Your role

Joining an ambitious and dynamic project, you will be part of the GP project team in Ghent as a Project Engineer. Your experience will be key in supporting the team in handling the delivery on time and within budget of this major project. 

Main tasks

·       Responsible for the project management of all project delivery tasks on a specific subarea/WBS of the GP project.  Tasks/subarea can be changed during the project.

o   Following areas (not limitative) could be assigned to you :

§  New Electrical Supply HV-MV-LV

§  Cooling circuits

§  Slag Storage and Handling

§  Site preparations

o   Relevant technical experience in any of these domains is required

 

The role of a Project Engineer in the project is critical to the success of the team and the achievement of project goals. Here are key responsibilities and characteristics associated with the role of a Project Engineer:

·       Leadership:

o   Provide clear direction and vision for the team.

o   Motivate and inspire team members to achieve their best performance as stated by the project delivery manager

·       Communication:

o   Clearly convey project goals, expectations, and any changes.

o   Act as a liaison between team members and upper management.

·       Task Assignment:

o   Delegate tasks based on team members’ skills and strengths.

o   Ensure a balanced workload and equitable distribution of responsibilities.

·       Decision-Making:

o   Make informed and timely decisions for the benefit of the project.

o   Involve team members in decision-making when appropriate.

o   Take responsibility for decisions and their consequences.

·       Goal Setting:

o   Collaborate with team members to set clear and achievable goals.

o   Break down larger project goals into smaller, manageable tasks.

o   Monitor progress and adjust goals as needed.

·       Resource Management:

o   Manage team resources effectively, including time and budget.

o   Identify and address any resource constraints or challenges.

o   Optimize resource allocation for maximum efficiency.

·       Feedback:

o   Provide constructive feedback to help team members improve, set clear milestones for the team members to work towards.

·       Risk Management:

o   Identify potential risks to the project and develop mitigation strategies.

o   Anticipate challenges and work proactively to address them.

o   Keep the team informed about potential risks and changes.

·       Quality Assurance:

o   Ensure that work meets quality standards and project requirements.

o   Conduct regular reviews and inspections to identify and correct issues.

·       You will coach and train project team members on all aspects of project management.

• • Periodic internal reviews and coordination with stakeholders to address gaps and follow-through resolution.

·       Proactively escalate any project governance issues that are creating a barrier to project delivery in a timely manner and make suggestions for how they might be brought back to plan. 

·       Drive continuous process improvements through the project lifecycle, by using lessons learnt and identifying opportunities. 

·       Analyse improvement areas identified via maturity assessment, evaluate use cases & prioritize and propose actions. 

·       You will support and report to the lead project delivery of the GP project

 

What we’re looking for

·       Master/Bacholor degree in engineering or equivalent professional technical education 

·       +5 or +15 years experience as a Project Engineer in a similar role (we are looking for medior and senior profiles)

·       Experience in working with EPCM or EPC companies 

·       Expertise in Project Management with professional certification in PMI or Prince2. 

·       Goal oriented, results driven, takes initiative, leadership and attention to detail. 

·       Effective communicator, with ability to deal ability to proactively deal with senior executives and stakeholders, persuading them to meet deadlines.   

·       Proven people management skills . 

·       Knowledge of the Dutch language is a prerequisite .

·       Regular travels to Spain (Madrid, Bilbao). 25%-50% travelling depending on the phase of project

·       Project language is English

·       Project duration 3-4 years

·       Preferred starting date : as soon as possible

·       Main working place is in Ghent, Belgium .

 

It’s a plus if you also have the following

•       Mining & Metal sector knowledge