Company Overview:

People power our future. That is why advancing a dynamic, inclusive environment, where everyone grows and thrives is critically important to us.

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing offshore platforms hundreds of miles from shore, and using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure.

For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

Here, what you do matters.

Job Overview:

The Legal Counsel acts as part of MCDERMOTT’s Legal Department, primarily for the MCDERMOTT Office in the Hague, The Netherlands

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Reviewing Proposals / ITB’s, preparing contract deviations and managing negotiations for new opportunities (which includes reviewing Contract terms and conditions, pricing/payment schedules, scope of work, project procedures and execution schedules on lump sum, unit rate and reimbursable contract models) for projects ranging from several million to several billion dollars in value

• Advising, reviewing and negotiating project related MOU, Consortium, Joint Venture, Partnership and Shareholder Agreements

• Advising on Projects in varying jurisdictions and working with and understanding foreign governing/applicable law, including facilitating, understanding and applying specialized legal advice from such jurisdictions

• Ensuring project contracts are consistent with the MCDERMOTT project objectives and MCDERMOTT policies whilst avoiding onerous liabilities

• Coordinating project reviews by project team

• Advising on matters related to contracts management and claims

• Participating in management review meetings

• Supporting preparation, negotiations and implementation of Subcontracts and Purchase Orders

• Assisting/advising in preparation and negotiation of Change Orders, Extensions of Time and Claims raised by Clients, Vendors, Subcontractors and MCDERMOTT

• Reviewing and negotiating Secrecy Agreements and Interoffice Agreements

• Other matters, as deemed necessary

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Civil law or Common law jurisdiction Qualified Lawyer

• JD/Bachelors/Master of Law and basic understanding of common law or civil law respectively

• Experience in EPC Contracting preferably in Oil & Gas / Energy Transition

• Six to ten (6-10) years or more of EPC industry experience, preferably representing Contractors

• Proficient in English

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to negotiate documents

• Flexible attitude and ability to work in a multicultural environment

• To work independently and proactively

• Customer focused with acumen to safeguard Company interest

• Ability and flexibility to comply with short notice requests

• Organized and focus on problem solving

• Commercial acumen to make good business decisions

• Able to travel as necessary and unplanned

• Ability to work as team player

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McDermott is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.