Main responsibilities & key tasks

• Within the field of mechanical engineering, you are responsible for the integration of process lines and construction/upgrade of machines.
• You lead projects
• You play a role as team member/manager of subprojects for mechanical concept, design, construction, commissioning, and handover
• You assist project engineers/managers in addressing the mechanical engineering aspects of their project. You take on the role of sounding board or challenger (e.g. layout of line concept, layout of machine specifications)
• If necessary, you take on the role of technical specialist for machines in B.I.G. projects
• You advise on choices of manufacturing technology, ‘Make or buy’, New or second hand
• You investigate the applicability within B.I.G. of new concept and design technologies, and introduce them (e.g. simulation)
• Within the infrastructure domain, you are responsible for investment projects such as the construction of sites, expansion/ modification of existing sites or in the relocation of assets between sites.
• You lead projects
• You take on the role of team member/manager of sub-projects for the scope infrastructure, utilities and/or construction works from concept to final delivery and handover

As a project manager, you will have the following duties:

• Lead and coordinate projects from concept to final handover
• Propose concept, technical specification, project plan and budget, and submit to client for approval. For larger projects, or if required by law, work with an architect, design firm, etc.
• In consultation with the project owner/client, you will assemble the project team, ensuring that the necessary knowledge and skills are available for the project
• You oversee the design by external partners, and challenge their design
• You are responsible for the selection of a sufficient number of competent external partners for the physical realization of the different parts/locks of the project, allowing for an effective and transparent tender procedure
• In cooperation with the procurement department, you organize the tendering procedures, so that the procurement process within the project runs in an effective and transparent way
• You monitor throughout the project the conformity of the implementation with the technical specifications, the progress versus the project plan and the cost/expenditure versus the budget. You guarantee that the project is realized according to the project objectives and you take care of the official reporting
• You are responsible for the complete As-Built documentation, for the formal handover to the manager/operator of the infrastructure or machine, as well as for organizing the necessary training