Valmet Project Summer Trainee Program

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Are you enthusiastic about working as a part of an international project team? Read more about Valmet Project Summer Trainee Program!

About the program

Valmet Project Summer Trainee Program is targeted for students who want to grow their knowledge of international project management in a practical environment alongside their studies. Trainees work in Valmet project departments in different business lines. If you are interested in a dynamic career in international project execution, this is the trainee program you shouldn’t miss. During the program you get to work as e.g., Junior Planner, Project Coordinator or Development Engineer.

The program lasts four to five months, with trainee positions available in Jyväskylä, Raisio, Tampere, Vantaa (Finland), and Karlstad (Sweden).

Apply by February 15th, 2025 to the program in Finland:

Valmet Project Summer trainee (Finland)

Apply by February 28th, 2025 to the program in Sweden:

Valmet Project Summer trainee (Sweden)

During this program you are offered

A thorough orientation phase with 10-20 hours of training, group work, and more before you start working full-time during the summer.

Nominated buddy to support you both with practical questions and professional topics

Coach who will follow-up and support your traineeship experience

Interesting junior roles as part of international project teams

Network of similar minded students

Lots of fun!

What we are expecting from you

Suitable studies in University or University of Applied Sciences focused on automation engineering, industrial business, mechanical engineering or similar.
Commitment to work minimum 10 hours per week during orientation phase.
Preferably half way through your studies, bachelor or masters.
Earlier project work experience or studies in project management is appreciated as well as previous Valmet experience.
Good collaboration and communication skills, passion, and courage to learn new, and ability to innovate and to challenge
existing ways of work

After the program

After the program there are different options to continue working at Valmet, for example as a summer trainee, thesis worker, fixed term or permanent worker depending on state of your studies, life situation and Valmet’s business needs.

Project management insights from a trainee

Valmet’s Project Professional Trainee Program for 2024 kicked off in April. Karoliina, who studies Information Systems at the University of Jyväskylä, shared some of her thoughts after working as a trainee for a couple of months.

Variety of development: Inspiring site experiences

Did you know that we had three PRO trainees who worked at Valmet sites even abroad? Get to know Jonne, Aapo, Jonathan and Miikka who shared their experiences of working in Kemi, Poland and China. From these stories, you can sense the pursuing thirst for learning and the professional growth brought by experience and knowledge gained during on-the-job learning.

Learning curves and life as a PRO trainee

The world of project management offers multiple different learning opportunities, especially for students. We had a chance to interview Jenni Sammaljoki, who joined Valmet’s Project Professional Trainee Program in the spring 2023. What has surprised Jenni the most and what are her biggest learnings as a trainee? Let’s plunge into Jenni’s trainee adventure!

Project Professional Trainee Program 2023 journey has come to an end

Project Professional Trainee Program that started in April 2023 has come to an end. 15 trainees got a chance to learn how to manage large industrial projects. What kind of experiences did we have with the program and how did it go? Read more!