Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.
About Us:
SBM Offshore is the world’s deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert. Our work is already resulting in cleaner, more efficient energy production. is our promise to enable that into the future while at the same time using our expertise to support new and existing markets in the blue economy. It starts with Advancing our Core: continuing to advance the decarbonization of traditional energy production. While Pioneering More: helping to enable the energy transition and using our unique capabilities in ocean infrastructure to support more industries to grow sustainably. Sharing our experience for a better blue tomorrow.
Purpose
The Legal Counsel at SBM Offshore is a key advisor to the company’s business and project teams, across a portfolio of complex, high-value projects in the offshore energy sector.
You are instrumental and proactive in driving legal solutions that enable SBM Offshore’s strategic goals, its stakeholders and management and mitigate compliance and legal risks.
Responsibilities
Developing a deep knowledge and understanding of SBM’s debt & equity financing structures for FPSO’s (including sale & leaseback structures)
Analyzing and understanding the US bond market (regulation S & 144A)
Working closely with the business as trusted advisor and deal team member in order to close innovative financial transactions, JV structures, restructurings, M&A transactions, liquidity instruments etc
Providing pro-active, accurate, relevant and timely advice to different stakeholders within SBM on a variety of legal finance related topics in support of all business lines, especially in relation to SBM’s Corporate Finance & Strategic Finance business lines
Regarding contract negotiations: being the point person for external law firms in multiple jurisdictions (Japan, Switzerland, US, UK, France, Netherlands, Brazil, Guyana, Surinam, Namibia, Malaysia, China)
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various financial agreements: LMA based loan documents, shareholder loans, shareholder agreements, various cp’s, security docs, NDA’s, derivatives, SPA’
Education
Law degree common law, or civil law with sound common law working experience
Fluent in English (spoken and written) is a must. Dutch, French or Portuguese language skills are a plus
Experience
A minimum of 4 years’ experience as in-house legal counsel within private practice is preferable
Proven track record in debt financing & closing transactions in a team of professionals
Experience of working in a commercial environment
Functional Competencies
Legal Research and AnalysisLegal Language Simplification and OptimizationRisk Awareness and MitigationLegal Document Drafting and ReviewBusiness AcumenNegotiationLegal knowledgeEthical Judgment