World-wide turnkey cable supplier seeks

Tender Controller in the Tender Controlling Department

Join our team in Nexans in electrifying the future

Nexans’ submarine power cables are key in the transition to more renewable energy whether connecting islands to the mainland or bringing green energy from the offshore wind farm to the grid.  In cooperation with our world-wide customers we push technological boundaries to go deeper, longer, at higher voltages and to provide turn-key solutions for installation and protection to meet future needs.

Information about the department and the position:

Tender Controlling department has the main responsibility for all commercial aspects related to a tender, such as P&L with related financial metrics, price schedule, cash flow and all commercial and operational risk associated with the tender. The tender controller is part of the Tender Controlling department and will be reporting to Tender Controlling Lead Norway who is reporting to Head of Project and Tender Controlling.

Responsibilities and tasks

• Tender Preparation: responsible for building and challenging the P&L. Role of advisor on contractual terms, to limit the company’s exposure to all possible risks
• Collecting and challenging costs calculation performed by other departments involved in tender   preparation, including production and installation departments.
• Prepares accurate cost estimates and associated deliverables. working closely with Production, Installation, Procurement, Finance departments - collecting and challenging the input, establishing the best ways for the tender controllers to obtain accurate costing.
• Prepares the price break down as requested by the client.
• Builds and challenges the Tender P&L, Cash Flow curve and other required financial metrics.
• Contributes at the tender stage to the assessment of all financial risks, currency and commodity risk, cash flow, assessing bank guarantees, international tax issues, credit risk
• Contributes in drafting contractual terms, limiting the company’s risks exposure
• Supports actively the Sales and Tendering team to develop the most cost-effective execution plan for tenders
• Engages with above mentioned departments to identify potential cost savings based on historical benchmark and synergies between projects
• Identifies, quantifies and timely flags cost uncertainties and associated risks

What we are looking for

• 5+ years’ in finance/engineering, including tender controlling/costs estimation experience.
• Knowledge of EPCI / turnkey projects environment preferred
• Large work capacity, ability and experience working with global teams in a fast- paced multicultural international environment
• Independent self-starter
• Team spirit
• Result and solution oriented
• Analytical and Continuous improvement mindset
• Strong business acumen
• Experience reading legal documentation sufficient to identify the risks attached to contracts, and to address them with legal, tender and project departments
• Able to synthesize information and prepare clear documentation/presentation
• Advanced user of Excel
• Good communication skills. Likes to work in a team.
• Analytical mind
• Sense of responsibility
• Positive and ability to contribute to a good working environment
• Fluent in English. Norwegian language is a plus, but not mandatory

Why work with us?

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Interesting and varied work in an international, dynamic and multidisciplinary environment
• Good pension scheme and insurance agreements
• Company cottages

Workplace: Oslo, Freserveien 

Other Information:

For further information on the position you may contact Tender Controlling Lead Petya Georgieva +47 454 31 202. Question about the hiring process can be directed to HR Manager Eduardo Høidal +47 992 42 586.

Interviews will be held continuously, please apply as soon as possible

About Nexans Norway

Cables have been our business, our passion, our knowledge, for more than a hundred years. Today, we are facing a future that will become electric far sooner than planned. Electrification is in our DNA and we are now ready to scale up to become a pure electrification player in this world. Nexans Norway AS 'head office is located in Oslo and the Norwegian factories are located in Rognan, Halden and Langhus. Nexans has the best of both worlds - we are local and close to our customers, but are also part of a global network with all the benefits it entails. Nexans employs 25,000 people, 1600 Norwegian employees, with a presence in 38 countries. More information on www.nexans.com. Nexans Norway is part of the Nexans Group which has industrial presence in 40 countries and commercial activities worldwide and has nearly 1,600 employees. The head office is located in Oslo and we have manufacturing plants in Rognan, Langhus and Halden.

Nexans’ Norwegian activity is divided into three business groups: Submarine & Land Systems (SLS), Building & Territories and Telecom (B&T&T) and Telecom and Data (T&D).

About Submarine & Land Systems:

Submarine&Land Systems is a global player in engineering, manufacturing and installing key submarine cable solutions to customers all over the world. The Business Group has manufacturing plants in Halden, USA, Japan, France and Belgium