IT’S IN OUR DNA TO MOVE

Curiosity and drive to change quickly is in our DNA. An adventure in growth and transformation which is a legacy from our founders, makes DOF one of the most exciting places to work. DOF has transformed several times through our history, not for the sake of our image, but to move towards a sustainable future. From fishing to traditional offshore energy and now to offshore renewables. We see moving our experience and competence into new tech, fuels, and fields as part of our everyday work.
The Company’s size and solidity creates a safe space to play with ideas, trying always, engineering solutions, and learning from different people. Our experts will help you to develop your knowledge, skills, and experience in DOF’s core activities, which offer exciting activities and plenty of opportunity to grow.
Join us on our Engineering vacation student program
DOF places a great deal of importance and commitment on our vacation program as we know our future success relies heavily on today’s students. We are offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, curious, forward-thinking engineering student to gain work experience in our vacation student program running for 12 weeks over the summer holidays.

We are seeking applications from people studying the following disciplines, recognised by Engineers Australia for professional membership:

• Ocean Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Naval Architectural
• Civil/Structural Engineering

You will be involved in the safe execution and close-out of engineering tasks associated with underwater intervention projects. Our modern and advanced fleet of subsea intervention vessels provides an invaluable opportunity for you to learn on the job whilst being involved in a wide range of offshore oil and gas projects. This unique experience will leave you with a deeper understanding of the subsea construction industry and DOF operations.
If you would like to be part of this unparelled experience, we would love for you to apply.

REQUIREMENTS

Demonstrated Academic Achievement

• Be in the one of the following stages of your studies:
• Due to graduate in 2026
• Be in your final year graduating, or
• Have recently completed your studies
• Demonstrated initiative and personal responsibility to work, study and the community
• Enjoy working in a collaborative environment where we share our success
• Excellent communication with strong analytical skills and focus on teamwork; and
• Identify yourself with our core values: Respect - Integrity - Teamwork - Excellence - And above all we are Safe

WHO WE ARE

At DOF what we do is as important as the way we do business – our operations are safe, legal and ethical, everywhere we do business. The DOF team treat each other and our surroundings with RESPECT, INTEGRITY and strive for EXCELLENCE in all we do. All our employees are expected to have a drive for results and solve problems, but not without showing integrity and focusing on communication along the way.
With a multi-national workforce of around 4000 personnel, DOF is an international group of companies which owns and operates a fleet of modern offshore/subsea vessels, with an engineering capacity to service both the offshore and subsea market. With more than 40 years in the offshore business, the DOF group has a strong position in terms of experience, innovation, product range, technology, and capacity.
DOFs core activities are vessel ownership, vessel management, project management, engineering, vessel operations, survey, remote intervention, and diving operations. DOF offers a full spectrum of top-quality offshore services to facilitate an ever-growing and demanding energy industry.
The company’s main operation centers and business units are located in Norway, UK, USA, Singapore, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Angola, and Australia.

WATCH OUR DOF VALUES INSPIRATION VIDEO HERE

Office location is: Perth Office
If you believe you have what it takes, have a genuine interest in working in the oil and gas industry, share our Values and are available for a 12-week fixed term employment from 17 November 2025 - 13 February 2026, we encourage you to apply.
Please apply by uploading your Resume, Cover Letter and Academic Transcript.
Is this the perfect role for you, but you don’t meet every single requirement? Our culture of innovation is built on valuing the right person for the role over a perfect alignment with a job description. Not least because research tell us women and minorities are unlikely to apply if they aren’t able to match all the role requirements listed. Building a diverse, inclusive, and positive workplace is important to DOF, so we say, apply for the role – it’s the best way to find the right person for this or other roles and that could be you.

Please refer the Job description for details