Vessel Charter Engineer

Your Work Context

Would you like to become part of our international team? Within our Vessel Charter Desk, you will be involved in a wide variety of chartering activities. In support of our projects, we are responsible for:

• voyage charters, through which we transport large volumes of cargo to and from our projects worldwide
• time charters, where we hire specialized vessels that provide assistance to our large dredging and installation ships throughout the project
• T&I transports for our offshore projects, where we collect offshore components from suppliers and deliver them to our offshore sites

Your Role

The scope of work for these projects starts with optimizing budgets in close cooperation with our tender team, followed by the commercial and contractual establishment of a suitable solution in close consultation with project management, and concludes with the operational and practical follow-up together with our project engineers.

As a Vessel Charter Buyer, you will be involved during the tender phase in developing project solutions at an early stage. After project award, you will turn the proposed project solutions into reality through price requests, internal project coordination, and ultimately the negotiation of (BIMCO) contracts. Once your subcontractor has been appointed, you will work together with the project team to ensure flawless execution in accordance with the agreed (contractual) terms. A practical understanding of the scope of work and the course of the project is crucial in order to proactively tackle potential issues.

Your greatest strengths — and at the same time your key responsibilities — are:

• Analyzing complex and extensive transport files with strong attention to detail;
• Integrating and proactively anticipating transport-related technical restrictions in order to submit and defend a realistic transport proposal;
• Commercially leveraging different transport suppliers against one another;
• Drafting and negotiating legal clauses in (BIMCO) contracts;
• Monitoring contractual deadlines;
• Daily follow-up of ongoing contracts.

What do you need?

As a Vessel Charter Buyer, you are a communicative colleague who highly values a structured and organized approach. You are highly accurate, capable of working with deadlines, and possess a strong commercial mindset that supports the establishment of contractual agreements.

In terms of education, you hold at least a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a technical field. A technical and/or nautical background is considered an advantage, and several years of experience in project-related maritime logistics is a plus.

You are fluent in English and are comfortable with providing on-site follow-up or making short business trips.

Working at Jan De Nul

Working at Jan De Nul means helping to find solutions to some of today’s greatest challenges: from the energy transition and rising sea levels to smart mobility. It means learning and collaborating every day, with the goal of ensuring quality of life worldwide for future generations.

What we offer

• A continuous training program through our JDN Academy.
• The opportunity to exercise at work through our FIT program.
• A permanent contract with 42 paid vacation days (20 statutory holidays, 12 ADV days, and 10 public holidays).
• A healthy work-life balance (flexible working hours and occasional remote work).
• A competitive salary with a 13th-month bonus and double holiday pay, including:
• Meal vouchers and eco vouchers
• Public transport reimbursement and bicycle allowance
• Group and hospitalization insurance
• Various employee discounts
  

The world is what you make of it

Jan De Nul shapes water and land worldwide. We drive the transition to renewable energy through offshore energy infrastructure. We focus on nature-inclusive dredging solutions to build ports and protect our coastlines. We develop innovative construction projects for smart mobility and sustainable buildings. And we help redevelop our planet by giving polluted sites a new purpose. At Jan De Nul, the world is what you make of it.

Jan De Nul Group promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and oppose all forms of discrimination.

Referenced Team

Tender and Procurement

Logistics

Education

Bachelor's degree

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