Sustainability Project Engineer

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Who we are :

KNAUF INSULATION, being part of Knauf Group, has more than 40 years of experience in the insulation industry and houses nearly 6000 employees in more than 40 countries. We are a dynamic company, a brand, a family that cares for and puts the needs of its customers first.

Context of the hiring :

Knauf Insulation is working on our group’s sustainability transition program by developing and leading innovative special projects for decarbonization and energy savings. A key topic that concerns us and makes sense today. Especially for this purpose we created the position of “Sustainability Project Engineer”.

Purpose of employment :

The job covers a wide range of activities going from process analysis and technology evaluation to proof of concept and in some cases full-scale implementation.

Managing several projects in parallel, also abroad, the Sustainability Project Engineer will oversee and manage following aspects:

• Analyzeprocess, make energy balances
• Investigate and define appropriate technology
• Give input to the designer to create process and instrumentation diagrams
• Defining/Sizing of equipment and piping based on basic process calculations
• Define process safety concept {HAZOP}
• Feasibility study (business - case financial and sustainability, with the help of the cost controlling department)
• Liaising with the technology engineers (process, civils,….) for tendering and scoping.
• Scope definition and budgeting.
• Define KPI’s as well as associated acceptance and performance tests.

The Sustainability Project Engineer gets familiar with different technologies related to de-carbonization and energy recovery (with support of third parties, R&D department,…), and acts as consultant in this matter for the group.

Furthermore, he defines and develops adequate sustainability standards, to be used in new plants and assess the plant process data and delivers some audits for the group.

Your mission & responsibilities :

Here is in a few words, what is expected for the function with more technical details:

• Design and implement specific sustainability projects in European plants or abroad.
• Manage technical projects of 0,5M€ to 5M€ value.
• Prepare scopes and estimates with options/alternatives as appropriate to allow to make business decisions and obtain appropriation approval.
• Prepare a project implementation plancomplete with schedule, project organization, and contract strategy
• Communicatewell through periodic reports and reviews with the plant and engineering team.
• Manageengineering, planning, control, procurement and construction personnel in a matrix organization to accomplish project objectives
• Motivate project team member and work with the project team members to ensure adequate and timely work to accomplish objectives
• Advise and supportcivil engineers with the detailed civil design (equipment/building interface)
• Advice and support Electrical & Controls engineers to define and commission control systems
• Support process and drafting engineers with design calculations, P&ID’s, layouts
• Manage project changes to minimize cost, timing and performance impacts and obtain management approval of changes when required
• Resolves issues and coordinate activities by serving as the focal point between the internal stakeholders (plant, project team, procurement manager…). and the external partners (contractors, authorities,….)
• Negotiate issues with contractors/suppliers to the best interest of the project, supported by the procurement department
• Deliver the objectives of the project on time, within budget tolerance, and meeting the fitness for use.
• Maintain competency and state-of-art knowledge in pertinent aspects of decarbonization and heat recovery.
• Control and issue technical files to plant team, work out maintenance task lists, give recommendations for spare parts for pre-listed machines.
• Participate to network meetings.
• Lead audit on CO2 emissions or energy consumptions and recommend improvements to the process and equipment.

==> Percentage of trips outside of Belgium: 20-50%

==> Position based in Belgium, Visé

Your profile :

You have:

• Engineer or equivalent by experience in Electrical, Electro-mechanical, Sustainability or Energy techniques.
• At least 5 years of experience in anindustrial environment.
• Experience in ProjectManagement.

But above all, you are:

• Proactive & entrepreneurial: taking initiatives, being at the origin of innovative projects stimulates you.
• A good communicator: you adapt to your interlocutors and know how to pass on your ideas in a constructive, striking and benevolent way.
• Analytical: you draw relevant conclusions based on the data you have.
• Creative
• Team player: you are keen to collaborate and establish strong relationships with your various contacts.
• Positive & ambitious:you are passionate about growing the company, developing it in the right direction, innovating and driving change.
• Respect the Knauf values and apply them in our daily work: Commitment, Entrepreneurship, Partnership and Menschlichkeit.

Our offer :

After reading these points, do you think you are the person to take on this challenge? Then discover why KNAUFINSULATION is the company for you!

In addition to a comprehensive salary package that stands out in the market, we offer you the opportunity to join an international company that has remained a family business.

We are an innovative, forward-looking company, focused on key topics such as sustainability, energy efficiency and waste reduction. In 2020 we launched our sustainability strategy For A Better World with a focus on four key goals: Put People First, Achieve Zero Carbon, Deliver a Circular Economy and Create Better Buildings.

We have 4 core values: Menschlichkeit, Partnership, Commitment, and Entrepreneurship. How do we make them concrete? By taking 3 actions each day:

• Challenge. Think and act “outside the box”.
• Create. Drive change and innovation.
• Care. Grow and develop our people.

In our Family we are deeply convinced of the added value that the diversity of people can bring to a company and the richness of the exchange of ideas and culture.

Sure that our commitment to diversity and inclusion (D&I) reinforces our values of challenge.create.care., we are committed to creating a workplace where we all can thrive, whoever we are, and inspiring a culture of inclusion and innovation that will drive future business success. We do our best to make sure being at work feels like home.

With this in mind, we are pledged to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity, work-life balance and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all staff and job applicants.

Our recruitment process :

If you have arrived here, it means that this opportunity thrills you! Don’t hesitate any longer and apply.

Here are the next steps:

• Review of your application ;
• Screening ;
• A first interview is organized with your manager, Project Manager ;
• You take 2 personality tests ;
• A second and final interview is organized with the Project Manager and the Engineering Director Europe

It’s a match between you and us? Join the Knauf Family!