Climate risk is becoming increasingly relevant for the planning, design and operation of data centres. Data centres play an important role in the digital economy, but their design standards are often still based on historical weather data. These standards do not always account for future changes in physical climate hazards, such as extreme heat, flooding, drought, water scarcity, storms or other climate-related stressors.
At Haskoning, we see climate resilience for data centres as a growing market. We want to strengthen our understanding of the physical climate risks affecting data centres worldwide and further develop our proposition in this field.
Haskoning has strong expertise in data centre design, climate hazard datasets and physical climate risk assessments. This internship brings these capabilities together.
During this graduate internship, you will study global physical climate risks for data centres. You will combine technical climate risk analysis with practical engineering knowledge and support the development of Haskoning’s commercial proposition for climate-resilient data centres. Your work may also contribute to a white paper on this topic.
We are looking for a motivated MSc student who is interested in physical climate risks, vulnerability analysis and practical application in an engineering and consultancy environment.
During the internship, you will work across teams and combine climate data, GIS analysis, engineering insights and market-oriented thinking. You will help assess how different climate hazards may affect data centres in different regions and what this means for design, resilience and adaptation.
The student will work on or support the following activities:
- Using GIS workflows to perform physical climate risk assessments for data centre locations.
- Applying our in-house Twinn climate hazard datasets and Multi-Hazard Risk Tool to analyse risks to current and future climate hazards.
- Interviewing data centre design teams to understand asset-specific vulnerabilities and identifying relevant vulnerability thresholds, impact pathways and potential damage or disruption mechanisms for data centre assets and systems.
- Analysing regional differences in dominant climate hazards and their potential implications for data centre resilience.
- Supporting the development of a Haskoning white paper on global climate risks for data centres.
- Supporting Haskoning’s commercial proposition for climate risk analysis and climate resilience services in the datacentre sector.
- Contributing to a small market study on the potential demand for climate resilience services in this sector.
We are looking for an enthusiastic MSc student with a strong technical background and a keen interest in climate risk assessment, data-driven analysis and applied consultancy work. You enjoy working with models, tools and geospatial data, and you are able to translate technical results into clear insights for engineers, consultants and clients.
- Enrolment in an MSc programme in climate studies, climate risk, environmental sciences, civil engineering, water management, geoscience, data science, or a related field.
- Proficiency in Python for (geo)data analysis.
- Knowledge of climate risk concepts, including hazard, exposure, vulnerability and risk
- Experience with GIS tools, such as QGIS or ArcGIS.
- An interest in physical climate risk assessment and climate resilience for critical infrastructure.
- An interest in the commercial side of consultancy, including market analysis, proposition development and the use of data for lead generation.
- The ability to work independently while actively collaborating with colleagues from different teams.
- Good communication skills and a practical mindset.
- A good command of written and spoken English.
- A proactive and self-starting attitude.
- Willingness to work from one of our offices in Amsterdam, Amersfoort and/or Delft several days per week.
- Upload your transcript of records
Conditions
- A monthly remuneration of 750 euros
- Due to work permit requirements, we can only accommodate interns who hold an EU/EEA or Swiss nationality, or who are enrolled at a university in the Netherlands with a valid Dutch study residence permit.
- We do not provide or fund accommodation. Interns are responsible for arranging their own housing.
Haskoning is a worldwide independent engineering, project management and consultancy firm which integrates 140 years of engineering expertise with digital technologies and software solutions. Our >6,000 colleagues are working from offices in more than 25 countries across the world. Through our mission Enhancing Society Together, we take responsibility for having a positive impact on the world.
You will become part of our Water International advisory group in the Netherlands, working alongside a team of specialists in flood risk, climate resilience and hydraulic modelling. The team is spread across multiple offices, including Amsterdam and Amersfoort, and collaborates closely on both national and international projects.
During your internship, you will be based in the Netherlands, working from either our Amsterdam, Delft or Amersfoort office, or a combination of these. You will collaborate closely with colleagues and are expected to work from the office at least three days per week to support teamwork, knowledge sharing and hands-on guidance.
Throughout your internship, you will be supervised by experienced consultants who will support you in developing both your technical and professional skills, while giving you the opportunity to contribute to real-world projects and tool development.
We would like to meet you! Click on the apply button and upload your resume, motivation letter and transcript of records. After receiving your application, we will contact you as soon as possible. The application process then consists of 1 interview. Are we all enthusiastic after this? Then you will receive an offer from us, and we will be happy to welcome you on board!
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