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Design Engineer Underground Structures

Netherlands Infrastructure & Energy 2 - 5 years Apeldoorn On-site

Are you ready to dive in, both literally and figuratively? With us, you work on leading international projects in the field of underground constructions such as tunnels and shafts.

About The Member Company

We are a global high-tech consultancy company with a team of entrepreneurial engineers, scientists, and digital experts from around the world. Together we form a fast-growing and proud community. We offer consultancy services to high-profile clients globally in diverse service areas, such as:

  • Technology & Engineering
  • Energy & Renewables
  • Life sciences & Pharma
  • Digital & IT

About this vacancy

As a Design Engineer in the Underground Structures team, you primarily work on civil projects, transport infrastructure, and utility projects. Your focus is on project execution, technical design, client relationships, coaching colleagues, and exploring new opportunities. You work on underground structures across various areas and contribute to innovative and safe design solutions.

What you will do in this role:

  • Prepare and review technical design deliverables such as calculations, reports, presentations, and drawings for underground structures (such as tunnels and shafts).
  • Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and modelers—from concept design to detailed engineering and execution preparation.
  • Perform technical analyses and designs using simple and numerical models based on first principles or applicable standards.
  • Participate in technical research and development projects for innovative solutions.
  • Support project managers by effectively managing your own contributions to projects (time, budget, and quality).
  • Travel occasionally to project locations, both within and outside the Netherlands, depending on project needs.
  • Assist with business development, including preparing technical proposals.
  • Guide and coach junior team members.

What we expect from you

  • A completed education in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering – Energy Systems, or Structural Engineering (Bachelor's or Master's level);
  • You have excellent proficiency in both Dutch and English, both spoken and written;
  • Proven work experience in a similar role;
  • Knowledge of structural principles and building materials;
  • Understanding of technical drawings and design standards;
  • Familiarity with common design and construction codes;
  • You show initiative, have strong analytical skills, and enjoy solving problems.

What you can expect from us

At TMC, we believe that you can achieve the best version of yourself when given the right guidance, freedom, and development opportunities. That’s why we not only offer you diverse projects but also excellent conditions: - A permanent employment contract with a gross monthly salary between €4,200 – €5,500+, depending on experience. - Individual profit sharing. - An annual training budget of €2,200, enabling you to continuously develop yourself. - The opportunity to collaborate with experienced professionals in our Business Cell. - Access to our TMC Entrepreneurial Lab, where you can bring your own ideas and projects to life.

The 5 basic principles of employeneurship

As pioneers in employeneurship, we have redefined the traditional work model. We offer our employeneurs the opportunity to combine the security of a permanent contract with their passion for entrepreneurship.

Enjoy the security of a long-term contract and a stable source of income while getting the opportunity to work at diverse projects.

Full transparency. That’s it. For each of your projects, you know your hourly rate, your costs, and your individual performance-based profit sharing, all in order to stimulate your inner entrepreneur.

Our employeneurs are grouped in business cells based on their technical expertise. They are small, focused and function as high-grade knowledge networks. And as buzzing communities of close colleagues.

Every employeneur drives their own career. Together, we make a plan for personal and professional growth. Receive personal coaching and an extensive training budget to keep developing yourself and deliver outperformance at our clients.

Work on your technical ambitions within our Entrepreneurial Lab (TEL). Here, you are given the space to explore ideas, experiment, and develop them into tangible solutions. In multidisciplinary teams, you collaborate with colleagues from different fields, bringing in new perspectives and accelerating innovation. The lab not only provides access to knowledge and resources, but also encourages ownership. This allows you to develop not only your technical expertise, but also your entrepreneurial skills, enabling you to actively contribute to solutions that truly make a difference.

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