Fleet Traineeship - Dredging Track (Middle East)

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.

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 dredging fleet. 

Where you will work 
In the Dredging track, you will contribute to the management of our dredging fleet, including cutters, hoppers, and support equipment.

​You will be involved in:​

• Maintenance and repairs of dredging vessels.​ 
• Logistical and technical preparation of vessels and equipment​.
• Coordinating technical activities during global projects.
• Hands‑on involvement in various project phases.

This track is ideal for you if you have a  BSc in mechanical-, marine-, or electrical engineering combined with max. 2 years of hands-on technical experience (maritime) and you are looking for a role that combines  engineering, innovation, and international dredging projects. 

• Fully completed a technical bachelors degree. 
• Good command of spoken and written English. 
• Willingness to work abroad.    

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: 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.

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the Fleet Traineeship - Dredging Track. Please contact Catherine Buenaagua, corporate recruiter, via [email protected].

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.