Student Assistant, Technical

Student Assistant – Group Technical

Svitzer offers an exciting opportunity as a Student Assistant in our Group Technical department, where you will join an ambitious team using data to improve the global technical performance of our tugboat fleet. We are looking for a proactive and motivated student with strong analytical skills who can help ensure smooth and efficient workflows that support both the team and our stakeholders.

As our new Student Assistant, you will develop expertise in interpreting and analysing data while gaining insight into technical operations on a global scale. With your analytical mindset, you will help drive compliance, performance monitoring, and maintenance governance across a fleet of 446 tugboats. Key areas of responsibility include developing and managing Technical KPIs, setting up optimisation tools for vessel performance monitoring, and ensuring global compliance with our standard technical processes.

Who we are

Svitzer is a leading global towage operator with more than 4,000 colleagues and 446 tugboats across 35+ countries. We provide sustainable marine services that make ports and terminals safer, more efficient, and more climate‑friendly. We also innovate. To learn more, watch our short introduction video (1 min 55 sec): youtube.com/watch?v=IPdhKsJu3fk&themeRefresh=1.

We Offer

At Svitzer Headquarters, we work in a lean, flat structure where you will regularly interact with senior stakeholders. We lead with care, prioritise learning, and provide space for you to shape your role and contribute meaningfully to the success of our Operations and Technical teams.

You can expect:

• A hands‑on role with real responsibility and the opportunity to work on impactful, fleet‑wide initiatives.
• Close collaboration with colleagues across Technical, Operations, and external partners.
• A supportive environment with insights into global tug operations and opportunities to grow your technical and stakeholder‑management skills.
• An international, diverse, and inclusive atmosphere with engaged, ambitious, and welcoming colleagues.
• Working hours are flexible - especially around exam periods - and we expect 15–20 hours per week.

Apart from the above, we offer a great canteen, good coffee, fruit arrangements, a fitness centre, occasional social events, massage options, and various other perks. Most importantly, you will join a team of professional, fun, and caring colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

You will work closely with colleagues in Copenhagen and across the globe to deliver the following:

• Monitor and ensure compliance with Group Technical KPIs.
• Support the Group Maintenance Manager in updating data in our planned maintenance system.
• Analyse data and support compliance improvements to our Group Technical Standard Processes.
• Build optimisation tools in Excel to automate and enhance fleet‑performance monitoring incl.:
  • Improve the functionality of existing Excel models.
  • Identify opportunities to automate data handling and visualisation.
  • Create monitoring tools to support process automatization.
• Provide strategic project support and perform ad hoc analyses for the CTO and other colleagues.

We are looking for

A confident and engaged individual who approaches tasks with energy and ownership. You communicate fluently in English (written and spoken), work independently, and strive to deliver high-quality results.

In addition:

• You are actively enrolled in a university programme and eligible to work in Denmark
  – Preferably within Engineering, Analytics, Operations Excellence, Business Administration, or Strategy.

• You are structured and analytical, with a strong interest in working with data and converting complexity into clear insights.
• You are curious, proactive, and enjoy taking ownership and making things happen.
• You have strong skills in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Power BI.
• You are entrepreneurial about identifying improvement opportunities in processes and operations.
• You thrive in a busy, international work environment.
• You preferably have relevant work experience, e.g., from previous student positions.
• You are comfortable collaborating with colleagues across regions and functions—including senior stakeholders
• You are motivated by building optimisation tools and automating manual tasks across the Technical organisation.
• You are eager to understand how technical decisions impact daily fleet operations.

Deadline: Monday 13 of April. Please note that we review applications on an ongoing basis and encourage you to submit your CV and application as soon as possible. - To ensure a consistent and fair recruitment process, applications must be submitted via the “Apply” button in our recruitment system, Workday. Applications submitted outside the system will unfortunately not be considered.

Building a Diverse Workplace

In Svitzer we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that members from some under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every single qualification. At Svitzer we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles, and we are excited about hearing from you!

How to Apply

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