DEME, met hoofdkantoor in het Belgische Zwijndrecht, is een wereldvermaarde aannemer op het gebied van baggerwerken, offshore energie, milieusanering, het leggen van kabels en leidingen onder water en maritieme infrastructuur. Naast het zuivere aannemingswerk legt DEME zich ook toe op het ontwikkelen van concessies voor offshore windenergie, maritieme infrastructuur, groene waterstof en de ontginning van diepzee-mineralen. Het bedrijf kan bogen op meer dan 145 jaar ervaring en is toonaangevend inzake innovatie en nieuwe technologieën. Het is DEME's visie om te bouwen aan een duurzame toekomst door oplossingen te bieden voor wereldwijde uitdagingen: een stijgende zeespiegel, een groeiende bevolking, toenemende emissies, vervuilde grond en rivieren en schaarste aan mineralen.
In een operationele omgeving met steeds complexer wordende contractstructuren, veeleisende private en publieke klanten en immer ingewikkelder regels en wetten blijft DEME er naar streven om haar wereldwijde klanten een totaaloplossing te bieden, door het inzetten van haar state-of-the-art expertise voor lange termijn projecten inzake bagger, haven- en maritieme constructie en in de sectoren van offshore wind, groene waterstof en infrastructuur. Deze komen overheden, concessiehouders, gebruikers en particuliere partners ten goede steunend op verschillende innovatieve internationale contractvormen (turnkey, Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC), Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM), Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), etc.), waarbij gedegen kennis van contractuele, financierings- en verzekeringstechnieken hand in hand gaan. DEME kan rekenen op ongeveer 5.000 hooggeschoolde en gemotiveerde professionals en exploiteert één van de grootste en meest geavanceerde vloten ter wereld.
DEME Group, headquartered in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp is a market leader in dredging, environmental and marine engineering business solutions, such as port construction and improving maritime access worldwide. DEME has been creating land for 150 years and will continue to do so in the future.
In an operational environment with an involvement in complex contract structures, with high expectations from clients and with increasing regulatory restrictions from authorities, DEME today is able to offer its worldwide clientele a total solution, bringing together state-of-the-art expertise and top partners to focus on economically viable long-term projects in the ports and maritime, offshore wind, green hydrogen and infrastructure sector that benefit concession owners, users and private-sector partners, through a variety of innovative international contract forms (turn-key, Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC), Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM), Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), etc.), in which contractual, financing and project insurance techniques go hand in hand.
To strengthen its legal department, DEME is looking for a Legal Counsel with experience in corporate Law (including M&A) and contract law.
You will be part of the legal department, situated at DEME’s headquarters in Antwerp, consisting of an extensive and complimentary team of in-house legal counsels, each of them covering and responsible for one or more geographical areas in the world, DEME business units and/or particular professional domains.
You will be a part of the legal team responsible for the DEME Concessions activities. DEME Concessions oversees DEME’s broad-ranging and diverse concessions in the fields of renewables (wind, wave and tidal), marine infrastructure, dredging and ports for which DEME Concessions acts not only as a contractor but also as an equity investor and developer. Furthermore, DEME Concessions, as developer, is also taking a first-mover position in novel industries such as green hydrogen and deep-sea mineral harvesting. In close cooperation with the business and the other supporting DEME departments, you will sculpt and form the worldwide projects of DEME Concessions from the first cooperation with partners up to preparing and executing (i) the project financing, (ii) all relevant agreements and (iii) the construction and operation of the project.
The position offers an unique blend of internationally oriented work in combination with a hands-on approach, which requires a willingness to get involved in the businesses. You will work closely together with the professionals of the concerned divisions in a stimulating, innovative workplace with numerous growth opportunities. You will be offered challenging work that you can organize with a high level of autonomy and you can count on a motivating and attractive remuneration package in accordance with your seniority and experience.