Summer Placement Student – Green Ports London, England
Job description
About Royal HaskoningDHV:
Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work under-pinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation.
Royal HaskoningDHV is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. We recognize that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve.
Role Context
The position is for a 12-week summer placement student with strong aspirations to pursue a career in consultancy. As a member of our Green Ports consulting team, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s top maritime experts on projects that reshape the port and maritime sector helping our client’s to tackle some of the most important challenges of our time from Net Zero and climate change resilience to enhancement of biodiversity and the electrification of ports.
You’ll collaborate on challenging projects with team members from many backgrounds and disciplines, increasing your understanding of the complex business problems facing maritime clients worldwide. You’ll work with colleagues with diverse perspectives, developing new skills and experience to help you at every stage of your career.
About Our London Team
The London team includes professionals from several disciplines – Maritime, Environment, Mobility & Infrastructure, and Economics and Operations. You will work closely with the Maritime team, and there will also be opportunities to collaborate with the rest of the teams. Our Maritime team are at the forefront of innovative maritime planning, design and development. We are multi-disciplinary experts that work on international projects to create successful ports and maritime infrastructure worldwide. We have provided expert commercial, technical and operational advice and created master plans across the five continents for a wide-range of port projects.
The Green & Smart Ports team is split between the Netherlands and the UK. In the UK there are three team members in the London office and one in Liverpool. Some of the team are focused entirely on Green topics while many work in both the smart and green areas of the work. The London team, where this role will be based, works within the Water & Maritime Team.
Job Role
- Collection and collation of project data
- Assistance with client audits, surveys and workshops,
- Desktop research, data analysis and interpretation
- Undertake research and feasibility studies in the UK and internationally
- Preparation of high-quality reports, presentations and workshops
- Preparation of commercial bids and proposals
- Preparation of promotional material
- Promotion of the work of the team within the company and at industry events
- Assistance with the commercial and quality management of projects within the team, ensuring projects records are maintained and projects show a profitable result and are completed to an agreed programme.
- Contribute to the use of digital technology to improve processes and efficiencies.
Profile:
- Enthusiastic and personable
- An appetite to learn
- A self-starter, who takes initiative to build their own internal and external networks
- A proven technical track record and ability
- Good team player to contribute to a dynamic group
- Good communicator (written, verbal)
- Good listener
- A high attention to detail and quality
- Agile with an ability to think ‘outside the box’
- Interest in technology, innovation and digital solutions
- Interest in policy and legislative development in a range of sectors
Qualifications & Experience
- You will be studying a degree within, sustainability, maritime, engineering, technology or a science related degree.
- You’ll need to have completed a minimum of one year of your undergraduate degree.
- You will be prepared to travel within the UK and overseas from time to time.
- You will be within (or willing to relocate within) commuting distance of our offices in London.
What we can offer you:
Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That’s how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you’re connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us!You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life in the post Covid work environment
