Growth Contracts Manager

Your Mission

The Growth Projects Contracting & Contracts Manager provides strategic oversight and ensures that all contracting and procurement activities align with the Vopak Project Management methodology, corporate governance standards, and global best practices. Key tasks include assisting with contracting strategy development, overseeing the RFx process, facilitating Tender Board reviews, and negotiating engineering, procurement, and construction contracts while supporting project teams with contract management and administration. The role collaborates closely with Project Managers, Procurement, Legal, Finance, and Executive Leadership to maintain compliance, transparency, and strategic alignment with Vopak's investment and growth objectives.

What will you be doing?

• Oversee and ensure that all Growth Projects contracting and procurement activities adhere to the Vopak Project Management (VPM) methodology, corporate governance standards, and global procurement frameworks.
• Organize, facilitate, and document Tender Board (TB) meetings while maintaining tracking mechanisms and proper record-keeping for TB decisions, contract awards, and waiver justifications.
• Oversee RFx (RFI, RFQ, RFP) processes, negotiate engineering, procurement, and construction contracts, and ensure evaluation transparency to prevent bid shopping.
• Establish contract risk assessment protocols, track contract variations, and enforce cost controls and governance enforcement.
• Assist Growth Project teams in the management and administration of contracts, and evaluate project needs to ensure adequate staffing of dedicated contracts personnel.
• Participate in VPM Stage-Gate process reviews and act as a key liaison for project governance checkpoints across identification, selection, definition, execution, and commissioning stages.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Project Managers, Procurement, Legal, Finance, and Executive Leadership to align contracting decisions with strategic business objectives.
• Develop and implement contracting and procurement contract management training programs, workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions to enhance governance capabilities across business units.

Why you'll love working with us

• Various flexible and hybrid work schedules.
• Competitive, market-based compensation package depending on your experience and
• knowledge.

• Career development and growth opportunities.
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account Options
• Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Basic and Supplemental Life/AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) Incentive Savings Plan
• Paid Holidays (Fixed and floating)
• Paid Time Off and Sick Days
• Additional Benefits:
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Accident Insurance
  • Legal Plan
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Legal Plan
  • ID Theft Insurance
  • Universal Life
• Great atmosphere! Plenty of freedom, room for initiative, and an engaging environment.
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Does this sound like you?

• Experience in oil & gas, energy, terminal operations, or industrial construction.
• Background in contract law, supply chain management, or finance.
• Experience working in a multinational organization with a structured governance model.
• Governance & Compliance - Ability to enforce and oversee strict governance processes for Growth Projects.
• Analytical Thinking - Ability to assess and interpret contract governance risks and procurement compliance.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Strong ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and executive teams.
• Decision-Making - Ability to facilitate TB decisions and ensure project compliance with governance policies.
• Attention to Detail - Ensuring accuracy in governance documentation, approvals, and compliance tracking.

Don't meet all our criteria? No problem! If this role energizes you and our culture feels like a good fit, we warmly invite you to apply anyway.

What energy will you bring? We'd love to meet you!

Together, we help the world flow forward. Apply directly via our website.

Work Environment

Office staff only - does not go to terminal

This employee generally works in an office environment, away from extremes of cold or heat. Limited to no exposure to noise and vibrations other than normal daily office sounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee should not have regular exposure to fumes, odors, toxic conditions, dust or poor ventilation.

Physical Demands

Office staff only - does not go to terminal

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, speak and hear. The employee is required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; the employee may be required, on occasion, to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Employees may be required to travel by air, rail, bus, or car.

Work Eligibility

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. The Company will not sponsor immigration or work visas.