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Project Engineer Electrical

For our client in Ghent we are hiring a Project Engineer Electrical.

Job description

Joining an ambitious and dynamic project, you will be part of the project team in Ghent as an Electrical Project Engineer for the scope related to adaptations in the existing Steel Shop. You will handle major sub-projects and work closely with the project managers/engineers in the team “Adaptations Steel Shop”.

Your expertise in coordinating and providing technical direction within the electrical discipline will be crucial in ensuring the team delivers this major project on time and within budget

Key tasks
Responsible for the project management of several subprojects (>10MEURO) with a mainly electrical scope, taking into account highly complex brownfield conditions and production restrictions,
You collaborate closely with EPCM and permitting partners (scope definition, reviewing schedules for deliverables, enforcing standardization).
You are the main contact person to dive into technical discussions with suppliers and engineering contractors.
You check and define technical requirements, designs and offers from a general technical, multidisciplinary and common-sense perspective. You are supported by expert discipline engineers for detailed technical knowledge, who you give clear directions regarding their tasks and the related subproject scope
You take a leading role in challenging electrical design concepts, ensuring the choice of the best available technology.
You ensure integration and validate brownfield adaptations always ensuring the preservation of existing operations.
You guide reviews and approvals for documents, drawings and requests for change.
You enable periodic internal reviews and coordination with stakeholders to address scope gaps and follow-through resolution towards project completion.
Proactively escalate project governance issues that are creating a barrier to project delivery in a timely manner towards the lead project management team and make recommendations for how they can be realigned with the 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.
You will support and report to the Steel Shop project delivery lead of the project.

Your qualifications

Technical skills
Expertise in Project Management
Goal oriented, results driven, takes initiative, leadership and attention to detail
Effective communicator, with ability to proactively deal with senior executives and stakeholders.
Proven people management skills

Job experience / other skills
+10 years’ experience as a Project Engineer in a similar role. Responsibilities in this position can be expanded based on experience and expertise
A broad technical background is needed to understand and navigate the entire scope. Experience in any of these areas would be a plus:
Electro-mechanical installations
6-30 kV networks, switchgears and transformers
Low voltage distribution
Instrumentation and control
Level 1 and 2 automations
It’s a plus if you have: experience in managing EPCM or EPC companies, mining & metal sector knowledge, experience in a multinational production company

Courses
Master/Bachelor degree in engineering or equivalent professional technical education, with Electrical, instrumentation or automation background

Language skills
Project language is English
Knowledge of the Dutch language is a prerequisite

Others
Main working place is in Ghent (Belgium).
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Reference:
3523
Discipline:
Electrical
Position:
Engineer
Function level:
Senior
Region:
(B) Oost-Vlaanderen
Education:
Bachelor
Experience:
8-15 years, 15+ years
Type of contract:
Project
Posted at:
08-04-2025
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