Project Manager Utilities

For our client in Ghent we are hiring a Project Manager Utilities.

Joining an ambitious and dynamic project, you will be part of the project team in Ghent as a Project Manager for some of the Utility projects. Your experience will be key in supporting the team in handling the delivery on

time and within budget of this major project.

Besides the main process vessel, there are also a lot of other critical steelmaking equipment/assets necessary to produce excellent steel qualities, e.g. hot metal ladle burners, steel ladle burners, steel ladle transfer cars, off-gas treatment, hydraulic systems, etc.

Key Tasks:

• Responsible for the project management of parts of the Utilities infrastructure (> 30M EUR).
• Collaborate closely with EPCM and permitting partners (reviewing schedules for deliverables, formulating civil scopes, enforcing D&E standardization).
• Ensure integration and validate brownfield adaptations as applicable.
• Conduct reviews and approvals for documents, drawings and requests for change.
• Enable 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.
• Support and report to the Steelmaking plant project delivery lead of the project.

Technical Skills:

• Experience in working with EPCM or EPC companies.
• Expertise in Project Management.
• Goal oriented, results driven, takes initiative, leadership, and attention to detail.
• Effective communicator, with the ability to proactively deal with senior executives and stakeholders, persuading them to meet deadlines.

Job Experience / Other Skills:

• 5 or +15 years’ experience as a Project Manager in a similar role (we are looking for medior / senior profiles).

Relevant experience in any of these domains is required: process systems (mainly water & piping systems) and electro-mechanical installations.

It’s a plus if you have professional certification in PMI or Prince2.

Courses:

Master / Bachelor degree in engineering or equivalent professional technical education.

Language Skills:

Project language is English. Knowledge of the Dutch language is a prerequisite.

Others:

Regular travels to Spain or other European countries (Madrid, Bilbao).