Global dredging and maritime infrastructure operator with 500+ vessels
Boskalis operates a capital-intensive, project-driven business spanning dredging, coastal defense, port construction, offshore energy, and marine salvage across 10+ countries. The tech stack reflects a hybrid engineering organization: heavy CAD/BIM adoption (Civil 3D, Revit, Navisworks) for design, enterprise resource planning (Oracle Primavera, Workday, Maximo) for project and fleet management, and emerging data analytics (Databricks, Python, Power BI) to address chronic pain points around cost control, project delays, and equipment deployment efficiency. The 211 open roles skew toward engineering (94) and construction (36), with only 4 data hires—a signal that analytics capability remains underdeveloped relative to the operational complexity they're trying to manage.
Notable leadership hires: Design Lead Infra, Chief Engineer
Boskalis is a publicly traded Dutch services company founded in 1910, headquartered in Papendrecht, with over 11,000 employees and a fleet of more than 500 vessels and floating equipment. The company serves governments, energy firms, and port operators across dredging, maritime infrastructure, coastal protection, land reclamation, offshore renewable energy, salvage, and terminal operations. Active projects span European infrastructure (Dutch and German road/dike reinforcement) and global maritime work. Operations span the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, UK, US, UAE, Lithuania, Nigeria, Singapore, and Indonesia. Core challenges include managing execution costs on large infrastructure contracts, reducing project delays and early design uncertainty, optimizing asset utilization across a global fleet, and controlling personnel absenteeism across dispersed work sites.
Oracle Primavera (scheduling and risk analysis), Microsoft Project, and Maximo (asset/maintenance management). Design work uses Civil 3D, Revit, and Navisworks Manage for BIM workflows. Recently adopting OneStream for financial planning.
Boskalis has active operations and hiring in Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates, Lithuania, Nigeria, Singapore, and Indonesia. Headquarters is Papendrecht, Netherlands.
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