Partners

 

 

Ambient

Ambient provides consultancy for the Dutch governmental organizations in the field of water, soil and subsoil. Consultants at Ambient use their technical knowledge and background to make the translation to policy, regulation and practice. Challenges related to climate change, water quality and quantity, soil contamination and nitrogen emmisions all ask for an integrated approach. We contribute to a sustainable living environment through project and program management. Ambient is based in Utrecht and consists of a small team of 14 consultant. This gives you a lot of freedom to develop yourself and quickly obtain responsibilities. 

APPM

APPM is a management consultancy firm located in Rotterdam, Hoofddorp, Eindhoven and Zwolle. APPM employees work in the fields of the land & water, the energy transition, infra-projects, sustainable and active mobility, urban development. Their motto is: working on a more beautiful Holland! Daily. They work on projects varying from strategy, policy, and development (for example, how to structure our water system in 2035 in terms of groundwater usage? How to make our drinking water system futureproof? What role should “water en bodem” play in national decision making?) to civil engineering projects in different phases from tender to realization (for example contract management, technical management, circular building, innovation, and project management).

Arcadis

Arcadis is an international company providing management, consulting and engineering services on socially relevant issues, dealing with mobility, environment & spatial planning, housing & work and water. The Water division advises and assists in the field of coasts and rivers, harbours and waterways and regional and urban waters. Aware of the threat of water in a country below sea level, they now focus especially on exploiting the opportunities that water offers the Netherlands. They come up with new, innovative ways that will ensure the future security of the Netherlands. With these innovations they occupy a strong position in the international water market. Examples include their projects in New Orleans, the development of new technologies such as intelligent delta levees, new forms of living and working on water, water storage in combination with other features, and intelligent port and navigation systems.

Deltares

Deltares is a leading, independent, Dutch-based research institute and specialist consultancy for matters relating to water, soil and the subsurface. They apply their expertise to help people live safely and sustainably in delta areas, coastal areas and river basins. They conduct research and provide specialist advisory services for governments and the corporate sector authorities in The Netherlands and worldwide. They focus on the development, application and sharing of knowledge. They work closely together with universities, other institutes, governments and the business sector. Deltares is based in Delft and Utrecht and has more than 800 employees. Their slogan, enabling delta life, captures everything they do. They provide knowledge on flood risk, adaptive delta planning, infrastructure, water & subsoil resources and environment.​

Dunea

Dunea produces and supplies approximately 1.3 million customers with good drinking water in the western part of South Holland. You can drink their water for instance in Den Haag and Rijswijk. They are responsible for the dunes between Monster and Katwijk. They protect the nature and the drinking water for the last 140 years. Clean drinking water and a peaceful environment in the Randstad are the basis for a good life. They are always looking for (new) solutions and opportunities for water and nature.​

Evides

Evides Water is a water company that supplies reliable and tasty drinking water to 2.5 million clients in the southern part of the province of South Holland, in the entire province of Zeeland and the Brabantse Wal. Drinking water is prepared from water extracted 80% from the river Maas, 16% from ground water, and 4% from dune water. In total it is the second-largest water company in The Netherlands based on supply connections, supply volumes and revenue. Water for industrial clients is extracted 42% from the river Maas, 33% from the lake Brielsemeer, 14% from the rivers Rhine and Elbe, and 14% from smaller, local sources. They are one of the strongest players in northwestern Europe in the market for water-on-demand solutions for industrial applications. Evides also treats waste water from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and industrial complexes in Vlissingen (Sloe) and in Delfzijl.

HKV

HKV provides expert advice, research, products and services in water management and flood risk in the Netherlands and abroad. Our fields of expertise are:

– Risk and Disaster Management
– Rivers, Coasts and Deltas
– Water and Climate

Customers from the public and private sector use our expertise ranging from broad, exploratory studies to specialist desk studies. HKV employees are highly qualified and internationally recognized experts, often with long experience in their field and extensive knowledge of the complex world of water management and flood risk.

Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland

Delfland is one out of our country’s twenty-one water authorities. The area in which Delfland operates is bordered by the North Sea, the Nieuwe Waterweg and the Berkel en Rodenrijs line, Zoetermeer and Wassenaar. On an area of 41,000 hectares, about 1.4 million people live and work, and approximately 40,000 businesses are established. This makes the Delfland region one of the most densely populated and most highly industrialized areas of the Netherlands. The region is furthermore renowned for its intensive glasshouse horticulture.

The three key tasks of Delfland are maintenance of dikes and dams, water level control, and water quality control. A good execution of these key tasks, cooperation and consideration for nature are the three directives of Delfland’s policy. The Water authority thereby does not limit itself to the struggle against water, but also for water. Because no water means no life. Water is life!

Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland has created a thesis award for university students to stimulate the development and dissemination of knowledge about water. Are you graduating this year with a thesis subject about water and do you want to profile yourself in the water sector? For more information also about the current job offers check our website https://www.hhdelfland.nl/werken-bij-delfland/

Nelen & Schuurmans

Nelen & Schuurmans provides consultancy for water management issues in urban and rural areas. Their consultants enjoy thinking off the beaten path and asking difficult questions in order to find optimal solutions. The services of Nelen & Schuurmans touch on a wide array of skills related to our field of expertise. Whether it be dikes, rivers, sewers or water treatment plants: they think on an academic level and act pragmatically. Nelen & Schuurmans believes that water management is closely related to information management. They have developed information products that give managers insight into the performance of their water system. Their claim is that “better information leads to better decisions”. Better decision-making means greater cost effectiveness, while maintaining a high quality. The services of Nelen & Schuurmans are distinguished into different groups: Urban Water, Water Safety, Operational Water Management, Ecology and Flooding.

Paques

Since over 30 years, Paques helps industries to reduce water and carbon footprints and reclaim valuable resources. Paques’ anaerobic water purification systems produce energy (biogas) from wastewater, whilst purifying the water and facilitating water reuse. After the introduction of the first BIOPAQ® reactor in 1981 Paques developed a broad portfolio for integrated water and gas treatment in close cooperation with partners. All the solutions proved to be cost-effective and highly reliable. Leading companies from a variety of industries worldwide selected Paques as their partner for meeting their purification and sustainability obligations. Paques accomplished long-term relationships with customers by working together in the development of solutions and delivery of high-quality installations.

Royal Haskoning

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 135 years. They have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work underpinned by their sustainable values and goals. They are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation. Their employees deliver services in the fields of aviation, buildings, energy, industry, infrastructure, maritime, mining, transport, urban and rural development and water. Their head office is in the Netherlands, other principal offices are in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Indonesia. They also have established offices in Thailand, India and the Americas; and they have a long standing presence in Africa and the Middle East.

Unie van Waterschappen

The Unie van Waterschappen is the association of all Dutch water authorities. These authorities are in charge of maintenance of dikes and dams, regional water level control and the treatment of sewage water. In total, there are twenty-one water authorities in the Netherlands. The Unie van Waterschappen representatives the water authorities on national and international level. They promote the interests of the water authorities and stimulates the exchange of knowledge and cooperation.

Vewin

Vewin, the Association of Dutch Water Companies, it promotes the joint interests of the Dutch water companies. Within this broadly defined task, the association works as a lobbying organization. It voices the views of the water supply sector on all national and European political platforms. In addition to this, Vewin supports its members with information and various activities relating to research, science, public information and promotion. Main issues are: Security & Crisis Management, Efficiency, Transparency, Water Chain & Benchmark, Drinking Water Quality, Infrastructure, Innovations and Taxes and Subsidies.

Waternet

Waternet is the water company for Amsterdam and surrounding area. They are the only water company in the Netherlands that is dedicated to the entire cycle. They provide a safe, clean and sufficient supply of water. This includes water for nature areas and human consumption. These topics are important for everyone. They operate at the very heart of society. WaterNet is involved with the treatment of waste water, production of drinking water, managing of surface waters, keeping canals clean and keeping an eye on the dykes.

Witteveen + Bos

Witteveen+Bos is a company based in the Netherlands that provides consultancy and engineering services worldwide in the fields of infrastructure, water, the environment, spatial development, and construction. With a staff of more than 1.400 specialists, we are part of the top ten Dutch engineering and consultancy firms. Every year, we work on more than 4.000 projects. In our projects and design assignments, our seven sustainable design principles help us to truly embed sustainability.
As an engineer you will work on challenging projects within our organization. The role you have in these projects will vary from feasibility and preliminary designs to guiding the construction. You will be working in multidisciplinary teams consisting of colleagues from all over our organization. Every Witteveen+Bos’er wants to make a useful contribution. That is why talent development is a priority in our organisation and for that reason we encourage our employees to make their dreams and ambitions a reality. Although we have different specialist disciplines, all Witteveen+Bos’ers are working on the basis of a shared passion and a desire to make the world a better place. In a global network, we combine our talents, share knowledge, like to collaborate and, importantly, we enjoy the work we do. 

WLN

WLN B.V. is water in the broadest sense. The company started as a drinking water laboratory, but it developed over the decades to a state-of-the art centre for water quality and water technology where fundamental research and practical solutions come together. WLN has biological, chemical and technological expertise, and the combination of these results in the broad range of services the company offers for quality monitoring, management and treatment. Societal importance and leading innovation are the main strategy that make WLN leading, while the size still enables knowing everyone in the company well. Examples of projects, both in quality and management, are published on https://waterketenonderzoeknoord.nl/.

WMD

Water Supply Company Drenthe (WMD) represents a sustainable and efficient supply of drinking water for the inhabitants of the province of Drenthe. It is fully produced from ground water. Besides delivering drinking water, they also develop solutions for bigger industries. Moreover, they are working on combining thermal energy with drinking water. WMD was founded in 1937 and has grown ever since.