Careers • The Ocean Cleanup

We seek passion and excellence

Our mission is to develop and scale technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We need to complete one of the most ambitious engineering projects on the face of the planet. To succeed in our mission, we hire dedicated, fully focused, and out-of-the-box thinking employees.

If you are a master problem solver and are willing to do whatever it takes to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, we want you at The Ocean Cleanup.

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The Ocean Cleanup crew with local operator in Jakarta, Indonesia for Interceptor 001

Our cultural philosophy

DEDICATED TO OUR MISSION

We put our mission first, set challenging ambitions, and persevere where any normal person would have long given up on a quest to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

DRIVE FOR IMPROVEMENT

To innovate through uncharted waters, we transparently discuss issues, challenge each other, and approach failures as Unscheduled Learning Opportunities.

DELIVERING IMPACT

Through pragmatic, focused, and disciplined execution, we work to maximize plastic collection and put ourselves out of business as fast as possible.

DOING TOGETHER

This problem is too big for anyone to solve alone, so it’s important to trust and build on each other and our partners. We celebrate team wins and have fun while we’re at it!

Job openings

Head of Offshore Project Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Legal Counsel Senior Closed Rotterdam, Netherlands
Environmental Manager Senior – Oceans Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
Field Scientist Ocean Senior Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
Global Public Affairs Junior Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
Recycling Operations Manager Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Procurement Manager Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Legal Counsel Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
River Waste Valorization Manager Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Project Engineer Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
Operations Manager Fulfilled Rotterdam, Netherlands
Partnerships Manager Junior Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Waste Manager a.i. Closed Rotterdam, Netherlands
R&D Engineer Medior – Oceans Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
Environmental Manager Medior – Rivers Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
River Data Scientist & Modeler Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
Recruiter Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Internship – Ocean Plastic Research Closed Rotterdam, Netherlands
River Survey Engineer (Junior/Medior) Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
Personal Assistant to Founder & CEO (Maternity Cover) Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Internship – River Research Toolbox Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Internship – Computational Modeling Closed Rotterdam, Netherlands
Internship – Ocean Plastic Recycling Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Internship – Global Affairs Closed Rotterdam, Netherlands
Volunteer – Ocean Plastic Recycling Open Netherlands
Volunteers Open Global
Open Application Open Rotterdam, Netherlands

Need a few good reasons to join the team?

See your work getting implemented within months of initial design
Work on cutting-edge engineering, modeling, and plastic pollution research.
Be part of a driven group of experts, who see the “impossible” as temporary.
Play a key role in launching the largest cleanup in history.

We bring the Silicon Valley culture to the Netherlands

Build, break, learn, and repeat: we iterate fast and continuously
We work anywhere, anytime.
Personal accountability is our culture (no time sheets or fixed number of holidays)
From (free) team lunches, to drinks on the terrace, to ping pong – we work hard, but we also enjoy downtime

Hear it from the team

Global Affairs

Building Bridges | Planet-sized Problems

Plastic pollution afflicts the whole world, and solving it requires countries, governments and other organizations to work together. To rid the oceans of plastic,…