Graduation Internship Planning & Logistics

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ABOUT US
Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. We are the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs 12,000 professionals globally. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

THE ROLE

Are you looking for a graduation internship where you can apply your analytical and organizational skills within a leading company in the maritime industry? Damen Naval offers a unique opportunity to work on optimizing our planning methodology.

THE CHALLENGE

During this internship, you will deal with these challenges:

• Investigate how Damen Naval's planning methodology can be structured to optimally support system engineering, with an emphasis on compliance, requirements, and deliverables.
• Use insights from previous projects and theoretical models to propose and implement improvements.
• This research is crucial to ensure projects meet all technical requirements and standards, helping to increase efficiency and predictability in our complex shipbuilding projects.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• Studying a Bachelor's study in the field of Technical Business Administration, Logistics, Engineering, or a similar field.

• Interest in planning processes and eager to learn more about it.

• Strong analytical skills, proactive, and result-oriented.

• Proficiency in English and Dutch.

• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.

• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. Candidates with EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

WHAT WE OFFER
At Damen Naval, we highly value our interns, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A monthly allowance for the duration of the assignment.
• Proper mentoring at BSc or MSc level will be available throughout the project.
• The ability to test and enhance your professional- and social skills
• Acquired experience at a top tier company to add to your reference list.

OTHER
Are you interested in this internship, please submit your application with your CV and cover letter, along with an indication of:

• Requested position (internship or graduation assignment)
• Your (preferred) topic or suggestions for topics.
• Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).
• Notice period / possible starting date.
• List of grades to provide insight in the subjects you have followed.

For more information about this vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.

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