Contract Engineer Den Haag Zuid-Holland

Responsible for supporting the Project Control Manager (PCM) for Contract & Procurement activities related to the ARAMIS transport infrastructure (referred as Project, including Trunkline, Compression, Integrated Systems, Onshore pipeline, Landfall).

• Develop the contracting strategies for the Project with the Package Managers.
• Lead Contract & Procurement activities comprising of call for tender preparation, tender evaluation, contract clarifications, contract negotiations, contract award, and all post-award contract administration through to contract close-out.
• Ensure commercial and contractual correspondence with contractors is efficiently handled.
• Ensure market trend investigation; request for information and benchmark activity within the industry is efficiently performed to ensure contractors & suppliers are quoting competitively and in line with the industry standard.
• Verifying that contracting and purchasing documents and procedures comply with the standards of the Project and the agreements with the partners.
• Preparation of documents for presentation to internal/external Committees and various approval committees.
• Ensure the proper follow up of the contracts. Anticipate and address any potential contracting issues or deviations to contractual requirements in order to minimize Project exposure (cost & schedule).
• Provide awareness of Contracts requirements to the Project team and develop counter-claim strategy to protect Project interests.
• Participate in Contractor audits, reviewing records for accuracy and conformance to standards and contract requirements.
• Administrate legal issues related to damages, claims, disputes, litigations.
• Contribute to the Project reporting for the Contract & Procurement part.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• 10 years’ hands-on experience with tendering, negotiating, and managing large and complex contracts in an industrial environment.
• Effective communicator with proven negotiation skills, ability to influence and work transversally to achieve outcomes whilst showing balanced and prudent decision making capabilities.
• Excellent understanding of complex tasks, ability to work autonomously with great rigor and precision.
• Team player with ability to work collaboratively across complex project teams and Interface between interdisciplinary departments and within an international team.
• Fluency in English (speaking and writing) is required.
• Experience in European Public Procurement is a plus.