VACANCY: Contracts Manager (in english) in Leiden Netherlands

Heerema Marine Contractors - The Hague Area, Netherlands

Job Description

The Legal department
The legal department provides advice to the organisation in various legal areas. The department is involved in the solving of complex legal issues of different nature. In addition the legal department is directly involved in the negotiation of complex contracts and supervision of any legal procedures.
Contracts Manager / Quantity surveyor
 
As a Contracts Manager you work from within the Legal department. You know your contracts inside out.
You have the skill to signal possible obstacles well ahead and to act accordingly. You will help to draft contracts during the tender phase and will manage the contract in execution. You will ensure that the contractual terms and conditions, including variations, of the contracts for offshore scopes of work are acceptable to HMC and comply with HMC’s bidding and contracting policy, in order to minimize unfavorable legal or financial consequences for HMC.
 
As Contracts Manager you report to the Senior Legal Counsel and to the Project Manager when assigned to a project. Besides, you will work closely together with the Tender Managers, Tender Coordinators, Project Managers and Staff departments like Tax.
 
Your daily activities

• Assist and advise the Project Manager on contractual matters, both client and subcontractor related;
• Support the Tender Manager or Project Manager during client negotiations;
• Create a contractual key condition summary for contracts;
• Manage variation orders and change requests;
• Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the contractual qualification process;
• Document the qualification process;
• Maintain an archive of past client contractual terms and conditions and the qualifications thereto;
• Maintain an archive of change order filing and correspondence.

Your profile

• You have 4 to 6 years’ working experience of which 3 in the offshore oil and gas industry or contracting business, preferably with complex projects,
• You are familiar with basic English contract law,
• You have a Bachelor degree in engineering and have gained experience with contracts through your occupation or by additional schooling. A degree in Law is also accepted, as long as you have relevant working experience in the industries mentioned above,
• You have excellent analytical and pragmatic skills,
• You have impeccable communication skills in English, both spoken and written,
• You will be working in our international headquarter in Leiden, the Netherlands, but you are willing to travel on a regular basis and are open for an assignment abroad should the project at hand require.

HMC offers

• Informal work atmosphere in an international environment,
• Excellent secondary labor conditions, such as a bonus scheme, a pension scheme, 35 days annual leave and various insurances,
• Ample opportunities for personal development,
• Free use of Heerema's fitness facility with instructor,
• Opportunities to develop your own initiatives and to work independently within a team of committed colleagues.

Company Description

Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) is a world leading marine contractor in the offshore oil and gas industry. HMC transports, installs and removes all types of offshore facilities. These include fixed structures, complex infrastructures and floating facilities, in shallow water, deepwater and ultra deepwater.

read more here: http://www.careersathmc.com/Job-detail/5769/135712/Contracts-Manager-Quantity-surveyor.html

VACANCY: Design Package Engineer

Your tasks and responsibilities:

As a design package engineer you are responsible for managing subsea design packages. You will manage the interfaces between the design subcontractor, the EPIC project team and the client. You make sure all engineering issues and questions raised by clients and other subcontractors are dealt with.
It is your task as design package engineer to pursue timely completion of engineering work for your own design packages in accordance with the main contract requirements. Next to that you compile technical input for procurement and subcontract packages and you communicate that with supply chain and construction project team members. During your work, you have contact with vendors and subcontractors about technical requirements and quality issues.
The department:
The Technology Department within Heerema Marine Contractors performs the complete preparation and engineering for installation and removal projects, give engineering support to projects that will be prepared in one of our other offices all over the world and give engineering support to equipment (new-build/modification) scopes including our vessels.

The job requirements:

• You have a Bachelor or Master degree in Civil or Mechanical engineering, Ship building or Offshore technology.
• You have at least 5 years’ work experience within offshore engineering/construction companies in relevant positions. Experience with EPIC projects is a pre.
• You have in-depth knowledge of subsea design or flowlines and risers design.
• You have a drive to make things happen while being aware of quality and safety.
• You have good understanding of the drivers in a complex project environment.
• You have good communication skills in English, both spoken and written.

What HMC offers you:

• We offer an informal work atmosphere in a challenging and international environment.
• We offer a good salary and excellent secondary benefits, such as a bonus scheme, a pension scheme, 35 days annual leave and various insurances.
• We offer you various opportunities for personal development, supported by the training & development department.
• You will work independently in a team with committed colleagues and you will be challenged to make full use of your own potential.

For more information please contact the recruitment department on +31(0)71-579 9095.
Heerema Marine Contractors
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) is one of the world’s leading marine construction companies for the oil and gas industry and specializes in the design, transportation, installation and removal of all types of fixed and floating offshore structures in shallow and deep water.
HMCs’ headquarters is based in Leiden, The Netherlands and it has several international (project) offices. The fleet of HMC consists of world’s largest crane vessels the Thialf, Balder and the Hermod, several tugboats and barges.
We do not appreciate acquisition in reference to this advertisement.

Position details:

Ref. No.:	HMC-905
Location:	Leiden, Netherlands
Educationlevel:	HBO / WO

Talents with leadership ambition

Ref HMC-600
Location NL Leiden
Division Heerema Marine Contractors
Functional Level University
Job Type Engineering
Vacancy Type Starter
Turning ambition into action

Heerema is starting up a new initiative for young engineers. Within the Technology department you will have to show your added value as of day one: it is about delivering clear results while being trained and challenged in a professional environment. We will expose you to the real business issues we are facing - you will have to come up with the answers! To support you in finding the right answers, you will be trained in leadership skills and the 'hard' stuff, from project management to customer intimacy, from safety to financial management.
Introduction:

The Heerema Group designs, constructs, transports, installs and removes offshore facilities for the global oil and gas industry. During the last decades, Heerema has become a significant international player in the offshore oil and gas construction industry. The Heerema Group consists of two divisions, Heerema Marine Contractors and Heerema Fabrication Group. Each with a specific role in the activities of the Group:

Recently graduated engineers with less than a year working experience are invited to join one of the divisions.
Your daily activities:

As Engineer you will join the Technology department and work in project teams supporting the preparation and execution of the projects offshore. You will get exposure in a variety of job assignments and trainings to obtain the right skills, knowledge and tools to deliver real added value to our customers as soon as possible.

To get a better understanding of our business you will go offshore for at least for a period of 5 weeks on board of one of the largest crane vessels in the world; you also will have to contribute to the execution of a construction project for a period in one of our yards.

On top of this, for the real top only, business cases, excellent business education and in-house training is scheduled into your diary on a regular base. Throughout the year, you will have to work together with your peers to convince Heerema that you really are the business talent that we are looking for.
You have:

It is clear that we are looking for the top notch:
a masters degree in engineering
excellent business acumen
We offer:

An informal work atmosphere in a challenging environment
A good salary and excellent secondary benefits, such as a variable bonus scheme, a pension scheme, 35 days annual leave and various insurances
Ample opportunities for personal development
Free use of dedicated fitness facility
Opportunities to develop your own initiatives and to work independently within a team of committed colleagues

Bron: http://www.heerema.com/Careers/VacancySearch/Starters/tabid/271/language/nl-NL/Default.aspx