Graduation/practical internship: Maintenance Engineering - Subsea Cables

Boskalis is looking for a student to do their graduation or practical internship with us.

Our Offshore Energy division delivers innovative and sustainable solutions across the field of energy, covering the full lifecycle from development and transport to maintenance and decommissioning. As part of Boskalis’ Offshore Energy division, the Subsea Cables & Flexibles business unit specializes in subsea power cable installation for offshore wind farms, Balance of Plant maintenance for the renewables market, umbilical and flowline installation for oil & gas, and interconnectors. These projects span the globe, including unique assignments such as

• Hollandse Kust West Beta, involving two 65 km export cables linking a 700 MW offshore wind farm to the Dutch grid, and
• Baltic II, entailing transportation and installation of 107 array cables (150 km) plus four export cables (300 km combined).

Submarine power cables are buried several meters below the seabed in diverse soil and rock conditions to safeguard them against anchors, fishing activities, currents, and scour. This is achieved using advanced remotely operated subsea trenching machines such as the HD3 Plough, Cable Burial Tractor 2400, Burial Sledge System III, and ROV Trencher 107. Efficient operation of this specialized equipment relies on a planned maintenance system, with all activities managed and recorded according to supplier and subcontractor instructions.

Your Responsibilities

In this Internship you will

• Create and standardize work orders and job plans in conjunction with the Superintendents by consulting suppliers, supplier manuals & instructions and experience from the field.
• Determine, optimize, and implement maintenance intervals for rotating and other moving equipment and components to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-efficient operation.
• Review Equipment Failure Reports (EFRs) and formulate recommendations to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, and productivity.

In case of graduation research, there is no clearly defined topic, but feel free to discuss with us what your interests are, what drives you and where those interests can be a benefit for above-described environment. In joint cooperation we will work out a tailor-made assignment.

Your qualities and experience

You are the right student for this internship if:

• Boskalis is looking specifically for a student mechanical or maintenance engineering (mbo+ or hbo);
• You are motivated and eager to develop your skills in this role.

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

• You are a team player, creative, pro-active and good analytical thinker.