Junior Project Planner - Offshore Energy

Company Description

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

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!​

Job Description

Make your mark as a Junior Project Planner at the Global Engineering department of Boskalis Offshore Energy. Our department spearheads a wide range of projects, including renewable energy installations and complex marine infrastructure developments. With a diverse array of in- and external stakeholders such as environmental agencies, local governments, and international partners, your role will be foundational to the success of our projects. The Global Engineering department is at the forefront of innovation and excellence, ensuring our projects meet the highest standards of sustainability and efficiency.

Your responsibilities as Junior Project Planner

• Assist in the set-up and management of the overall scheduling process within a tender or project, in line with stakeholder requirements.
• Support the development and management of multidisciplinary schedules during the lifecycle of the project.
• Provide planning-related information and support to senior team members.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by learning from industry developments.
• Assist in identifying interfaces, opportunities, and potential risks within the project.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure efficient use of resources and timely project delivery.

Your qualities

• A Higher Professional Education (mbo4, hbo or wo) degree with 0-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Basic knowledge of Primavera and planning theory.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Eager to learn project management and risk management concepts.

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

• Strong analytical skills and willingness to develop further.
• A flexible attitude and ability to handle last-minute information and adjustments.
• Good communication skills and a collaborative spirit.

Qualifications

What you can expect

• Money and more: Besides a competitive salary, you will receive holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 31 days (based on a full-time contract), a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as collective health insurance, and travel allowance.
• Career opportunities: We challenge you every day to get better. Together we realize your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities.
• The Boskalis campus: Boskalis is located in Papendrecht, where all our disciplines come together on-campus. Bicycles are available on site to make it easy for you to move between buildings. There’s also an electric bus for those times the weather turns wet! Three lunch canteens, a sports field, and shower facilities can also be found on our campus.
• Warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your online onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs of Boskalis!

Extra Information

• Your team: You will be part of the Project & Tender Support team, within Offshore Energy’s Global Engineering department, collaborating closely with Risk- & Systems Engineering and Document Control. The Planning team consists of 10 dedicated colleagues.
• Where you will work: We work from our beautiful campus in Papendrecht, working partly from home is a possibility.
• Full-time job: The position of Junior Project Planner is a full-time job (40 hours a week).
• Procedure: All you need to do to apply for a job is to complete the online application form and send it to us along with your CV and cover letter. As soon as you have sent your application, you will receive a confirmation email. Depending on the job, we will invite you for two or more interviews via Microsoft Teams. An assessment can be part of this procedure. If both sides are happy to proceed, we will make you an offer to join Boskalis. After successfully completing all the steps in the procedure, we warmly welcome you to our organization.

Additional Information

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of Junior Project Planner. Please contact Tim Gouweleeuw, Corporate Recruiter, via [email protected].

Interested? Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site.

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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