Your responsibilities

As an intern, you will participate fully in the project team, where we offer you the best possible learning environment. Each project has its own challenges, from which you can learn a lot. Think about projects in the field of ground, road and hydraulic engineering.
During your internship, you will experience the challenges we face in the daily management of a project, the optimisation of the production process and all operational matters. Furthermore, your tasks are: 

• You prepare reports; 
• You perform soil surveys and measurements; 
• You check the quality of the material; 
• You provide operational support on one of our projects; 
• You own your internship, you can make it as fun/learning as you want!

Job requirements

You are studying in a technical field such as Civil Engineering at hbo or wo level; 

• Good command of the Dutch and English languages; 
• You are an enthusiastic student with an interest in engineering; 
• You have strong communication skills; 
• You currently live in the Netherlands.

We offer

During the internship we also offer you a lot of freedom to decide what type of work you would like to do more and what you would like to learn. At the end, you are the owner of your internship, you can make it as fun/educational as you want!

In addition to an internship compensation we offer a varied work environment, where you get the opportunity to gain valuable experience. You will work on our prestigious projects in the field of dredging and hydraulic engineering together with experienced colleagues from whom you can learn a lot.

In addition to working hard and learning a lot, the social side of an internship is also important! That's why Van Oord has a Young Van Oord community and an Intern Community which organises various activities ranging from excursions and lectures to workshops, brainstorming sessions and sports competitions.

Interested? Apply via the application form below. Do you have any questions? Please contact Valerie Bisterbosch.