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POOL MANAGEMENT 2.0 To drive engagement and development opportunities in our workforce, Boskalis started its Pool Management 2.0 management process in our Dredging & Inland Infra division in 2019. Designed to ensure that all projects in that division have the ‘right people in the right place at the right time,’ it became living proof during the course of 2020 of our commitment to drive engagement and development opportunities. Pool Management 2.0 involves skilled professionals in our Dredging division who can be deployed on a particular project according to the demands of the business and the project. One of its leading goals is to put more focus on the individual deployment and development of colleagues. Previously, business units that wanted to staff a project were assigned colleagues from a central Human Resources pool of some 200 people. Now, this large pool of superintendents, project engineers, works managers and project managers is split into smaller groups, so that more specific attention can be given to the ongoing development of each individual colleague. As part of Pool Management 2.0, each business unit is assigned a Business Unit Representative, usually someone with hands-on project experience, who can liaise between head office and the project teams. Now, members of the project

teams always have a ‘go-to’ person to help them with access to training courses, career advancement opportunities or just be there to discuss their own individual development. The Boskalis Project Professionals (BPP) program is a ‘fast-track’ program set up to give young superintendents and project engineers an opportunity to accelerate their development, since there can be a considerable age difference within a project team. The BPP program emerged from an analysis conducted in the context of Pool Management 2.0 and aims to raise the standard for the younger generation faster, not least because Boskalis’ projects are becoming increasingly large and complex. Bas Tromp is superintendent with the Romania Beach project team. “When you are starting a new project, as we are doing now in Romania, good guidance from head office is important. In the ‘old’ system, I didn’t consult head office very often, but now we have been allocated a Business Unit Representative those contacts have become much more intensive. It’s good to have an experienced colleague as a sparring partner! Also, at the end of a project, my BUR plays a major part in the assessment process, and it has become more serious and detailed. We now have a better grip on the process.”

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020 – BOSKALIS