Graduation: Contract Management Procedure for Service Projects

Graduation: Contract Management Procedure for Service Projects

About us

Damen Services provides its services to the customers of Damen Shipyards as a total services solution provider. Damen Services is responsible for carrying out a wide range of service activities worldwide and on a commercial basis, resulting from the start-up, deployment and lifetime extension of delivered installations/vessels. Commissioning, repair, warranty, service and maintenance activities are the most prominent of these. Also, the realization of training for crews, the delivery of ships, maintenance management and the supply of parts during (new) construction are part of the services portfolio. Finally, as a business partner of Damen Shipyards' customers, Damen Services also realizes structural and long-term projects.

The role

Within Damen Services, we have multiple different teams that support parts of the solutions that we provide. This assignment is under the wings of the Contract Manager, who oversees all different contracts and comes into play when necessary.

You will do research to develop and implement a detailed Contract Management Procedure, for Damen Services, within six months. The program will address a few topics, where we have a dedicated timeline planned out for. You will get into the stages Contract Review, Performance and Monitoring, Change Management, and finally Contract Close-Out. These stages are approached for the Contract Management role during the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) phase. A specific focus will include assisting in the development of the Project Management Plan (PMP) during the FEED phase.

The role demands that you have excellent communication skills, as you will not only be researching but also presenting your findings. This also includes incorporating stakeholder engagement through workshops and presentations. These will engage stakeholders, ensuring alignment, adoption, and effective implementation of the procedures.

Key accountabilities

You will be responsible for certain deliverables. These include a FEED risk register, monitoring plan and training materials, to name a few. You may present, organize workshops, write the plans and make sure stakeholders are involved in the project. We expect you to do this independently but of course you will have a mentor available to you. The Contract Manager is your daily supervisor.

Skills & experience

At least several skills/experiences from the following list are required to be considered:

• You are a BSc/MSc student within the fields of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering or something similar.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Understanding and interest in contract law and project management principles.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office package.
• English communication skills are mandatory, Dutch language skills are a plus.

What we offer

• An internship/ graduation fee and travel allowance will be paid for the duration of the assignment.
• A pleasant and dynamic, international work environment with informal atmosphere
• Mentoring at academic level will be available throughout the internship with bi-weekly progress updates.

Other

Are you ready to sail into your new adventure at Damen? Don’t hesitate, send us your motivation letter and resume through the apply button.

Due to housing issues we cannot accept international students that do not have accommodation in the Netherlands yet.

Email: liselotte.van.veenendaal@damen.com

Why Damen?

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities. Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family.

About Us

We are Damen. We’re a family company that has been building ships for almost 100 years. However, our focus is not on the past, however – we’re looking forward. Our ambition is to become the most sustainable and connected maritime solutions provider there is. To achieve this, we combine digital technology with our philosophy of standardised shipbuilding to offer a portfolio of services that takes care of vessels throughout the entire lifecycle. Working at Damen offers the best of several worlds. Active in more than 100 countries, with over 30 shipyards, we are internationally renowned for quality. And we are still growing, still innovating. Which means we will continue to challenge you. You will never stop learning, and you will never get bored – we promise you that. We offer you an ocean of possibilities. Join our family.