Senior Contract Manager (S)

SBM Offshore; Poeldijk; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SBM Offshore, Rotterdam Office, is seeking a Senior Contract Manager to provide contract management support across project execution, focusing on supply chain, client interface, and subcontract strategies. You will ensure contract commitments are met, and commercial objectives are optimized.

You will lead contract deliverables, monitor performance, negotiate terms, and maintain audit trails. A senior professional with extensive EPCI and lease/sales contract experience is required to drive risk,

Qualifications

• Degree or MBA in Business Management, Law, Construction Law, Engineering or Quantity Surveying.
• 10–15 years of contract management experience, including claims, EPCI, subcontract management.
• Broad experience in sales and lease contracts, and contract negotiation.

Responsabilités

• Manage Main Contracts.
• Expedite contract deliverables and requirements.
• Develop contracting strategies, including sub-contracts & supply chain.
• Monitor performance and compliance with contractual requirements and signatory powers; escalate issues.
• Ensure commercial and contractual awareness across the project team.
• Maintain auditable records and regular commercial reporting.
• Participate in risk and opportunities management.
• Provide contract feedback during project.
• Oversee guarantee period management.

Connaissances

Alliance Management

Contractual change identification

Contractual close out

Contract law and model contracts

Pre‑contract management

Contract Management

Warranty, claims & dispute support

Commercial negotiation

Formation

MBA or degree in Business/Law/Engineering

Description du poste

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

• Location: Rotterdam Office, NL
• Job Family: Contract Management

About Us:

SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long‑term, asset‑backed business model that delivers high‑availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower‑carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Purpose

The Senior Contract Manager (S) provides Contract Management support for project or unit execution across Supply Chain, Client focus and Subcontract to ensure a contractually compliant and a commercially optimised contract.

Responsibilities

• You manage Main Contracts.
• You manage and expedite contract deliverables and requirements.
• You support and coordinate the development of contracting strategies, including Sub-contracts & Supply Chain.
• You monitor performance and compliance with contractual requirements and signatory powers, expedite disciplines where necessary, and highlight potential areas of concern.
• You ensure commercial and contractual awareness across the Project Team throughout the life of the project.
• You achieve and maintain total auditability of all commercial and contractual dealings, including clear record‑keeping and regular commercial reporting.
• You participate in and provide input to Risk and Opportunities management.
• You provide Contract Feedback during the life of the project.
• You ensure Guarantee period management.

Education

• Degree or MBA in one of the following disciplines (Business Management, Law, Construction Law, Engineering or Quantity Surveying).

Experience

• At least 10-15 years of experience covering all aspects contract management including Claims, EPCI, subcontract management.
• Broad experience in sales and lease contracts, in executing contract negotiation.
• Experience of project execution interface.

Functional Competencies

• Alliance Management
• Contractual change identification and management
• Contractual close out
• Contract law and model contract knowledge
• Pre‑contract management
• Contract Management
• Contractual warranty, claims and dispute support
• Contractual and commercial negotiation