Tender Manager - Marine Services

You can make your mark at Boskalis as a Tender Manager for Boskalis Offshore Marine Services! As Tender Manager, you are responsible for managing the entire Tender Process. You form part of the team responsible for the Sales & Tendering activities for our Marine Services business unit. Your job starts with taking on a request from a client, developing a win-strategy together with the commercial managers, all the way up to clarifying your proposal to BU and Division management and negotiating the contract with the Client. Furthermore, you are the driving force to motivate and stimulate the specialists in your Tender Team. You will work together with our in-house experts to create and deliver sometimes complex, tender deliverables for high-demanding clients from the Oil & Gas Industry as well as clients in the fast-growing Renewable Energy market.

Your responsibilities as a Tender Manager:

• Ensuring that the Tender, including but not limited to the cost aspect, schedule, and risk analysis, is drawn up in accordance with all requirements of the client and Boskalis.
• Determine the Tender strategy to match the client requirements in consultation with the commercial team and business unit management, executing the strategy in the Tender Deliverables, monitor the tender progress and performance, and undertake corrective actions as required.
• Coordinating with other disciplines (legal, SHEQ, finance, planning) and business units within Boskalis to make sure all technical and cost aspects are addressed, and risks are mitigated.
• Taking the lead in the contractual and legal assessment of the Tender requirements, including contract review, local compliance, and financial impact.
• Managing and guiding the tender team, so that they can perform to the best of their abilities in the tender.
• Participating in negotiations with the client about the price and contractual conditions as well as coordinating and maintaining contact with all internal and external parties involved.
• If a Tender has been successful and the contract has been awarded, you will officially hand over the project to the Project Management department.

Your qualities

You are well organized and can keep an overview, also in stressful situations. You have excellent analytical- and technical skills and can inspire a team to perform at its best. Furthermore, you are a reliable and skilled sparring partner for clients both internal and external based on proven experience in the offshore industry. For you, it is a given to think in multidisciplinary solutions.

• A Bachelor or Master level in a relevant education for the marine- or offshore industry
• Preferably 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience in the offshore industry and a proven track record in Tender Management or Project Management
• Both technical and commercial skills and know-how with regards to the marine- or offshore industry
• Experience with risk and contract management
• Result driven personality with a positive and international mindset
• An excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact, as part of a diverse, international team of experts.
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 26 days (based on a full-time contract), a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance, travel allowance.
• Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realize your full potential. Challenge yourself with (online) courses in our Boskalis academy.
• The Boskalis Campus: Experience the unique Boskalis vibe at our Papendrecht site, complete with restaurants, sports fields, and a wharf where our vessels dock. We offer a state-of-the-art auditorium, brainstorming rooms, experience center for client meetings, and a barista corner where you can connect with colleagues.
• Young Boskalis: Are you under 36? Come and join Young Boskalis! Have fun and join in social and sports activities ranging from pub quizzes to yoga, bootcamps, and an annual sailing boat race. Networking and knowledge sharing are a vital part of Young Boskalis as well.

Extra information

• Your team: You will work as a Tender Manager in our Business Unit Marine Services.
• Where you will work: You are based at our campus in Papendrecht.
• Fulltime position: The function of Tender Manager is a fulltime position (32-40 hours a week).
• Procedure: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once it’s clear we’re a good match, we’ll make you an offer – and look forward to welcoming you to the company.

About Boskalis

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy, and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects. In this job, you will work for the offshore energy division. Boskalis has one of the largest global fleets of specialized offshore vessels, allowing us to carry out a broad range of offshore activities. We provide innovative and sustainable all-round solutions to tackle major worldwide maritime challenges. Our Offshore Energy division supports sustainable energy solutions such as wind energy as well as traditional fossil facilities. We’re involved in the entire journey from developing and transporting to maintaining and decommissioning these facilities. Interested? We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of Tender Manager. Please contact Tim Gouweleeuw, Recruiter via tim.gouweleeuw@boskalis.com. Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site.