What You’ll Do
- Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineers.
- Establish and improve the departmental structure.
- Provide technical leadership in process design, improvement and project execution
- Take ownership of the overall plant design and documentation.
- Develop, improve and implement departmental procedures.
- Manage the project portfolio and ensure all projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
- Personally lead major and strategically important projects when required.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with third parties such as, engineering companies and contractors.
- Manage vendor and contractor selection, technical evaluations, contract negotiations and performance.
- Develop, manage and control departmental and project budgets.
- Prepare and execute annual and long-term engineering, investment and resource plans based on plant and company requirements.
What We Need
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering and project management within the chemical, process or manufacturing industry.
- Proven experience in leading engineering and project teams.
- Strong knowledge of plant design and process engineering.
- Demonstrated experience in managing projects from conceptual design through commissioning and start-up.
- Experience in budgeting, cost control and resource planning.
- Experience in managing engineering contractors, consultants, vendors and other project partners.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and risk-management capabilities.
- Fluency in English & Dutch
We look forward to receiving your application!