Careers

Our people are the key to our success

Recent jobs

Schipper

Als Schipper ben je verantwoordelijk voor de bedrijfsvoering van een van onze schepen.
Je werkt samen met een andere Schipper of Matroos en wordt ondersteund en vanuit de planningsafdeling op kantoor. Samen help je de Vries & van de Wiel op een veilige manier projecten uit te voeren om zo een duurzame toekomst te bouwen.

Environmental

Crew

Netherlands

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Finance Controller (DEME Building Materials)

As a financial controller for DEME Building Materials (DBM) you will be responsible for the cost and budget control of the DBM projects at the Belgian coast, the Netherlands and the north of France.

Dredging

Finance

Belgium

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Site superintendent for remediation projects in Flanders

The environmental group of companies of the DEME group is specialized in remediation of contaminated soil, construction or rehabilitation of landfills for domestic or industrial waste, recycling of sludge and decontamination and lagunation of silt, major clean-up operations of brownfields . Currently we are looking for a site superintendent four our remediation projects in Flanders.

Environmental

Operations

Belgium

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QHSE Engineer - Technical department

DEME's objective is to provide a healthy work environment, to promote sound work practices and a healthy lifestyle for everyone involved in our business. QHSE is therefore one of the supportive departments that is involved in all Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental matters on our projects, vessels, and in HQ. As a project QHSE engineer for the technical department you will be part of the team that is working on one of the docking projects in a shipyard worldwide. In this complex, technical environment, you will be responsible for the maintenance and control of QHSE-S practices, as well as inspecting all activities and equipment to reassure proper operation and implementation of procedures.

DEME General

QHSE

Worldwide

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Werfleider saneringsprojecten Vlaanderen

Als werfleider van onze saneringsprojecten in Vlaanderen ben je verantwoordelijk voor de operationele activiteiten. DEC is een internationale milieuaannemer met meer dan 20 jaar ervaring in specialisatie in grond- en grondwatersanering, sedimentbehandeling, waterbouwwerken, recyclagetechnieken, inrichting, afdekking en sanering van stortplaatsen, milieubaggeren en herontwikkeling van brownfields.

Environmental

Operations

Belgium

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Senior Finance Controller - Vessel Docking Projects

To manage our fleet of vessels, they are build, maintained and repaired worldwide. The senior finance controller faces the challenge of providing the financial overview of the fleet from newbuilding till the end of a vessel’s lifetime.
The ideal controller pursues a financial role with coordinating responsibilities in a technical environment.

Offshore

Finance

Worldwide

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Accounts Payable Officer

Als Accounts Payable Officer ben je vanuit het hoofdkantoor in Zwijndrecht mee verantwoordelijk voor de leveranciersboekhouding.

DEME General

Finance

Belgium

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Environmental Coordinator

As an environmental coordinator you are making sure that all our activity lines are compliant in all environmental aspects. You will also be responsible for the follow up of the compliancy of the vessels that work on these projects. The QHSE department that you will be working in is international and multidisciplinary, moreover it also has a flat structure. Together with your colleagues, you will work on the bright and safe future of DEME.

DEME General

QHSE

Belgium

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Working at DEME

COVID-19 Update

Despite these unprecedented and challenging times due to COVID-19, we continue our search for talented individuals. You can still submit your application for our open positions. Response may be somewhat delayed and all interviews will be conducted via virtual meetings using MS Teams. We look forward to hearing from you. In the meantime, please do stay safe and healthy!

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 2020

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 February 2020, for the 13th consecutive year, the CRF Institute named DEME as a Top Employer.

In addition, DEME was awarded the 'most attractive employer in Belgium' for the third time at the 2019 Randstad Employer Brand Awards. This is based on the results of a survey among 14,000 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.

ESF

We have a close cooperation with ESF for the implementation and development of various Learning and Development Management projects.

Project 1 - Foundations for the future

This project is designed to support our employees within the context of the DEMEx innovation program, via the provision of a number of relevant training courses. We are also organising additional training courses which teach employees key social and digital skills.

Project 2 - A lifelong and sustainable career at DEME

This project is designed to support our employees within the context of the DEMEx innovation program, via the provision of a number of relevant training courses. We are also organising additional training courses that teach employees key social and digital skills.

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