Boskalis Fleet Traineeship - SEA

You can make your mark as a Boskalis Fleet Trainee if you are open to new experiences willing to learn a lot and dont shy away from taking responsibility. Boskalis fleet consists around 500 vessels & floating equipment and represents our main capital asset. Youll be working on vessels of our Dredging division all over the world as well as at the Central Fleet Support department at our headquarters in Papendrecht or in Abu Dhabi. Ready for an international challenge The Boskalis Fleet Traineeship might be just the right place to kickstart your career!
 

What you will be doing 

Over the course of 12 months you will work on different assignments where you will assist Senior Fleet 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 highquality ontime delivery. In this operational phase you will be dealing with a range of vessels and other equipment from our huge fleet. In some roles there is a good chance you will start on a multidisciplinary project where you will be guiding the vessels arranging all logistics and technical work ashore. Budgeting and helping with the repairs might also be a part of your role. You will work from our office In Papendrecht/Abu Dhabi or depending on the projects to which you are assigned your work location can be anywhere in the world.

What you will be learning  

Next to learning on the job we offer an extensive personal development program in between your assignments. Specific training in your areas of expertise will be added to the program (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. 
 

Where you will work 

As a Fleet Trainee you will be working on assignments in our dredging division organizations.
 

The Program 

During the work assignments there is a lot of room to work on your personal development as you will work with top notch coaches and mentors. The program is packed with personal development safety and other relevant courses. Together with your fellow trainees and coaches you will set personal development goals and work on them during and in between the assignments. You will build a strong international network in a short period of time. 
 

Your qualities
You are excited to start your career within Boskalis as a Fleet Trainee and make your mark! Furthermore you have:

• Fully completed a bachelor in mechanical marine engineering nautical sciences naval architecture or similar.
• Graduated before September 1 2025.
• Full time availability starting September 1 2025.
• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Willingness to work abroad.

Qualifications :

Extra information

Please apply online to make sure you are considered for this great opportunity. Please send your CV and personal motivation in which you indicate the following: Upon learning about the traineeship what interests you the most about this opportunity

After your application you will be informed if you made it through the next phase. In the next phase you will be challenged with an online gamebased assessment. This will determine if you also proceed to the next step (interviews and selection day). 

The Fleet Traineeship starts on September 1 2025 at our head office in Papendrecht Netherlands. 

Additional Information :

Want to know more
Well be happy to answer your questions about the position of Fleet Traineeship. Please contact Catherine Buenaagua corporate recruiter officer via.

Please apply before May 27 2025. 

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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime