Living in The Netherlands is known as the Gateway to Europe as a result of its waterway network, which links Belgium, France and Germany. With a population of approximately 16.6 million people, it is a very densely populated place to live and is one of the most crowded places in Europe.

The Netherlands is extremely flat with a staggering 27% of the entire country being built on reclaimed land. This has led to the immense sprawl of dykes throughout the country, for which it is now famous.

Language

Dutch (official), Frisian (official). English is widely spoken and understood.

Living in The Netherlands: Expat job and career opportunities

It can be very challenging to find a job in the Netherlands if you are a foreigner. The majority of jobs require good Dutch language skills and there are also restrictive regulations regarding the employment of non-EU/EEA citizens. Finding a job is easier for those who are living in The Netherlands and looking for work in retail, restaurants/bars or teaching foreign languages.

A significant source of employment within the Netherlands is within the services industry and the majority of jobs exist in areas such as business services, health and welfare services, trade and transport and communications sector.

Renting a property in the Netherlands    

Online property portals are popular, and you can also find rental properties through letting agencies (verhuurbureaus) and advertisements in local newspapers, as well as classified ads and internal company websites. Commissioning an estate agent to find you a place will typically incur a fee equivalent to one month’s rent.

As most Dutch industries are relatively closely knit, even in the big cities, it’s best to only sign up with one agent or risk displeasing them all. Estate agents are obliged to work in the best interest of the tenant and should provide you with full information about the property.

Online property portals  

• HousingXL (English and Dutch)
• Funda (Dutch only)
• Pararius (English and Dutch) 

Specialised property portals

• Htel Serviced Apartments – furnished and short stay apartments
• Booking.com (40+ languages; short-term, furnished apartments and hotels)
• World Fashion Apartments – expat rentals with a personal touch of home

Cost of living in Netherlands

• Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district: €14
• Monthly ticket public transport:  €83
• 2 tickets to the movies: €23
• 1 month of gym membership in business district: €31
• Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub:  €45

Full guide on living costs in Netherlands

We are looking for civil engineers to work on a contract basis at various locations including Sweden and Europe. Long-term 24+ months contracts.

We have expertise in providing civil engineers for plant refineries in nuclear and civil engineering onshore projects.

We can provide the full scale of construction type teams with skills such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, PDMS, Inventor, Autoplant, Microstation, SolidEdge, REVIT, CAESAR, CADWorx, Intergraph, P&ID

We cover teams for construction projects such as piping, steel structure, electrical, automation, HVAC. The industries can be pulp & paper, energy, metal and building technologies.

We are looking for people within the following specialities to work in Sweden:

Business Strategy Co-ordinator, Buyer, CSA Engineer, CSA Estimator, CSA Package Manager, CSA Project Manager, CSA Quality Assurance Manager, CSA Supervisor, Civil, Structural and Architectural (CSA), Commissioning Manager, Compliance Administrator, Construction Manager, Data Technician, Design Manager, EHS Adviser, EHS Coordinator, Electrical Engineer, Electrical Project Manager, Electrical Supervisors, Electrician, Engineering Manager, Environmental, Health & Safety, Estimator, Fabrication Manager, Facilities Manager, ICT Project Manager, Industrial Partner, Lean Champion, Manager, Materials Controller, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Supervisor, Quality Assurance, Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Site Materials Manager, Testing Manager, EPLAN 8 Engineer.

We have ongoing needs for experienced Cobol Developers and Software Testers (all levels)  to work on a contract basis in the Nordics.  We offer long-term 6+ month contracts with possibility for further extensions and competitive market rates. On-site roles only, no remote options are available.

IBM Mainframe Cobol specialists:  

• Data Centre Operators

• JCL Writers

• IBM MVS Operators

• CICS System Programmers

• DB2 DBA Consultants

• IBM DB2 Systems programmers

• IBM COBOL programmers

• DL/1Programmers

• PL/1 Programmers

• COBOL Java programmers

Software Testers:

• Software Tester C++, Java, Python

• HIL, MIL, SIL, Rig Test Engineers

• E-Mobility Infotainment Testers

• Hardware Test Engineer-nominated hardware

• Test Processing Automation Engineers

• MATLAB Simulink Experts

• Audio Test Engineers

• ISO26260 Test Programmers

• Signalling TCMS, RAMS

• Agile Testers

We have ongoing needs for Cloud Engineers and Mobile Apps Developers to work on a contract or permanent basis in Sweden or Finland.

We offer competitive market rates and excellent salary packages. While most of our roles are 100% on-site some of the vancancies can be cosidered for remote or partly remote options. 

Jobs in Cloud Enigneering: 

• Cloud Engineer

• DevOps Engineer

• Cloud Architect

• Cloud Development Engineer

• Cloud Network Engineer

• Principal Cloud Engineer

Cloud Software & Languages:

• AWS/Azure, Terraform, IaC, Datadog, Linux, Java, Python, C#, Go, S3, RDS, Hadoop, SQS, SNS, RDS, AWS IoT, DNS,CDN, VPC, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker

Jobs in Mobile Apps Developement: 

• Mobile App Developer (iOS + Android)

•  iOS Developers

• Android Developers

• Tech Lead, Project Manager

• Full Stack Developer

Mobile Apps Software & Languages:

• iOS, Android, Objective C, HTML, XML, JavaScript, React, Python, Swift, Rust, Scala, Ruby, GoLand, Go, ava, R, C++, PHP, SQL,, C#, Objective C, Kotlin, HTML5,, jQuery, Lua, Corona, ObjectPascal,, Perl, QML, Scratch, ActionScript

We have ongoing needs for SAP consultants to work on a contract basis in Sweden, Germany or Netherlands. Our contracts are 6+ months with possibility for extension and competitive market rates. 

 We have ongoing needs for the following SAP specialities:

• SAP Programme Managers

• SAP Functional Consultants

• SAP ABAP/4 Programmers

• SAP Basis Consultants

• SAP AWS Migration Consultants

SAP Modules: 

FI, CO, HR, PP, MM, SD, PM, PS, QM, BIW, EMW, TR, IM.CS, SMB, CA, mySAP SEM, mySAP SRM, SAP HANA/4, SUCCESFACTORS, SAP PLM, SAP GTS, Business Suite: CRM,SCM, SEM,APO,EP,SRM,XI

If you are a SAP Consultant looking for a new contract, please send your CV to us, and we will be in touch shortly to discuss it further. 

We are looking for experienced Avionics Design Engineers to work at various locations in Sweden, Germany and Netherlands. We are looking for consultants to work on a contract basis.

Contracts are long-term starting from 6 months and can be extended further and goes on for several years. We offer competitive market rates and work with open margins. 

Inter-Consulting provides typica Aerospace FEA/ CAE Stress Engineers with min of 7-10 years expertise.

• FEA Stress Engineers with tools.
• Hand Calculation experts
• ANSYS, LS-Dyna
• COSMOL
• Altair Hyperworks Suite
• CFD consultants Simcenter Star CCM+
• OpenFOAM
• Simscale
• Roblologix
• MATLAB
• Pam Crash
• Nastran
• Stress Check

We are looking for experienced Avionics Design Engineers to work at various locations in Sweden, Germany and Netherlands. We are looking for consultants to work on a contract basis.

Contracts are long-term starting from 6 months and can be extended further and goes on for several years. We offer competitive market rates and work with open margins. 

Inter-Consulting provides typical Avionics experts with min 7-10 years expertise:

• Avionics Engineer
• Electrical
• Flight deck controls
• Software
• Systems Integration
• Testing
• Aero Land warfare radar
• Smart System
• Navigational Engineers
• Embedded Software Engineers ADA
• Aero Software Testers.
• Real Time Embedded Software Engineers
• Programmers

We are looking for experienced Catia V5, Nx Design Engineers to work at various locations in Sweden, Germany and Netherlands. We are looking for consultants to work on a contract basis.

Contracts are long-term starting from 6 months and can be extended further and goes on for several years. We offer competitive market rates and work with open margins. 

Inter Consulting provides qualified Aerospace engineers for Civil and Military Projects, typical needs for a R&D Project:

• CATIA CAD Design Engineers V5 , NX, CREO
• PLM System Managers
• Aero S pace Design Engineers Structures
• Aero Space fuselage Design
• Interiors Galley
• Seats
• Hydraulics
• Airworthiness
• Electrical E3D
• Environmental
• Integration
• Loads
• Logistics
• Manufacturing Engineer
• Programme Management
• Propulsion
• Safety
• Toll Designers CNC
• Quality Engineers
• B1/B2 Engineers
• Technical Author
• Fuel Engineers
• Weights Mass Engineers
• Loads Calculation Engineers
• Aero Composite Design engineers

Infotainment Jobs in the automotive industry in Sweden from Inter-Consulting. Inter-Consulting is a well-established recruitment consultancy, with 15 years’ experience, placing people into the Swedish Automotive industry. We specialise in recruitment across a wide range of disciplines including Vehicle Development, Line Development, Body Design, Interior and Exterior Trimming, Electric & Electronic Engineering, Chassis and Powertrain Installation and many other skill sets. We provide consultants for automotive typically based in CATIA V5 and NX.

Inter-Consulting provides the ever demanding need for Infotainment consultants which is very broad, we source consultants that have worked with major Infotainment
Global suppliers:

• Infotainment Developers
• Requirements Mangers
• Embedded Engineers QNX, RTOS, Linux, C++
• Lead Software Architects
• Cloud Connectivity consultants
• Android Developers
• Multi-Media Developers
• Infotainment Testers

ADAS (Autonomous Driving Assisted Steering) Jobs in the automotive industry in Sweden from IC Automotive. Inter-Consulting is a well-established recruitment consultancy, with 15 years’ experience, placing people into the Swedish Automotive industry. We specialise in recruitment across a wide range of disciplines including Vehicle Development, Line Development, Body Design, Interior and Exterior Trimming, Electric & Electronic Engineering, Chassis and Powertrain Installation and many other skill sets. We provide consultants for automotive typically based in CATIA V5 and NX. 

Inter-Consulting brings in new talent who have min 5-7 years of ADAS expertise who have usually worked for global ADAS suppliers:

• Adaptive cruise control
• Lan departure warning
• Park Assist
• Surround view pre-crash
• Blind spot detection
• Rear collision warning
• Park assist