Job Description

Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Project Engineer to join its Life Sciences division. The role will initially be based in our Antwerp office, with assignments on-site in the Walloon Region. This is a 12-month contract, with the possibility of renewal.

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The Role

Reporting to the Project Engineering Manager or directly to Project Manager, you will be the technical coordinator of the project, interfacing with all engineering disciplines (process, piping, civil, technological, machinery & packages, electrical, instrumentation), and supervising the team of project engineers. You will also relate with Client, attending technical weekly coordination meeting and official project review meetings.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

In our Life Sciences division we engineer solutions for a healthier world by partnering with global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare and research organisations providing expertise across the full asset life cycle.

We are committed to providing the best possible project delivery to our clients across the Life Sciences sector, ensuring that they have well engineered plants capable of performing world leading production and research for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries.

Our clients lead the way using cutting edge technology, as an engineering and project management partner, it is our responsibility to ensure we can exceed their expectations and make the impossible possible.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Life Sciences sectors
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Global connections join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

The key objectives for this role are:

• Coordinate the engineering disciplines and control / forecast activities and deliverables against schedule
• Coordinate and supervise Project Engineers, during the preparation of key project documents (P&Ids, line list, equipment list, Material Requisitions etc.)
• Work in coordination with HSE, procurement, subcontracting, project control, construction and estimate department, depending on the type of project (FEED vs EPC)
• Interface with Client for technical matters, attend technical project reviews, prepare the note of meeting and distribute / follow-up the open actions
• Prepare the erection requisition for mechanical works
• Available to be assigned to site as Senior Field Project Engineer, to give technical assistance to construction team

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges

Expected:

• Educated to degree level in mechanical, chemical or energy engineering
• Proven experience in life sciences projects
• Self-motivation, flexibility, a proactive outlook and good communication skills
• Passionate about and aptitude for mentoring, training and sharing experiences with the other engineers of the team
• Ability to collaborate and work closely with a multi discipline team
• Highly motivated, well organised, resourceful and proactive
• Ability to work with technical strength with the minimum of supervision
• Eligible to work in Belgium
• Fluent English
• Good spoken and written Dutch & French

Desirable

• Similar experiences in other major engineering companies
• Understanding of multidisciplinary engineering workflows, from basic design up to the issue for construction
• Experience in P&IDs development / mechanization / updating
• Previous experience at construction site