“Allseas is an innovative and successful offshore company with a congenial working atmosphere, where new challenges are continuously being taken on.”
After I studied Civil Engineering in Germany with coastal water construction as my specialisation, I went to the Delft University of Technology to learn more about offshore technology. During that time, I went to see Solitaire twice on a fieldtrip when the vessel was being modified in Rotterdam in 2005. Solitaire is not only the largest vessel in Allseas’ fleet, it is also the largest pipelay vessel in the world.
I have now been working for Allseas as a R&D Engineer already for two and half years. As part of this job, I also work as a Field Engineer and as such I work regularly on board of Calamity Jane, one of Allseas’ support vessels. The job is very varied and it is interesting to work together with different disciplines onshore and offshore.
Initially, I worked on a study on pipelaying and trenching in the Arctic Ocean. Later on, I became responsible for supervising trenching projects. It is very rewarding to work together on the whole process of delivering input for proposals up to and including the supervision of the execution of projects on board.
In addition to installation projects, I am also involved in the modification of our vessels. Due to the complexity of the projects, you usually work in teams at Allseas, although on an independent basis.
Allseas is a dynamic company where you can develop in accordance with your own preferences and talents. There are always many challenging projects in the Innovations department: the feasibility of new ideas is examined, existing vessels are continually being improved and the construction of the platform installation and removal and pipe-laying vessel Pieter Schelte is being prepared.
To summarise, Allseas is an innovative and successful offshore company with a congenial working atmosphere, where new challenges are continuously being taken on.