Large Projects Senior Engineering Manager

Entity Description Air Liquide Engineering & Construction builds the Group’s production units (mainly air gas separation and hydrogen production units) and provides external customers with efficient, sustainable, customized technology and process solutions. Our core expertise in industrial gas, energy conversion and gas purification, enables customers to optimize natural resources. We cover the entire project life-cycle: license engineering services / proprietary equipment, high-end engineering & design capabilities, project management & execution services. In addition we also offer efficient customer services through our worldwide set-up. As a technology partner, customers benefit from our research and development to achieve energy transition goals. Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy. How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?The Large Projects Senior Engineering Manager is managing multi-locations, multinational, multicultural in-house engineering teams and subcontracted engineering partners for the successful completion of 300M€ or more EP or EPC Projects. These EP or EPC are multi-technology, multi-centers execution projects to be executed within a given schedule, budget and with the highest respect of engineering standards. He/She is accountable for all engineering activities and KPIs of the project. Furthermore, he/she is responsible for the identification, qualification of engineering partners for the proper execution of his/her project. He/She then is fully responsible for the management and control of these engineering partners. He/She is the representative of Air Liquide E&C towards the clients, suppliers, partners and subcontractors for all technical & engineering aspects of his/her project.As part of the core team of the project (together with Project Director, Project Procurement Manager, Site Manager), the Large Project Senior Engineering Manager is responsible for the definition and application of the strategy for all engineering and technical aspects of the project. He/She is managing the engineering resources allocated to the project (engineering managers, project engineers, discipline leads). He/She is directly managing a team of Project Engineers, each in charge of a specific scope or package. He/She also manages the scope across different E&C centers, as per the project execution strategy. He/She manages the interfaces among engineering disciplines and with technology department, procurement department, site activities, vendors, licensors, and partners. For all engineering & technical topics, he/she is the main point of contact between the client and E&C and he/she ensures that all client technical requirements are being addressed properly by E&C.He/She must lead the identification and qualification of engineering partners for the proper execution of his/her project. He/She then is fully responsible for the management and control of these partners, including change orders validation, quality compliance, schedule and costs associated with this scope. He/She should be vigilant to protect the interests of AL E&C in front of this partner, with support of the contract/subcontract manager.He/She leads the technical interface management with clients, suppliers, engineering subcontractors or site team. The Large Project Senior Engineering Manager is owner of the engineering quality process for the project. As such, he/she organizes and leads the engineering project meetings and project review meetings. He/She defines the necessary engineering coordination procedures, project documentation management procedures, discipline-specific processes to be implemented and approves general project specifications. He/She is responsible for all project engineering KPIS (man-hour consumption, engineering progress, quantities, schedule related KPIs).Are you a MATCH?Engineering Graduate or higher qualifications. More than 5 years as Project Engineering Management position (EM) in the O&G or on-shore EPC projects. Knowledge of the complete Project Cycle, understanding essential areas such as Construction, Procurement, Engineering and Processes, with a focus on technical engineering as well as project management methods. Management and leadership. Team building skills. Decision making skills. Negotiation skills. Communication skills. English proficiency is a must. Ability to travel to worldwide locations on a very frequent basis. Nice to have: Experience as Field Engineering or site construction engineer.Our Differences make our Performance At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.