Maritime Legal Counsel International Projects

Van Oord; Gorinchem; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive pension scheme

32 days of vacation

Extensive learning opportunities

Community involvement events

Job summary

A leading offshore energy company is seeking a qualified lawyer for a senior advisory role focusing on maritime and offshore legal matters. The ideal candidate will have 8-15 years of experience, preferably with a master's in maritime law, and a strong background in contract negotiation and stakeholder coordination. This role offers competitive remuneration, benefits, and opportunities for development within a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• 8-15 years of post-qualification experience in maritime or offshore field.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating maritime contracts.
• Knowledge of national and international maritime law matters.
• Seagoing or marine engineering background is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Engage in legal support for various maritime contracts.
• Advise on maritime law issues and provide guidance on marine insurance.
• Involved in marine-related claims and disputes.
• Involved in marine-related claims and disputes, including charterparty disputes, off-hire, damage and delay claims.

Skills

Maritime law expertise

Stakeholder coordination

Contract negotiation

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Master in maritime law

Qualified lawyer in common law jurisdiction

Job description

In this (senior) advisory role, you will provide specialist legal support on all maritime and offshore aspects of our offshore energy activities. You will work at the heart of complex offshore projects and services provided, supporting them from development and tender stage through execution and operations and beyond.

You are a qualified lawyer in the UK, any EU member state, Norwegian or other common law jurisdiction, preferably with a master in maritime law and with typically 8–15 years or more post‑qualification experience, at least half of which in the maritime or offshore field. ideally gained within offshore energy, shipping, marine construction or - insurance. You have proven experience with charterparties, marine services contracts and offshore vessel operations.

You combine deep technical knowledge of maritime and offshore law with strong commercial awareness. You are decisive, calm and effective in high‑risk, time‑critical situations, and you excel in drafting, negotiating and stakeholder coordination.

A seagoing, marine engineering background or upbringing would further strengthen your profile.

Working at Van Oord means contributing to challenging international projects and being part of an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture. We offer a remuneration package including salary, variable ‘bonus’ and 32 holidays, that matches your responsibilities and experience,

You will benefit from an attractive pension scheme. We invest in your development through extensive learning opportunities.

You can also join various communities, such as Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women and the Van Oord staff association, and take part in events and sports activities including skiing, sailing weekends, cycling and motorcycling.

Interested?

Apply via the application form. Do you have any questions about the hiring process? Please contact Wilma van der Linden ([e-mail]).Do you have any questions about the job itself? Please contact Jennifer Bal ([e-mail])

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Your responsibilities

• You are engaged in the legal support across a broad range of maritime and offshore contracts. This includes time‑, voyage‑ and bareboat charterparties, BIMCO standard forms and clauses, offshore support (maintenance, repair) agreements and transport & installation contracts. You draft, review and negotiate agreements relating to offshore construction, transportation, installation and maritime services, and advise on risk allocation concerning vessel operations and ownership, weather exposure, delays and complex maritime operations.
• You advise on a wide spectrum of national and international maritime law matters, including various IMO conventions relative to cabotage, safety, liability, work/rest hours and other labour conditions. You provide guidance; in close cooperation with the insurance department – on marine insurance matters such as P&I, hull and machinery (H&M) and offshore project insurances.
• You also provide guidance on offshore safety and environmental regulatory frameworks applicable to marine operations, all of such in the context of construction, transport and installation and maintenance and repair projects.
• In addition, you are deeply involved in marine‑related claims and disputes, including charterparty disputes, off‑hire, damage and delay claims.