Junior Surveyor
Boskalis
Company Overview
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.
HeadquartersPapendrecht, Netherlands
Founded1910
SizeApproximately 11,000 employees worldwide (source: linkedin.com). In 2024, Boskalis reported a revenue of USD 3,482,353,000 (source: boskalis.com).
What They Do
Boskalis is a global contractor in dredging and maritime services, focusing on various operations, but not primarily on renewable energy. The core activity of the company is dredging, which includes the construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land reclamation, coastal protection, and bank protection (source: boskalis.com). Additionally, Boskalis offers a wide range of maritime services to the offshore energy sector, including the development, construction, transport, installation, inspection, maintenance, and decommissioning of oil and LNG import/export facilities, offshore platforms, pipelines, cables, and offshore wind farms (source: boskalis.com). The company also provides emergency response and salvage services through SMIT and terminal services via Smit Lamnalco (source: boskalis.com).
Projects & Track Record
Boskalis has an impressive track record of significant projects, including involvement in the Dutch Delta Works in 1953 and the construction of the Øresund Tunnel and Hong Kong International Airport in the 1990s (source: boskalis.com). More recently, the company has expanded its offshore activities through strategic acquisitions, such as Dockwise in 2013 and Fairmount Marine in 2014, and acquired the subsea services of Rever Offshore in 2021 (source: boskalis.com).
Recent Developments
Recently, Boskalis completed the acquisition of Smit Lamnalco in October 2024 and reported strong half-year results for 2025 in August 2025 (source: boskalis.com). In January 2025, a new subsea rock installation vessel of 45,500 MT was announced, further enhancing the company's technological capabilities (source: boskalis.com). In July 2025, a consortium of Boskalis-Allseas was selected for a major offshore natural gas pipeline project in Taiwan (source: boskalis.com).
Careers
Boskalis offers a wide range of career opportunities and employs approximately 11,000 experts worldwide (source: boskalis.com). The company places a strong emphasis on training and development, offering a variety of courses and training programs for both entry-level and experienced professionals (source: boskalis.com). Job seekers can find opportunities on the company’s dedicated careers site (source: boskalis.com).
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Job Description
Are you a recent graduate with a technical background and an interest in measurement technology, positioning systems, and data analysis? As a Junior Surveyor, you will contribute to the successful delivery of maritime and infrastructure projects around the world.
Working alongside experienced survey professionals, you will collect, process, and analyze survey data that supports critical project decisions. You will gain hands-on experience with advanced survey technologies and have opportunities to work on diverse projects, both onshore and offshore, in locations around the world.
Why Boskalis?
- A structured start to your career with training and mentoring.
- Exposure to advanced survey technologies and international projects.
- Opportunities for professional and personal development.
- A collaborative working environment with experienced colleagues.
- Competitive employment conditions and attractive benefits.
- Worldwide opportunities across our Dredging & Inland Infra and Offshore Energy divisions.
Through structured training, mentoring, and hands-on project experience, you will develop into a skilled survey professional. Boskalis offers opportunities to broaden your technical expertise, gain international experience, and progress into specialist, project, or leadership roles. This role provides an excellent foundation for a long-term career in surveying and the broader offshore and maritime industry.
Join Boskalis and be part of an international survey team delivering the data that drives some of the world's most challenging maritime and infrastructure projects.
Your responsibilities as Surveyor
- Operate survey systems and support the execution of hydrographic, geodetic, and positioning surveys. Perform basic calibrations and system verifications.
- Process and validate survey data.
- Support the preparation of project deliverables and reports.
- Troubleshoot and maintain survey equipment.
Your qualities and experience
You can move ahead as a surveyor if you have:
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Hydrography, Geodesy, Maritime Engineering, or another relevant technical discipline.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good communication skills and a proactive attitude.
- Willingness to travel and work at project locations when required.
- A good command of English, both written and spoken.
- EU nationality or eligibility to work within the European Union.
Additionally:
- You're willing to travel (within Europe, Middle East, Far East) on a fairly regular basis.
- You're willing to work on rotation schedule: 1:1 for offshore and 6:4 for land based projects.
Your country or offshore allowances will also be paid during rotational leave periods.
We offer
What you can expect
- A dynamic environment: A job that allows you to collaborate with a talented team of experts from different backgrounds and contribute to making a significant impact.
- Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 26 days (based on a full-time contract) and a number of collective scheduled days off, a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance, travel allowance, and foreign posting terms.
- Career development: We offer you plenty of opportunities to bring out the best in yourself for example through (online) courses at our Boskalis academy.
- The Boskalis campus: Experience the unique Boskalis vibe at our Papendrecht site, complete with restaurants, sports field, and a wharf where our vessels dock. We offer a state-of-the-art auditorium, brainstorming rooms, experience center for client meetings, and a barista corner where you can connect with colleagues.
- Boskalis project site: You will work on groundbreaking projects around the world. Boskalis creates new horizons and execute an extensive range of dredging and marine projects in 90 countries and across six continents.
- Opportunities to connect with colleagues across the organization: Through networking and knowledge-sharing sessions, events, and employee communities such as Young Boskalis and Women@Boskalis.
Extra information
- Your team: You will report to the Survey Operations Manager.
- Full/part-time job: The position of Surveyor is a full-time (40 hours a week).
- Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once it's clear we're a good match, we'll make you an offer - and look forward to welcoming you to the company.
Interested?
We'll be happy to answer your questions about the position of Senior Surveyor. Please contact Robert Smits, Senior Corporate Recruiter via phone number 078-696 83 98
Apply by completing your details and uploading your CV and motivation letter via our career's website.
Please note: Boskalis never requests a financial contribution to arrange visas or other documents related to a job vacancy. Be wary of individuals who pretend to be our recruiters and do ask for such contributions.
Disclaimer for Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies
We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore, we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.
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About the role
August 13, 2026
August 13, 2026
Full time
Hybrid
Company
- Papendrecht, the Netherlands
Recent graduate or entry-level
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