Legal Counsel International Projects

Since Van Oord Ocean Health was launched in 2020, it has offered nature enhancement solutions for stakeholders, partners, and clients. As part of offshore energy, dredging, or an infrastructure project, or a standalone project. The Ocean Health business line is accessing new markets. It is also focusing on nature restoration and climate mitigation, further expanding Van Oord's business portfolio.
As Legal Counsel International Projects, you are a key business partner for Van Oord's growing Ocean Health business. You provide practical and commercially sound legal advice across the full business cycle, from developing opportunities and tenders to project execution and new business models, . You will spend approximately one third of your time collaborating in projects from the Offshore Energy Business Unit, one third with projects in the Dredging and Infrastructure Business Unit and one third supporting standalone Ocean Health business. Because Ocean Health is a scale up, you will also help build the legal foundations that enable the business to grow. This means creating practical templates, standard contracts and guidance that help colleagues make sound decisions. Of course you will also draft and negotiate a variety of contracts, ranging from R&D, NDA, Engineering to development or construction contracts and structuring partnerships. You will work closely with many disciplines across Van Oord to make this happen. You also develop legally robust structures for emerging Ocean Health business models, including development of partnerships, restoration services, outcome-based agreements, potentially long-term monitoring arrangements, environmental; attributes, insetting propositions and consortium develivery models.
Your involvement will help Ocean Health move from promising ideas to projects that create lasting impact. You will combine legal expertise with a strong understanding of the business and the people involved. You will also tur...