Heerema International Group Services SA

Heerema believes that everybody can have a rewarding career opportunity. Heerema encourages employees in realizing their professional goals. Therefore we stimulate people to look beyond their day-to-day work and grab new opportunities. We attract talented men and women who love to roll up their sleeves to tackle a challenge head on and remunerate them accordingly. We recognize that by working together we achieve superior results that we cannot achieve on our own. All employees share in our financial success.

The Heerema Group of companies designs, fabricates, transports, installs and removes facilities for the exploitation of oil and gas at sea. For six decades, we have been serving the world’s leading energy firms and national oil companies in the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, West Africa, the Far East and Brazil. The organization of the Heerema Group comprises Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) and Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG). Individually, these companies work at the forefront of their industries, helping their clients to safely operate at greater depths and in tougher environments. Together, they exchange expertise and talent, and co-operate on complex projects. We operate around the world and employ more than 2,000 people. Historically we have always been at the forefront of new developments and our ambition is to maintain that position. Our longevity is the result of long-term investments in people, knowledge and equipment. The industry will continue to grow for decades to come. New frontiers are opening up. Our clients need us to take them beyond 3,000 meters. And into the Arctic, with its unique engineering and environmental challenges. There is much left to explore. The Heerema Group is a privately-owned company with a steady, long term focus. We are investing in state-of-the-art construction and pipe-lay vessels, our fabrication facilities and the development of new technology. We offer our people a place they want to belong to. And we manage our reputation carefully. We avoid short-term gains that hurt our reputation, and invest with a long-term view in a responsible manner. We help our clients around the world and have offices in the areas that are relevant for our industry.

The Heerema Group is an international organization with its offices worldwide and employees from various countries. English is the business language across the divisions. Heerema employees are eager to excel in the projects for Heerema's clients. Heerema is proud to work on projects that encourage employees to be creative, driven and flexible, while keeping an eye on continuity and safety. Heerema not only welcomes engineers and people with other technical backgrounds. If you have a business or commercial background and are interested in our activities, we gladly invite you to contact our recruiters. Heerema consistently pushes the boundaries of what is possible in demanding marine conditions. We work on projects that pose unique planning and engineering challenges, with clients depending on us to develop groundbreaking solutions. That is why we attract talented men and women who love to roll up their sleeves to tackle a challenge head on. We are also home to people who work well with individuals from different cultures and disciplines. Our people value engineering mastery as well as care for safety, the environment and the well-being of their colleagues and clients. At Heerema, we take good care of our people. We invest in the development of our people, for example through a leadership development program that allows our talent to grow. Our incentive scheme awards people for both their individual performance and the company’s achievements. The scope and scale of the Heerema Group offers onshore and offshore talent unique development opportunities. We encourage our people to explore positions across our divisions and create opportunities to work on site of our projects around the world. Our people are loyal and often remain with the group for decades rather than years.

All new employees participate in a divisional orientation program. This program offers you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the various activities in the division and the activities of the Heerema Group. Our employees are periodically assessed on the basis of a set of performance management criteria. Three aspects of employees’ work are rated how they have contributed to the reputation of Heerema, how the work is done and the extent to which employees have met their personal targets. Employees’ achievements and performance determine the personal bonus and the increase of base salary. This way, employees continue to benefit from their good work. The performance management discussions are also used to discuss personal development and the outcome is often fed into a personal and professional training program. A Personal Development Plan is created to clarify learning objectives and educational needs. Some roles can have different growth paths within the company. As an engineer, you can transition into a commercial role and apply technical expertise in a sales setting. Alternatively, you may want to move towards project management or invest in your knowledge and become a specialized engineer. Coaching and mentoring are part of our development strategy. We want our people to develop beyond their immediate area of expertise and have a great career. Employees who are clear about their ambitions, for example by using a Personal Development Plan (PDP), will be supported in realizing them. The Heerema Group of companies offer different structured development programs. Professional skills programs are delivered at a divisional level and aim to develop and enhance your professional skills. Topics range from specific technological courses to effective time management, and aim to enhance your personal effectiveness and skill set. Heerema sends a select group of people to the renowned IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. The school's highly ranked executive management programs challenge our employees to stay and think ahead of the business.

Your remuneration consists of a salary and generous benefits both of which show we take good care of our people. Your fixed salary depends on what function group your position belongs to and your experience on the job. Jobs are categorized into function groups using the internationally recognized Hay method, which looks at how a job contributes to the realization of the company goals. Our salary levels are regularly benchmarked with the industry and market, and are competitive. For offshore staff and specialized staff in our construction facilities taylor-made compensation is based on shifts. While your salary reflects your level of expertise, we reward personal performance and the overall success of the company. Each division has its own Economic Added Value (EVA) based bonus scheme. This bonus is related to the companies’ objectives and translated into targets. Another part of your bonus is linked to your personal performance assessed through the Performance Management process. While we believe in providing you with a solid income, we also think it’s is important to secure your income in case of sickness, disability or retirement. Other benefits that cover these situations are in place in each division. Our fringe benefits make our benefits package especially generous. We have listened to our employees and monitored the market. Therefore we offer you components tailored to the position you are in and to the local situation of the country you work in. These include vacation days, commuting allowance or lease car (dependent on position), financial support for education, tax-attractive options, function related allowances, etc. Since our projects continue 24 hours a day around the globe, we take care that our employees balance their professional and personal lives. We value that our employees are people with family, friends and a private life. We offer our employees flexible hours, paternity leave and special leave in family circumstances. All these options depend on local law and terms.