Contracts Engineer

For our oli&gas client in the Amsterdam area, we are looking to recruit a Contracts Engineer.

As Contracts Engineer, you are part of the contracts team that is responsible for managing and administrating all main contract activities on Projects. You work closely with the Project Team and other departments and interfaces as required.

Furthermore as Contracts Engineer, you will be:
- Managing and administrating related subcontracting activities on various Projects in a timely, quality focused and budget driven way in accordance with the Company Management System (CMS)
- Contribute to subcontracting strategies
- Assist in and prepare subcontracting strategies in line with the project objectives
- Assist in and prepare invitations to tender through evaluation of tender proposals and final contract award and subsequent contract administration through to close-out
- Evaluate and negotiate commercial and contractual matters, and co-ordination of technical evaluation of the received tenders.
- Attend tender clarification meetings, tender board meetings, kick-off and commercial meetings

Requirements
- a Bachelors or Masters degree in either Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Legal, Commerce, Business, Supply Chain Management or equivalent
- minimum 3 years’ experience in a contracting environment within the construction, engineering, oil & gas industries, preferably gained internationally
-  experience with management of a team of contractors is a plus
- knowledgeable experience in major re-measurable and lump sum EPC(IC) contracts
- a proactive approach to the role and be able to demonstrate added value at all times
- excellent command of English, both verbally as well as in writing
- the willingness to travel on short-term overseas business trips, as well as longer-term assignments
- You are an EU passport (needed for possible international business trips)