Job offer description

Jan De Nul Group is aware that its activities, dredging and offshore, often take place in surroundings that are very sensitive. The in-house marine environmental department follows up the projects during all phases all over the world. High tech equipment supplies high end measurements. Apart from monitoring the biodiversity, we preventively search for new methods to minimize negative impact and for opportunities to make positive contributions to ecosystems.

We are looking for a modelling engineer to work for the Marine Environmental Department in Aalst.

Your tasks and responsibilities are:

  • Drafting preliminary studies, working on tendering dossiers, and monitoring current dredging projects for impact on the environment.
  • Giving advice on and implementing measurement campaigns relating to hydrodynamics (rivers and marine currents), water quality, and morphology in projects all over the world (with ad hoc short trips abroad).
  • Critical data processing, analysis, interpretation, and reporting.
  • Drawing up hydrodynamic and mud & sand transport models with Mike21 & Mike3.
  • Monitoring internal and external studies and measurement campaigns.
  • Giving advice regarding dredging methods with due regard for their estimated impact on the environment.

Profile:

You have a master’s degree in engineering science or (exact) sciences or an equivalent, with a knowledge of hydrodynamics, hydrology, and/or sediment dynamics. You are willing to specialize in the use of models relating to hydrodynamics, water quality, and morphology. You have a knowledge of measurement methods regarding hydrodynamics and water quality. Knowledge of dredging processes and their impact on the environment and experience with Mike21 & Mike3 software are an advantage.

Offer:

  • An interesting and diverse job in a no-nonsense international business environment.

  • Challenging and cutting edge projects.

  • Autonomy and a wide variety of career opportunities and a committed management team.

Job details
Sector:
Construction
Occupation field:
Mining and construction labourers
Education field:
Architecture and building, Engineering and engineering trades
Work experience:
Work experience is required
Duration of work experience:
Up to 2 years
Language skills:
  • English
  • Very good
Required skills:
hydraulics
Salary range:
Not provided
Date of expiry:

About company

Offshore, marine, civil, environment and project development. Jan De Nul Group is a leading expert in five main activities.Jan De Nul Group shapes both water and land. We enable the production of offshore energy and maintain the depth of waterways. We build new ports and create extra land. We realise complex infrastructure works and erect any type of building. We tackle pollution in whatever form… Find out more