Director Engineering, Systems & Digital

Sedgman; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Sedgman is seeking a Director of Engineering, Systems & Digital to lead globally, shaping governance, systems and digital capability across Sedgman’s international engineering network. You will transform engineering delivery, embed best-practice governance, and champion integrated digital engineering, data and AI-enabled solutions that improve productivity and delivery predictability.

This senior role offers broad influence across regions, driving quality, collaboration and commercial outcomes

Qualifikationen

• A degree-qualified engineering leader with 20+ years’ experience in engineering design across minerals processing, oil and gas, chemical or related sectors.
• Senior leadership experience across complex, multi-discipline engineering teams.
• Strong EPCM experience, including engineering systems integration and delivery governance.
• Deep understanding of engineering applications, BIM/CDE environments and emerging digital engineering capability.
• Demonstrated experience operating across regions, cultures and matrixed stakeholder groups.
• Commercially astute, outcome-focused and confident translating strategy into execution.
• Innovative, decisive and adaptable, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• A strong communicator who can influence globally and bring teams with you through change.

Aufgaben

• Lead the development and adoption of engineering governance frameworks, systems and standards that enable high-performing engineering delivery globally.
• Provide functional leadership for global engineering systems, standards and governance, establishing scalable frameworks that drive consistency, quality and execution discipline across regions without direct operational ownership of engineering delivery teams.
• Align engineering systems, processes and tools to enable efficient, seamless delivery at scale across complex project environments.
• Champion the adoption of integrated digital engineering, data and AI-enabled capabilities to improve productivity, decision‑making and delivery outcomes.
• Establish a consistent global approach to engineering execution that enhances predictability, reduces risk and strengthens delivery performance.
• Use data and performance insights to continuously improve quality, efficiency and overall project outcomes.
• Drive strong commercial outcomes through effective governance of engineering systems, software vendors and strategic investments.
• Partner with regional leadership to align engineering capability with business priorities, growth objectives and long-term performance.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Global collaboration

Engineering governance

Digital engineering

BIM/CDE

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Ausbildung

Engineering degree

Tools

BIM/CDE environments

Engineering systems integration

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Lead globally. Transform engineering. Deliver what matters.

At Sedgman, we’re redefining how engineering works at scale.

As Director Engineering, Systems & Digital, you will step into a global leadership role shaping engineering governance, systems and digital capability across Sedgman’s international engineering network.

This newly created role will lead the global optimisation and transformation of engineering delivery. You will establish and embed best practice systems, standards and governance frameworks, while championing integrated digital engineering, data and AI-enabled solutions that improve productivity, quality, decision‑making and delivery predictability.

In This Role, You Will

• Lead the development and adoption of engineering governance frameworks, systems and standards that enable high-performing engineering delivery globally.
• Provide functional leadership for global engineering systems, standards and governance, establishing scalable frameworks that drive consistency, quality and execution discipline across regions without direct operational ownership of engineering delivery teams.
• Align engineering systems. processes and tools to enable efficient, seamless delivery at scale across complex project environments.
• Champion the adoption of integrated digital engineering, data and AI-enabled capabilities to improve productivity, decision‑making and delivery outcomes.
• Establish a consistent global approach to engineering execution that enhances predictability, reduces risk and strengthens delivery performance.
• Use data and performance insights to continuously improve quality, efficiency and overall project outcomes.
• Drive strong commercial outcomes through effective governance of engineering systems, software vendors and strategic investments.
• Partner with regional leadership to align engineering capability with business priorities, growth objectives and long-term performance.

What We’re Looking For

• A degree-qualified engineering leader with 20+ years’ experience in engineering design across minerals processing, oil and gas, chemical or related sectors.
• Senior leadership experience across complex, multi-discipline engineering teams.
• Strong EPCM experience, including engineering systems integration and delivery governance.
• Deep understanding of engineering applications, BIM/CDE environments and emerging digital engineering capability.
• Demonstrated experience operating across regions, cultures and matrixed stakeholder groups.
• Commercially astute, outcome-focused and confident translating strategy into execution.
• Innovative, decisive and adaptable, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• A strong communicator who can influence globally and bring teams with you through change.

Why this role?

This is a career-defining opportunity to transform how engineering is delivered globally, with real influence over systems, capability, governance and performance.

If you’re looking for more in your next move, you’ll find it here: more purpose in shaping how global engineering is delivered, more perspective through working across regions and complex projects, more progress through digital innovation, and more impact through measurable performance outcomes.

You’ll be supported by a business that values sustainable performance, wellbeing, flexibility and long-term career development.

If this opportunity resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant leadership experience and the impact you could bring to this role.

About The Team

Sedgman