Careers

Our people are the key to our success

Recent jobs

Asset Coordinator Lifting

As an Asset Coordinator Lifting / Mission Equipment Owner Rigging, you will be part of our Technical Department team and work on challenging projects.
This position is based at our mobilization and demobilization base in Vlissingen, The Netherlands.

Offshore

Admin & Support

Netherlands

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Vessel Procurement Coordinator

As a vessel procurement coordinator you are the point of contact for all procurement related questions from the vessel and docking team. You will interface between the team and all other stakeholders and ensure the link between procurement and logistics. As part of an international team you will be working together on challenging technical projects.

Dredging

Supply Chain

Belgium

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All-round arbeider werven (folieploeg)

Je werkt mee in de folieploeg voor het plaatsen van HDPE-folie op onze werven in Vlaanderen, en mogelijk ook in de Benelux regio.

Environmental

Other

Belgium

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Technical Superintendent - Offshore

As Technical Superintendent Offshore, you work as part of one of our vessel teams, where you will be responsible for the coordination of maintenance and repairing activities of vessel(s) assigned and/or its equipment or other assets. Your main base will be at our HQ in Belgium or in our office in Breda, the Netherlands.

Offshore

Technical

Belgium

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Design Engineer

As a Design Engineer, you will work within our Engineering and Design Office team in our head office in Zwijndrecht, Belgium. You will perform different design works for our dredging projects worldwide and you will report to the Design & Engineering Team Leaders. The variety in the types of tasks is very broad and is touching upon many aspects of ship’s structures and systems.

DEME General

Engineering

Belgium

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Tender Engineer Foundation Installation

As a Tender Engineer, you will take part in the acquisition process of DEME’s global offshore projects “tendering”. You will play a key role in the preparation and submission of tender proposals to our clients. As a member of the Tender Department, you will be allocated to one or several tender teams, and will report for each tender to the Tender Manager. Together, we work on DEME’s vision of creating a sustainable future.

Offshore

Tendering

Belgium

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Project Engineer Innovation

As a Project Engineer Innovation you will be part of the DEME-group Innovation Team. The key objective is to support DEME’s capability to develop and protect innovative strategies, products, services and processes. You will be part of a dynamic team working from our headquarters in Antwerp.

DEME General

Operations

Belgium

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Project Controls Engineer

As a Project Controls Engineer, you will be temporary assigned to the Central Project Management Office (CPMO) to provide support and assistance in the creation of the DEME aligned Project Management System (PMS).
The goal is to facilitate all new DEME's projects with a PMS Library with documents, templates and applications to quickly startup a project.
With your experience you will create and improve the content in the PMS, and will coordinate the alignment of PMS-content between Activity Lines.
You will provide support and assistance during the start-up of a project after contract award, by analyzing the contract and implement according to the corporate PMS as best fit for the project.

You will assist, coordinate or manage the development of solutions for tenders and projects to work leaner, smarter and more integrated.
You will train project staff on topics regarding process management, project controls or the implementation of new developments.
You will monitor the performance of the PMS-content on live projects, where you will make suggestions to improve the efficiency & effectiveness

To do this you are familiar with all phases of project management, able to work with people of diverse backgrounds, understand quality control concepts and develop creative and innovative ways to improve business processes.
Together, we work on DEME’s vision of creating a sustainable future.

DEME General

Operations

Worldwide

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Working at DEME

More than 5,200 talented people across the globe

We are immensely proud of our people. We recognise that highly motivated, creative people are key to our success. We currently employ about 5,200 talented and dedicated people, from more than 90 nationalities, making DEME a truly diverse group.

Hundreds of new employees join DEME each year

Given our rapid expansion and our ambitions to grow, we are always looking for new talent to join our team – in fact we typically welcome hundreds of new DEME employees each year. We look for people with the passion and determination to play a key role in driving projects forward to success and to complete them to the full satisfaction of our customers.

We offer employees the opportunity to work on truly groundbreaking projects across the globe, whether they are crew on our state-of-the-art fleet or at our many projects and offices worldwide.

Stimulating working environment and helping to create a sustainable world

We offer a rewarding and stimulating working environment where your skills and competences will be recognised, and where knowledge and innovation are highly prized. Our activities often push boundaries: we do things that have never been done before. Thanks to the development of innovative technologies, we play a pioneering role in projects all around the world, and we have a constant eye on sustainable development. If you want to play a role in creating a sustainable world and making progress, then DEME is for you!

Career development – we invest in your future

Our people are at the heart of our company. And to make sure our employees continue to develop and grow in their career, we offer a broad range of tailored training and development programmes. We understand that you want to develop a quality career and we offer every opportunity to challenge yourself - to make the next step. Being such a diverse group with activities ranging from offshore wind farm construction to environmental remediation, there are many opportunities available to switch between sectors/departments to enable you to build a long-term, fulfilling career.

Extensive training portfolio

For our diverse training opportunities for both crew and our people onshore.Our specialist courses range from traditional classroom-based teaching to simulator training, e-learning and to tailor-made solutions for our project managers of the future.

DEME Basics4Starters introduction

Basics4Starters is a three-day introduction programme, which is mandatory for all DEME employees across the globe. It provides a general overview and outlines the newly developed project activities within the Group.

Simulator training

DEME is renowned for its technical dredging training and provides many opportunities for employees via our in-house simulators. Students can optimise their skills on cutter and hopper simulators on a realistic, full-bridge simulator.

Dredging Technical Training and STCW 95

DEME organises an officially recognised, extended dredging course, which consists of four technical modules, dealing with themes such as soil mechanics, hydraulics, process measuring and automation, the working of dredgers and so on. The course is organised for our engineers, working on site or for our central technical departments.

DEME Skills Programme

This programme aims at honing relevant technical and non-technical, people skills for employees who have been with us between one and five years. Here you work in project teams from the tender phase to completion.

DEME 2030

This is a specialised training programme to enhance the expertise and develop the potential of future Project Managers. This three-week intensive programme, organised in cooperation with Flanders Business School, covers several areas of project management, including people skills, business management and contract management.

Equal opportunities and a safe working environment

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We want everyone to feel that they can thrive in a stimulating working environment and achieve their personal goals. Personnel are recruited and promoted based on their personal competencies, contribution and potential.

DEME is determined to provide a healthy and safe working environment for all of its employees. Our commitment to a safe workplace means that harassment, intimidation, threatening or offensive behaviour will not be tolerated.

Recognised as an Employer of Choice

DEME places a great deal of emphasis on attracting and retaining the best people in the industry. And recently we have been recognised as an employer of choice with two important awards. In January 2021, for the 14th consecutive year, the CRF Institute named DEME as a Top Employer.

In addition, DEME was awarded the 'most attractive employer in Belgium' for the fourth time at the 2020 Randstad Employer Brand Awards. This is based on the results of a survey among 12,000 respondents!

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Students

Even if you have no experience, DEME has plenty of opportunities

If you want to become a future pioneer, creating a sustainable world – at sea or ashore - why not start off at a multicultural, forward-thinking company like DEME? Perhaps you are without work experience currently; this is not a problem for us. DEME still has a broad range of exciting internship and dissertation opportunities and summer jobs, where no experience is necessary.

A passion for projects

We seek young professionals with a passion for complex projects. Put simply – DEME does things that have never been done before. You have to be open to different cultures, be flexible and driven by your ambition to realise huge, complex, groundbreaking projects. Undoubtedly, you will get the chance to travel because we work in all corners of the globe but your passion for projects should be the overriding reason you choose an exciting career with us.

We continuously look for young professionals and to encourage you to join us we provide two main paths, either through an internship or by a dissertation. We also help facilitate your time with us as much as possible by providing assistance with transport and other requirements.

Internships

For crew, project teams and offices

DEME gives students or those heading into their final year, the opportunity to do an internship on a project site or within one of our departments. For keen potential crew members, you are welcome to apply throughout your studies. Please indicate your preferred Business unit or activity line in your covering letter.

We offer subjects for final dissertations in different fields of engineering. To find a match with your academic field of specialisation, please indicate your preferred subject(s) in your covering letter when applying.

Summer jobs – no experience necessary

During the summer holidays we also have several student jobs at our offices, where no experience is necessary.

Plan your tomorrow @ DEME

Graduating, or recently graduated? DEME offers career opportunities for young professionals looking for a challenging career. You can find multiple starter jobs amongst our vacancies.

You can also find us every year at various recruitment fairs at engineering and naval schools or universities, as well as professional events and seminars. A list of upcoming job fairs can be found here.

Energy@DEME

Our people are the foundation of our success. Promoting and embedding a healthy and sports-minded culture is part of our DNA.

Last year we proudly celebrated the 15th anniversary of our 'Energy@DEME' sports and well-being programme. Employees can participate in plenty of sports and well-being activities. Across the globe we come together to run, cycle, play soccer, row, climb or do yoga. It is a great opportunity for our growing number of employees to meet new faces outside the workplace, have fun together and maintain a healthy team spirit.

Every year we select a group of DEME Heroes to get more employees on board of the 'Energy@DEME' programme. The Heroes take the challenge to a life changing journey and receive medical and nutritional coaching throughout the year to climb a mountain by bicycle or to run a half marathon.

Do you have questions? Don't hesitate to contact us