Study and gain professional experience at the same time.

Article: Study and gain professional experience at the same time.

A cooperative education program at DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH offers you numerous benefits. You will obtain a Bachelor’s degree whilst also gaining professional experience. You will also be financially independent thanks to a fair salary.

At the university, you will gain theoretical expertise in small course groups, which you can then apply directly in the company. Your theory and practical phases alternate regularly.

You will find the perfect study place for you on our job board. Here you can also filter the cities or regions which would work for you.

Vocational training vacancies at DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH.

What we can offer you

An attractive package

We pay a fair and attractive salary. During your first year of vocational training, you will earn approx. EUR 1,100 (gross) a month, and this figure increases annually. In addition, we provide a host of other benefits and operate a company pension scheme..

We will provide you with a NetzCard for any number of journeys for almost all Deutsche Bahn trains – even for private journeys – as well as other travel discounts.

If you have to move because of your studies, we can offer you a monthly rent subsidy of up to EUR 350.

At the beginning of your studies, we provide you with a laptop.

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A good start to the cooperative course

Your studies start with a celebratory welcome in which you can get to know your manager and colleagues, as well as make new friendships.  

Every student gets the support they need from us during their studies. During your entire course, fixed contact persons are there for you in your home department as well as in HR. A cooperative degree student from a higher semester is also there as a mentor to help you get onboard easily.  

Furthermore, we offer you numerous seminars which provide you with technical and methodological support, and help you to build up your own network.

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Good prospects following your studies

When you have completed your studies with a good grade, we will be delighted to welcome you as a permanent employee.

We can offer you individual and long-term development and promotion opportunities at DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH through seminars and qualifications.

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Our degree courses

Civil Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering) with/without vocational training

Give your future structure as a civil engineer.

At the university you will acquire fundamental knowledge in the fields of math, mechanics, structural design, and structural physics, as well as construction-based management with business studies, law, and construction project management. Focal areas are offered in the fields of structural design and structural engineering, for example.

We offer the course in cooperation with various universities, for example TH Nürnberg, Hochschule Magdeburg and DHBW Mosbach

You will complete the practical stages in your home department at DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH, for example at the locations Augsburg, Bad Kleinen, Berlin, Halle, Hannover, München, Oberhausen or Karlsruhe (the locations offered vary every year). There you will be provided with an insight into construction projects, for example, in construction costing, and project management, as well as an introduction to testing and measurement procedures. Basic technical skills are also taught.

We offer a cooperative education program with integrated vocational training at some locations. In this model, you also gain a qualification from the chamber of commerce and industry in one of the vocational training programs of permanent-way worker or electrical fitter, in addition to your Bachelor’s degree.

After your studies, DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH can offer you diverse technical, project-based, and management tasks in the fields of construction design, project management, or in the set-up and maintenance of infrastructure.

Your profile

•    You have successfully completed your (technical) higher education entrance certificate (or will have soon completed it), or you have an applicable professional qualification.
•    Math and physics are two of your favorite subjects.
•    You are fascinated by technical connections, and you like playing around with electronic devices.
•    You work independently and purposefully.
•    You are a communicative person who likes working in a team.

You can find the free course places at DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH here.

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Electrical engineering (Bachelor of Engineering) with/without vocational training

Become a specialist in electrical engineering. 

At the university, you will receive basic engineering training and deal with topics from mathematics, physics and computer science that are relevant to electrical engineering. You will get to know all areas of electrical engineering such as electronics, system theory and microcomputer technology.

We offer the course in cooperation with various universities, for example DHBW Ravensburg, DHBW Mannheim, BTU Cottbus and HS Zittau/Görlitz.

You will have a "home unit" at DB Bahnbau Gruppe, and it will be where you do your practical work experience such as planning at our Dresden and Karlsruhe offices (locations vary each year). These practical phases will give you a comprehensive understanding of project management, planning and construction supervision, all with electrical engineering as their main focus. 

We offer a dual study programme in electrical energy systems at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences. Students on this programme obtain a bachelor's degree and also receive a qualification as an electrical systems fitter (certificate from Germany's Chamber of Industry and Commerce).

After graduation, DB Bahnbau Gruppe can offer you a wide range of technical, project and management positions in the field of planning.  

Your profile
•    You have successfully completed your (technical) higher education entrance certificate (or will have soon completed it), or you have an applicable professional qualification.
•    Math and physics are two of your favorite subjects.
•    You are fascinated by technical connections, and you like playing around with electronic devices.
•    You work independently and purposefully.
•    You are a communicative person who likes working in a team.

You can find the free course places at DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH here.

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Business studies/industry (Bachelor of Arts)

Invest in your future as a business economist.

At the university you will complete a classic Business Studies course, with a focus on industry, including the subject areas of supply chain management, marketing, HR management/organization, finance and accounting, as well as international corporate management.

You will study at  Berlin School of Economics and Law

in Berlin (Lichtenberg campus).

You will complete the practical stages in your home department at DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH at changing sites, for example in Berlin and Halle (Saale).

After your studies, DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH can offer you diverse technical, project-based, and management tasks, for example in the fields of controlling or purchasing.

Your profile

  • You have successfully completed your (technical) higher education entrance certificate (or will have soon completed it), or you have an applicable professional qualification.
  • Math and English are two of your favorite subjects.
  • You are interested in economics-based topics.
  • You work independently and purposefully.
  • You are a communicative person who likes working in a team.

You can find the free course places at DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH here.

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