Tender Manager - Subsea Cables

Make your mark as a Tender Manager - Subsea Cables for Boskalis Subsea Cables by leading the tender process, winning challenging projects, and building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

As tender manager you are responsible for the tender from start to finish. You lead, motivate, and coach your tender team and ensure they can perform at their best. You focus on the smooth and timely delivery of proposals to clients while making sure company standards are fully considered, all with the goal of creating a winning bid.

Your main area of focus will be on tenders related to the energy transition, specifically in the Offshore Wind sector. Your clients will primarily be energy infrastructure developers and transmission system operators. As leader of the tender team, you will have the opportunity to win unique offshore projects, such as the installation scope for large offshore wind farms like Hollandse Kust West Beta, Ostwind II, Baltica 2.

What do we promise?

• An international career
• Being part of the energy transition
• Contributing to one-of-a-kind projects

What do we ask of you?

• Business orientation
• Commercial drive
• Negotiation

How you can make your mark

Your responsibilities as a tender manager

• Foster strong communication and understanding with the client to accurately grasp their needs and requirements. Provide valuable advice on tender strategies, implement them, monitor progress, and take proactive measures in case of deviations from the strategy.
• Oversee the entire tender process and ensure that the proposal aligns with all commercial, technical, and contractual requirements and guidelines, guaranteeing a comprehensive and compelling submission.
• Coordinate the supply chain management process and actively participate in negotiations for strategic subcontracts, ensuring optimal efficiency and effectiveness in the procurement of necessary resources.
• Negotiate with the client and maintain strong relationships with all parties involved, both internally and externally, fostering a collaborative working environment that leads to successful project outcomes.
• After securing the tender, collaborate closely with the Project Team to hand over the awarded work seamlessly, ensuring a smooth transition and setting the stage for successful project execution.

Your qualities

You can make your mark as a tender manager if you have:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in executing projects and/or tenders in the offshore sector.
• A completed bachelor’s or master’s degree in a technical or nautical field.
• Affinity with the legal, financial, and commercial aspects of tenders.
• Preparedness for short-term international travel.
• A good command of written and spoken English.

We offer

What you can expect

• Dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact in an earth-moving company, as part of a diverse, international team of experts.
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, 26 days of holiday entitlement based on a full-time contract, collective schemes such as collective health insurance, travel allowance, and foreign posting terms.
• Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realize your full potential, including online courses in the Boskalis academy.
• The Boskalis campus: Experience the unique Boskalis vibe at the Papendrecht site, complete with restaurants, sports fields, and a wharf where vessels dock. Facilities include a state-of-the-art auditorium, brainstorming rooms, an experience center for client meetings, and a barista corner where you can connect with colleagues.
• Young Boskalis: If you are under 36, you can join Young Boskalis and take part in social and sports activities ranging from pub quizzes to yoga, bootcamps, and an annual sailing boat race. Networking and knowledge sharing are also a vital part of Young Boskalis.

Extra information

• Your team: You will work as a tender manager in our business unit Subsea Cables. In multidisciplinary teams of up to 20 professionals, you will work on subsea cable installation projects in the Offshore Energy and Oil & Gas market. The team is characterized by an informal yet professional way of working together, flexibility, adaptability, and passion for the Subsea Cables market.

About Boskalis

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 are involved in the entire journey from developing and transporting to maintaining and decommissioning these facilities.