Water board inspector, Rijnland
Together with a team, you inspect the banks in the Rijnland area. Your work keeps the Dutch areas around the water safe.
The Krommedijk near Herxen · Photo: Wijnand Evers and Frank Jansen
At a glance
- Location
- Rijnland
- Field
- Water
- Contract
- Full time and freelance
- Hourly pay
- From €15 grossfreelance from €28
About the job
Looking for an outdoor job inspecting, surveying and collecting data for the water boards in the Rijnland region? Then this job is for you.
The core of the work is inspecting the banks in the Rijnland region. No experience is no problem: a course gives you a basis to get started. You really learn the job on the job, and you help improve the Dutch water boards. Your experienced colleagues teach you how to inspect for the water boards, so you can work as an inspector or assistant inspector. During an inspection you check, among other things, that rules and safety requirements are followed.
What your day looks like:
Your working day starts at around 7.30 in the Rijnland region with a nice cup of coffee. You go through the day’s work with your team. Then you get started with a colleague: you get into your little boat together and sail through the waters of the Rijnland region. You and your colleague assess the banks from a Zodiac boat. You record your observations on a tablet. At the end of the day you write up all your observations and discuss the day’s findings with your team.
What we ask of you:
You are an inspector who is driven to tackle things and get results. You understand that working with different parties involves all kinds of interests, and you handle that well. Your persuasiveness lets you explain clearly to everyone involved why you make certain decisions.
What you will do
- You help carry out preventive inspections (maintenance and problem spots) of streams and dikes;
- You list problem spots;
- You help with the paperwork for the work;
- You help think of ways to do things better and more easily: innovation;
- You supervise work that has been carried out;
- Working closely with other inspectors and with businesses.
What we ask
- A real team player.
- Sociable.
- Precise.
- Holder of a category B driving licence.
- Good at Dutch, both spoken and written.
- An outdoor person who doesn’t mind a shower of rain.
What you get
- We guarantee you a varied job that challenges you anew, in a positive way, every day.
- You join a friendly team with a mix of experienced colleagues and young people who are still learning the trade.
- Above-market pay: you can do the job on the payroll (from 15 euros gross an hour) or as a freelancer (from 28 euros gross an hour).
- Six months of guaranteed work from February to July. If you perform well, there is a good chance this period will be extended.