Back to overview

Project Manager Utilities

For our client in Ghent we are hiring a Project Manager Utilities.

Job description

Joining an ambitious and dynamic project, you will be part of the project team in Ghent as a Project manager for some of the Utility projects. Your experience will be key in supporting the team in handling the delivery on
time and within budget of this major project.

Besides the main process vessel, there are also a lot of other critical steelmaking equipment’s/assets necessary to produce excellent steel qualities, e.g. hot metal ladle burners, steel ladle burners, steel ladle transfer cars, off-gas treatment, hydraulic systems, etc.

Key tasks:
responsible for the project management of parts of the Utilities infrastructure (>30M EUR)
you collaborate closely with EPCM and permitting partners (reviewing schedules for deliverables, formulating civil scopes, enforcing D&E standardization).
you ensure integration and validate brownfield adaptations as applicable.
you conduct reviews and approvals for documents, drawings and request for change.
you enable periodic internal reviews and coordination with stakeholders to address gaps and follow-through resolution.
proactively escalate any project governance issues that are creating a barrier to project delivery in a timely manner and make suggestions for how they might be brought back to 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 Steelmaking plant project delivery lead of the project

Your qualifications

Technical skills
Experience in working with EPCM or EPC companies
Expertise in Project Management
Goal oriented, results driven, takes initiative, leadership and attention to detail
Effective communicator, with ability to deal ability to proactively deal with senior executives and stakeholders, persuading them to meet deadlines
Proven people management skills

Job experience / other skills
+5 or +15 years’ experience as a Project Manager in a similar role (we are looking for medior/senior profiles)
Relevant experience in any of these domains is required: process systems (mainly water & piping systems) and Electro mechanical installations
It’s a plus if you have professional certification in PMI or Prince2

Courses
Master/Bachelor degree in engineering or equivalent professional technical education

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

Others
Regular travels to Spain or other European countries (Madrid, Bilbao)
Click here here to fill in an open application.
Reference:
3524
Discipline:
Civil
Position:
Manager, Projectleider
Function level:
Senior, Medior
Region:
(B) Oost-Vlaanderen
Education:
Bachelor
Experience:
3-8 years, 8-15 years, 15+ years
Type of contract:
Project
Posted at:
08-04-2025
Receive job alerts?
Apply here

Wij gebruiken cookies om uw gebruikservaring te optimaliseren en het webverkeer te analyseren. Lees meer over hoe wij cookies gebruiken en hoe u ze kunt beheren door op 'Instellingen' te klikken. Als u akkoord gaat met ons gebruik van cookies, klikt u op 'Alle cookies toestaan'.