Senior Mechanical & Piping Project Engineer, Technical Lead

Engiflex; Olen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Engiflex in Olen, Belgium, is seeking a senior technical project engineer to act as the technical lead on CAPEX projects. The role focuses on delivering safe, feasible and maintainable solutions within a controlled project environment, with emphasis on mechanical & piping expertise and cross-disciplinary coordination.

You will lead design reviews, oversee layouts, P&IDs, specs, routing and isometrics, and provide engineering support through construction, commissioning and handover with a strong

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the technical basis, design philosophy, project scope and battery limits.
• Lead and align engineering work across disciplines, with Mechanical & Piping as the core area and close cooperation with process, E&I, automation, civil, safety and infrastructure teams.
• Organise design reviews and assess solutions for safety, compliance, functionality, reliability, maintainability, constructability and lifecycle value.
• Convert process and project requirements into Mechanical & Piping concepts, and oversee the quality of layouts, P&IDs, equipment specifications, piping classes, routing and isometrics.
• Evaluate technical alternatives with regard to feasibility, safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness.
• Give technical direction to engineering partners, suppliers and contractors, and critically review their content, quality, planning and deliverable completeness.
• Support technical decision-making, record assumptions and deviations, and ensure that decisions and follow-up actions remain traceable.
• Identify technical and project risks, assessing how changes may affect scope, schedule, cost, execution and business continuity.
• Contribute to technical specifications, tender packages, bid evaluations, supplier selection and contractual technical clarifications.
• Follow up Mechanical & Piping activities where relevant, including fabrication, inspections, FAT, delivery, installation, SAT and punch-list management through mechanical completion.
• Provide engineering support during construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and handover.
• Support the Project Manager with clear technical recommendations and transparent stakeholder reporting.
• Coach engineers and contribute to project engineering standards, methodologies, lessons learned and knowledge sharing.

Job description

Tasks and responsibilities

This role focuses on senior technical project engineering rather than administrative coordination or conventional project management. As the technical lead in multidisciplinary CAPEX projects, you help deliver safe, feasible and maintainable solutions within a controlled project environment.

You operate in an operational brownfield setting where safety, reliability, technical quality and limited disruption to production are essential. The position combines specialist Mechanical & Piping expertise with a broad view of engineering, execution and handover activities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the technical basis, design philosophy, project scope and battery limits.


• Lead and align engineering work across disciplines, with Mechanical & Piping as the core area and close cooperation with process, E&I, automation, civil, safety and infrastructure teams.


• Organise design reviews and assess solutions for safety, compliance, functionality, reliability, maintainability, constructability and lifecycle value.


• Convert process and project requirements into Mechanical & Piping concepts, and oversee the quality of layouts, P&IDs, equipment specifications, piping classes, routing and isometrics.


• Evaluate technical alternatives with regard to feasibility, safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness.


• Give technical direction to engineering partners, suppliers and contractors, and critically review their content, quality, planning and deliverable completeness.


• Support technical decision-making, record assumptions and deviations, and ensure that decisions and follow-up actions remain traceable.


• Identify technical and project risks, assessing how changes may affect scope, schedule, cost, execution and business continuity.


• Contribute to technical specifications, tender packages, bid evaluations, supplier selection and contractual technical clarifications.


• Follow up Mechanical & Piping activities where relevant, including fabrication, inspections, FAT, delivery, installation, SAT and punch-list management through mechanical completion.


• Provide engineering support during construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and handover.


• Support the Project Manager with clear technical recommendations and transparent stakeholder reporting.


• Coach engineers and contribute to project engineering standards, methodologies, lessons learned and knowledge sharing.

Location

Olen, with 100% onsite presence.

Selection procedure

The selection process consists of two interview rounds: an initial interview via Teams, followed by an on-site interview that includes a business case.