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Ready to unlock
the world’s water potential?

Join us to engineer solutions to energise the world with water and deliver it cleanly and safely where it’s needed.

As global supply and demand for water intensifies, solving the world’s most complex water challenges demands bold thinking. That’s where we come in, and your story can begin. It’s your chance to engineer solutions for sustainable environments and healthy ecosystems. Solutions that deliver clean and safe water and hydropower supplies to communities worldwide.

 

With a 100-year legacy in hydropower, water resources, water supply and sanitation, you’ll be joining a community of experts who are among the most trusted in the world. From dams and ports to desalination and flood protection, you’ll contribute to game-changing projects that leave a lasting legacy. Projects that unlock water’s potential for a more sustainable world.

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Alice, Project Director Water, tells us about her positive impact​

Let’s meet Alice, one of our imaginative experts who makes the world more resilient, livable, energized and ultimately more sustainable.

Impact a diverse sector

We're seeking imaginative experts with all sorts of skills, experiences and backgrounds to engineer their positive impact in this diverse sector with various projects.

Expertise in demand

  • Civil & structural engineering
  • Coastal & offshore engineering
  • Dams
  • Dredging
  • Electricity
  • Environmental & Social
  • Geology
  • Geomatics
  • Hydrology
  • Hydraulics
  • Hydromechanics
  • Geotechnics
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  • River Management
  • Hydropower

    Hydropower has vast potential to provide clean, renewable energy for a world in transition to a carbon-neutral future. Join a company that’s transforming this potential into real power in countries and communities worldwide.

    We offer opportunities to plan, design and manage hydropower projects that are amongst the most innovative and ambitious. You’ll have access to the latest in cutting-edge hydropower technology, including those proudly developed in-house such as Sherlock and EVALS.

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  • Dams & reservoirs

    The dams we plan, design and construct at Tractebel provide vital solutions that protect and sustain lives and generate prosperity in the countries and communities we serve as engineers. Join us to engineer your positive impact and contribute to the carbon-neutral future our planet demands.

    We’re seeking multidisciplinary experts to engineer multi-purpose dams that are amongst the world’s most innovative and ambitious. Experts for all stages of project development and implementation, from investigations and appraisals to construction management. You’ll work alongside engineers who are amongst the most trusted in the sector with a record of achievement spanning decades.

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  • Water Supply & Sanitation

    The world’s rapidly growing and urbanising population is straining water resources like never before. At Tractebel, you’ll engineer solutions to efficiently deliver clean, safe water to countries and communities around the world. Solutions to responsibly and sustainably dispose of waste in ways that enhance public health and community life.

    The nature of this challenge requires multidisciplinary teams with technical, economic, social and environmental expertise. We’re seeking experts who can thrive in this diversity and add their unique experience to the mix.

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  • Water resources management

    Water. It’s the planet’s most plentiful resource, essential to all life. With Tractebel you’ll engineer solutions to manage and preserve it. It’s your opportunity to engineer a positive impact on the water resources we all depend on – ensuring safe and responsible stewardship in countries and communities worldwide.

    Our teams are amongst the most innovative in the industry, applying their expertise and imagination to engineer solutions with generational impact. We’re seeking experts who share this spirit as well as the practical management skills to deliver results in complex environments.

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  • Irrigation

    Irrigation engineering with Tractebel is your opportunity to make a positive impact on the land and water resources that sustain communities. Join us to engineer solutions that efficiently collect, store and distribute water. To enable modern agricultural practices to take root and thrive.

    It’s incredibly rewarding engineering that attracts world-class talent to Tractebel. We’re seeking engineers with the expertise and imagination to join us on the journey. Together, we can solve some of the world’s toughest irrigation challenges. All in an innovation culture that never stops challenging convention in the search for solutions.

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  • Desalination

    Water scarcity is a growing threat worldwide, exacerbated by climate change and a rapidly growing global population. With Tractebel, you can engineer solutions with desalination technology to reinvigorate and sustain life in arid environments. Solutions to reduce the energy and environmental impact of desalination that could be game-changers for the technology.

    Join a team with desalination expertise going back decades and an innovation agenda destined to make giant leaps forward. We’re seeking experts who want to join our innovation mission, inspired by the positive impact we can engineer together.

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  • Coast, Ports and Marine facilities

    There’s a wave of sustainable change coming to the world’s coasts, ports and waterways due to climate change. Tractebel is at the vanguard and seeking imaginative experts to engineer solutions with us. You’ll join a team with a record of engineering excellence and an innovation agenda with game-changing potential for the maritime industry.

    From dredging projects, coastal reinforcement and building marine terminals to constructing intermodal transfer facilities and expansion of port capacity, our projects are endlessly diverse and call for multidisciplinary expertise. As demand for our services grows worldwide, you can engineer your positive impact on a truly global scale.

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  • Water Urbanism

    The world’s rapidly growing and urbanising population is straining water resources like never before. At Tractebel, you’ll engineer solutions to efficiently deliver clean, safe water to cities around the world. Solutions to responsibly and sustainably dispose of wastewater in ways that enhance public health and city life. Solutions that enable cities to adapt to changing rainfall patterns in a warming world.

    The nature of this challenge requires multidisciplinary teams with technical, economic, social and environmental expertise. We’re seeking experts who can thrive in this diversity and add their unique experience and perspective to the mix.

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  • Digital water solutions

    Join a multidisciplinary team that’s a global leader in sustainable water development and innovative technology services. Our digital water solutions help utilities tackle challenges related to operational resiliency, aging infrastructure, resource optimisation and more.

    From digital twins (BIM) and predictive big data to artificial intelligence, you’ll engineer solutions using the latest technology in an innovation culture unafraid to challenge convention. All whilst working alongside experts with a record of achievement leading digital transformations in the water sector.

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Luca Pizzimbone Testimonial

Tractebel gives me the opportunity to work in international projects, where engineering and research skills can be joined to provide sustainable solutions for developing countries.

Luca Pizzimbone
Power System Engineer, Germany

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It's satisfying when we see the results of our work. Having a positive impact on people’s quality of life gives all the meaning to our work

Eileen Spencer
Project engineer Transport Infrastructure, Chile

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I am inspired everyday by working with world-class experts in hydropower and I enjoy working with people from different generations who share the passion of evolving toward sustainable and carbon-neutral future.

Pratoomkhuan Saritanon
VP-Water, Thailand

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Every day I learn something new from world-class experts in renewable energy. From electrical and mechanical engineers to process experts.

Florian Bertin
Green Fuels Engineer, Belgium

Find out more about available positions at Tractebel and launch your career with us!