Short facts:
• More than 20,000 employees worldwide
• Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Alsvej 21, 8940 Randers SV, Denmark
• Revenue: Mio. EUR 6.636 in 2009
• Vestas.com / facebook.com/vestas
Why we are an interesting company to work for:
Power your life
Vestas offers you challenging career opportunities within a global organisation. As the world's leading supplier of wind power solutions, we have delivered more than 40,000 wind turbines in 65 countries. Over 20,000 employees are eager to welcome new, dedicated colleagues on our journey to a more sustainable future.
Would you like to join us?
Educational background of interest for us:
- Executive Profiles
- Business Profiles
- Engineering Profiles
- IT Profiles
- Service and production profiles
Other positive background besides education:
Even though a wind power plant is a hi-tech, extremely complex product, Vestas is primarily about people. We want to attract skilled, determined and visionary people who do their very best each and every day to produce results that are even better than yesterday's.
People with the will to win
At Vestas, you will meet skilled people with purpose and drive. Our people are able to see the potential of modern energy and desire with both their hearts and minds, to work on a competitive solution to prevent CO2 emissions and the rapidly growing energy needs.
Personality that suits us:
Encounter many nationalities at Vestas
We offer our employees a perfect platform for professional and personal development. Our platform makes it possible to have a global career in a corporation currently operating in countries all over the world, all united by a culture that reflects a global outlook characterised by openness, dialogue, respect – and a unique drive to succeed. Every time.
Vestas Master Thesis Programme
Vestas Master Thesis Programme has been developed as a global set-up relevant for all master degree students who are looking to complete their final project.
As a global company operating within one of the world’s most competitive industries, Vestas is continuously driven by a motivation to learn and develop. Through Vestas Master Thesis Programme you can become part of this focus by applying for one or more theses cases related to your field of study. Would you like to engage in a collaboration that is focused on providing input and knowledge that can make a difference? Then see www.vestas.com/en/jobs/education-and-research for more details.
Internships
Vestas offers internships for the duration of 3-6 months for students within most fields of study. As an intern you will get the opportunity to participate in an exciting and challenging internship in a large global organisation. Vestas values mutual flexibility particularly in exam periods where your studies of course need the highest priority.
If you would like to try to test your theoretical skills and competences in practice then keep an eye out for available intern positions posted regularly on www.vestas.com/jobs. The internships are often unpaid.
Vestas Graduate Programme
The Programme currently welcomes 60-80 top talents divided into two intakes every year. The two-year programme is divided into functional Graduate tracks each containing three eight-month modules in three different locations.
The goal is to challenge and develop strong professionals with the highest competences to undertake key positions in Vestas in the future. The program is a great opportunity to kick-starts the career where the graduate participates with a high level of responsibility in business critical projects. The salary is competitive.
International opportunities with us:
Joining Vestas, you will become part of an organization with business units and colleagues in practically every corner of the world. For you, this means unique opportunities for international experience. At Vestas, you will meet skilled people, who are driven by willpower and enthusiasm, people who are able to see the potential of wind as modern energy and who desire to work on solutions for reducing CO2 emissions and rapidly growing energy needs
Our business units are located in these countries: US, China, India, Singapore, Spain, Poland, Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, UK and Denmark.
Possible career opportunities with us:
Working at Vestas gives you unlimited career possibilities regardless of your field of specialization or level in the organization. A job at Vestas means a lot of interesting challenges and opportunities. Our goal is to attract and develop the most talented and well-qualified people in the fields. At Vestas, it is vital that all our employees are skilled and committed, and enjoy a high level of well-being. At Vestas we value diversity of skills, but ultimately focus on the same goal; the global success of wind energy.
See some examples of available career opportunities:
This is how we develop our employees:
At Vestas, career development is a process that requires thought and considerable resources. Employees’ competences are developed in accordance with both our general goals and their individual preferences.
It is important, however, that they take responsibility for their own development and learning – backing it up with relevant training and challenging work assignments that can develop their full potential.
Vestas has established a talent programme, which is a strategic initiative to ensure continuous development of talented employees throughout Vestas. The programme takes individual competences into consideration. Professionals, project managers, managers and specialists who have the potential and desire to fast-track their career are candidates for the program.
With a strategic investment in the future, the talent programme aims to:
- Systematically identify and develop specialists, project managers and managers with high potential,
- Foster ambition and commitment based of the individual’s natural abilities and acquired skills,
- Support and strengthen cultural understanding, business knowledge, functional skills, communication skills, networking skills and personal Leadership.
Why we cooperate with Nova 100:
Nova100 members are known to be some of the most talented young professionals and students around. As a market leader within renewable energy it is a necessity that Vestas acquires the most qualified and talented people to help develop our business and maintain this position.
Together we will be able to execute our vision and continue working towards a more sustainable future.
Our company culture and values:
Vestas is driven forward by its employees, whose willpower, imagination and ability to constantly develop the technology and the organisation that has made Vestas the industry leader. This is expressed in the sculpture entitled the Willpower, which has been placed at a number of the Group’s locations. Reaching for the sky, it symbolises the willpower and passion possessed by the employees. Vestas seeks to promote a culture characterised by independent initiatives and collaboration across professional and organisational boundaries and in which the dynamics and sense of responsibility that usually characterise a small company are retained. The solid foundation of the sculpture reflects the reliability, common sense and trustworthiness that is the cornerstone of all Vestas’ activities. Vestas’ Code of Conduct is to ensure that all employees and other persons acting on behalf of Vestas know what is correct Vestas behaviour.
As a Vestas employee, you will be part of an organization committed to Vestas’ culture – a culture based on respect, openness, diversity and the willingness to learn.