Head of Engineering

Osanyin Bioenergia Oy; Lappeenranta; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Osanyin Bioenergia Oy seeks a senior process engineer to own the technical integrity of an international renewable-energy programme. You will lead Pre-FEED/FEED and EPC engineering, ensuring safe, operable and economically optimised integration of mass, energy, water, gas balances across multiple plants and supplier teams.

The role requires a relevant engineering degree and 10–15+ years in the process industry, with hands-on project delivery across planning to operation, and willingness to spend

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in process, chemical, energy or mechanical engineering.
• 10-15+ years of process-industry experience.
• Experience with EPC/EPCM projects and multi-supplier coordination.
• Strong understanding of process and utilities.
• Ability to assess technology on lifecycle cost, reliability and operability.

Responsibilities

• Define engineering standards and design-basis principles.
• Lead technical evaluation of technology options and supplier proposals.
• Integrate mass, energy, water, gas and by-product balances.
• Direct Pre-FEED, FEED and EPC engineering.
• Manage interfaces between plants and packages.
• Define technical guarantees, FAT/SAT requirements and tests.

Skills

Process engineering

EPC/EPCM coordination

Lifecycle cost analysis

Utilities understanding

Technical evaluation

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Own the technical integrity of the entire programme and ensure that the individual technologies form a safe, operable and economically optimised integrated system.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define engineering standards and design-basis principles.
• Lead technical evaluation of technology options and supplier proposals.
• Integrate mass, energy, water, gas and by-product balances.
• Direct Pre-FEED, FEED and EPC engineering.
• Manage battery limits and interfaces between plants and packages.
• Define technical guarantees, FAT/SAT requirements and performance tests.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY

• Relevant engineering degree, e.g. process, chemical, energy or mechanical engineering.
• 10-15+ years of process-industry experience.
• Experience with EPC/EPCM projects and coordination of multiple technology suppliers.
• Strong process and utilities understanding.
• Ability to assess technology based on lifecycle cost, reliability and operability.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Biogas, biorefinery, chemical or energy-infrastructure experience.
• HAZOP/HAZID and process-safety knowledge.
• Experience with multi-plant industrial programmes.

KEY SUCCESS MEASURES

• Technically sound and integrated design basis.
• Reduced interface changes and rework.
• Performance guarantees aligned with business requirements.

RECRUITMENT PRINCIPLE

We are looking first and foremost for hands-on implementers with a proven record of taking real industrial or infrastructure projects from planning through procurement, construction, commissioning and operation.

The roles are part of an international renewable-energy, circular-economy, biorefining and industrial side-stream utilisation investment programme with Côte dIvoire as the principal implementation country. The portfolio includes both fast-start production projects and later large-scale industrial investments.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

A reasonable level of working English is essential. French language skills are a major advantage.

EXPECTED WORKING STYLE

• Practical, decisive and delivery-oriented.
• Fact-based, using measurable results and documented data.
• Prepared to challenge supplier assumptions and verify operating references.
• Able to work in a multicultural environment and build local capability.
• Understands that pilot testing, customer qualification and phased scale-up are central risk-management tools.

EMPLOYMENT AND LOCATION

Employment form, work location and travel requirements will be defined role by role. Some positions may begin in Finland or elsewhere in Europe, but several key roles will require significant presence in Côte dIvoire during implementation phases.

Employment relationship: Employment

Wage: Other According to agreement

Number of positions: 1

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

Osaamisalue: Hallinto- & toimistotehtävät, Teollisuus & tuotanto