Hydraulic Engineer

DEME Group; Breda; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility program

Permanent training track

Stimulating, innovative workplace

Health program

Job summary

DEME Group is seeking a Hydraulic Engineer for the HYDRO cell within the EDT department. You will work on hydrodynamic aspects of dredging, reclamation and coastal construction, focusing on sediment resuspension, plumes, and settling processes.

You will assess impacts for tenders, collaborate with the environmental team across global operations, and may perform lab tests on sediments in the DEME research center, contributing to innovative solutions and robust design options.

Qualifications

• MSc in engineering with hydraulic/coastal/marine specialization.
• 0–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with sediment dynamics or hydrodynamic modelling tools.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Assess, calculate and model the impact of dredge-related issues for tenders.
• Collaborate with environmental team and global desks within the Dredging and Reclamation activity line.
• Conduct lab tests on sediments and soil samples at the DEME research center.
• Perform other hydraulic studies as needed by the HYDRO team.

Skills

Sediment dynamics

Hydrodynamic modelling

MATLAB

Python

Analytical skills

Teamwork

English fluency

Education

MSc in Engineering (hydraulic/coastal/marine)

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

As a hydraulic engineer your daily work falls within the activities of the HYDRO cell of the EDT-department (Engineering, Design & Technology) within the DEME Dredging and Reclamation activity line. This team looks into hydrodynamic aspects related to dredging, reclamation and coastal construction activities. The tasks for this position relate more particularly to issues like (dredge-related) resuspension of sediments, transportation, turbidity from dredge plumes and sedimentation, whether in the waters surrounding the works as well as in disposal facilities such as reclamation areas and settling ponds. These often environmentally sensitive aspects form a major part of your work and involve the use of specialized hydrodynamic and plume modelling software or require an in-depth review of external (modelling) reports, and often demand a project-based R&D mindset.

Your responsibilities

• Generally, you are involved in assessing/calculating/modelling the impact of such issues for (mostly) project tenders in relation to client and/or regulator restrictions, while striving for an optimal - possibly innovative - design of the project and/or execution method of the works.

• A good collaboration is respected with the environmental team within the EDT department and the respective desks for the worldwide areas of the Dredging and Reclamation activity line.

• Alternatively, you can be involved in applied research to increase the knowledge base of the aspects relevant for your job by performing standard or customized lab tests on sediments and soil samples in the DEME research center.

• Other hydraulic studies may be part of your tasks depending on the need within the HYDRO-team.

Your profile

• MSc in Engineering with a specialization in hydraulic, coastal or marine engineering.

• 0-5 years of relevant experience.

• Experience with sediment dynamics and/or hydrodynamic modelling tools and other relevant engineering software such as Matlab, Python is a plus.

• Fluent in verbal and written English.

• Strong analytical skills with a critical view towards the tasks to be carried out.

• You are creative, pro-active, well-structured and openminded and like teamwork.

Our offer

• An extensive mobility program for a healthy work-life balance.

• A permanent training track which allows you to develop yourself personally and professionally.

• A stimulating, innovative workplace with growth opportunities.

• A people-oriented environment with an interactive health program and a focus on employee wellbeing.