Van Oord

The position

As Senior Legal Counsel you will actively support the procurement team in the acquisition and execution of non-project related products like IT, temporary labour, travel, energy and facilities. Besides this operational role, the Senior Legal Counsel advises Procurement on general level on Terms & Conditions, Code of Conduct, CSRD, CBAM and other general legislation. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team where you will be the legal consciousness of the Procurement Management Team. You will have to identify, qualify, negotiate and manage legal and contractual risks. You will assist in drafting and negotiating general  contract formats and key supply chain contracts.   

Van Oord facilitates ’hybrid working’ (office/home) to the extent the work allows, but regular physical presence in the Rotterdam office will be required. Beyond that occasional travel (abroad or otherwise) may be required.  

Your focus is not only on the strictly legal side of things but also on the operational, financial and commercial aspects that come into play in the business. You will work with your colleagues to improve the know-how of the legal team including contract standardisation. 

Your responsibilities

• Providing full legal support to the procurement activities of all staff departments of the group;
• Drafting and negotiating contracts and supply agreements in collaboration with Category Management, including framework agreements and participating in preparing invitations to tender; 
• Supporting your commercial, finance and procurement colleagues;   
• Contributing to the development and implementation, and maintaining a knowledge base, of standard sub-contracts, supply agreements, company policies and other procedures with contracting or legal implications;  
• Advising on-going subcontract/supply issues minimising the risk and maximising the return to Van Oord;  
• Handling legal disputes in cooperation with senior management, the project team and where necessary with external counsel. 

Job requirements

We expect you to be a pro-active, self-confident, constructive and creative advisor, who looks for solutions, values teamwork and can put things in perspective. The ideal candidate is capable of translating complex legal content to a business level. Furthermore, it's important that you:

• Are a fully qualified lawyer in a relevant jurisdiction, preferably with a practising certificate; 
• Have at least five to ten years working experience, preferably a mix of private practice/in-house in construction, offshore oil and gas, (offshore) renewable and/or maritime industry; 
• Have experience with IT, temporarily labour, energy  contracts; 
• Have experience with both contracts governed by Dutch- and English- or other common law; 
• Have experience with current sustainability and ESG legislation and knows how to implement this in contracts and general conditions;
• Are fluent in English. It is crucial that you can effectively draft legal documents unassisted in English; 
• Have well-developed negotiating and drafting skills.

We offer

We offer you a position in which you will have an important contribution to our mission 'building a better world for future generations'. In addition, we offer you:

• A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience;
• 32 leave days per year;
• Variable bonus;
• Option to join the collective health insurance (a.o. Van Oord pays for the additional care package)
• Pension scheme;
• Flexible working from home policy, 2 days a week when working on a full-time basis;
• Extensive learning and (personal) development possibilities;
• Several events and sports activities can be joined, e.g. Winter sport trip, Sailing weekends, Cycling trip, Hockey competition, yearly motorbike tours.

Acquisition by outside agencies is not appreciated.

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